In Sweden the dissertation defense is setup where you defend your dissertation
directly with an opponent, usually a senior
scholar in the field of study. This usually lasts between 2-5 hours. Then the
discussion is open to the grading committee,
followed by questions from the public (meaning
Talan:
What is a dissertation opponent? That is a role that has not been part
of my experience in the States, either as a PhD candidate or as a
professor in a doctoral degree-granting program.
bests, md
On 1/15/13 9:55 AM, t.memm...@underacademy.org wrote:
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NOT the newly annointed Doctor, hopefully! :)
On Tue Jan 15 17:39 , Simon Biggs sent:
who buys the drinks?
Sent from a mobile device, thus the brevity.
Simon Biggs
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On 15 Jan 2013, at 17:07, t.memm...@underacademy.org
NOT the newly annointed Doctor, hopefully! :)
On Tue Jan 15 17:39 , Simon Biggs sent:
who buys the drinks?
Sent from a mobile device, thus the brevity.
Simon Biggs
si...@littlepig.org.uk
s.bi...@ed.ac.uk
http://www.littlepig.org.uk
On 15 Jan 2013, at 17:07, t.memm...@underacademy.org
I've seen some of these PhD Dissertation defenses online, and I find the
whole procedure very stimulating: you have to think on your feet! My
own PhD dissertation in Canada was a bit like this, since at McGill the
Dissertation Defense Committee used to be formed by specialists in
several
