Tips on how to clear PhD Proposal Defence

I went through my PhD proposal defence this February so I would like to share things that worked for me:

i) Your supervisor should be happy with your work.
ii) Do not go into an exam until your supervisor says you are ready.
iii) Question all your work. Why do you think your work is finished?
iv) Your hypothesis should be clear. You must have a reason for why you think that your solution is correct.
v) Be confident and smile, trust me it helps a lot.
vi) If you are wrong, accept your mistake and convince your examiners that you will fix it.


Conclusion: Your supervisor is happy you will pass else you are in trouble. Good luck

Passed PhD First Year Exam

I know I have been away from the blog for sometime but now I am back. Good news is that I have passed my first year of PhD bad news is that their is still a long road ahead before I complete my PhD.

Currently I have been working on the ethical agreement that I need before I can actually start interviewing companies and collect data for my research.

I am waiting for the University's approval and in the mean time I am working on a document that will explain why I will be asking a specific question in my interviews and how will it help my research.

Hopefully by my next post I will have completed that document and share with you the details of it once I have handed it over to my supervisor.