Ph.d VIVA fun - 40 possible questions

1. Can you start by summarising your thesis?
2. Now, can you summarise it in one sentence?
3. What is the idea that binds your thesis together?
4. What motivated and inspired you to carry out this research?
5. What are the main issues and debates in this subject area?
6. Which of these does your research address?
7. Why is the problem you have tackled worth tackling?
8. Who has had the strongest influence in the development of your subject area in theory and practice?
9. Which are the three most important papers that relate to your thesis?
10. What published work is closest to yours? How is your work different?
11. What do you know about the history of [insert something relevant]?
12. How does your work relate to [insert something relevant]?
13. What are the most recent major developments in your area?
14. How did your research questions emerge?
15. What were the crucial research decisions you made?
16. Why did you use this research methodology? What did you gain from it?
17. What were the alternatives to this methodology?
18. What would you have gained by using another approach?
19. How did you deal with the ethical implications of your work?
20. How has your view of your research topic changed?

21. How have you evaluated your work?
22. How do you know that your findings are correct?
23. What are the strongest/weakest parts of your work?
24. What would have improved your work?
25. To what extent do your contributions generalise?
26. Who will be most interested in your work?
27. What is the relevance of your work to other researchers?
28. What is the relevance of your work to practitioners?
29. Which aspects of your work do you intend to publish – and where?
30. Summarise your key findings.
31. Which of these findings are the most interesting to you? Why?
32. How do your findings relate to literature in your field?
33. What are the contributions to knowledge of your thesis?
34. How long-term are these contributions?
35. What are the main achievements of your research?
36. What have you learned from the process of doing your PhD?
37. What advice would you give to a research student entering this area?
38. You propose future research. How would you start this?
39. What would be the difficulties?
40. And, finally… What have you done that merits a PhD?


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Exam (2009) - Review

I know this post is too late to post. Recently I have happened to watch the movie EXAM which was released in the year 2009. Even though it is an old one, it induced me to write a review.

A reputed company's CEO tries to hire a perfect candidate who can manage any critical situation as his assistant. Eight candidates are selected for final round. Exam duration is eighty minutes. Each has given a paper and a pencil. There is only one question and only one answer. After the exam start the candidates are shocked because there is no question. So, what's next??

Are they find question and are they get appointed? Watch it if you want to know. No more spoilers here.

As a movie critic I have to salute the director for this simple story line. The director perfectly executed what he wants. Every characters are unique by their acting and apt body language. The background music gives more score for this thriller. This is a different type of thriller movie which cannot be categorised as crime thriller, fantasy thriller... Etc.

If you get chance do not miss this thriller entertainment.

IMDB 6.4/10
ROTTEN TOMATOES 63%
Sharkz scale 6/10

Deadpool 2 : waat the @-ck review

Deadpool 2 is an another fu@$ing masterpiece from the marvel. It has absurd @$@king massive opening and it definitely will be a box office collection.

What is the plot?

Who cared about the @$@$ing plot or @$@$ing story??? Just an action entertainer.. That's all...

Reynold's wit and body language js awesome and it is the pillars of the movie. The director presents this film as comic sentimental movie.. So there is no space for @$@king sentiment.

There is an expectation that Deadpool must join Avengers. Even absurd witty dialogues and absurd violence seems a positive point. For this movie it cannot add negative review. Once again Deadpool 2 another box office hit but it will not break prequel's record.

My personal opinion prequel is hundred times better than this sequel. Deadpool 2 guarentee for a massive entertainment for two hours.


Imdb 8.4/10
Sharkz scale 6.5/10