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Preparing a Presentation for Dissertation Defense: Guidelines and Tips, Study notes of Literature

University of SalfordLiterature

Guidelines for preparing a presentation for a dissertation defense, including editing down the proposal presentation, summarizing chapters 1-3, focusing on chapters 4-5, checking timing and practicing, formatting slides with a conservative layout, easy-to-read font, and use of figures and tables, creating notes for oral presentation, explaining points in detail, creating a title page, discussing researcher's background and qualifications, topic background and importance, theoretical foundation, conceptual framework, research questions, methodology, specifics on methodology, findings, conclusions, implications, recommendations, and references.

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Preparing a Presentation for Your Dissertation Defense: Guidelines Build the Presentation: } Use the presentation from your proposal defense as a start } Edit down your proposal presentation } Summarize Chapters 1-­‐ 3 } Focus on Chapters 4-­‐ 5 Check … and double check: } Timing: The presentation should be no longer than 30 minutes } Practice multiple times } Practice, practice Format: } DO! ◦ Select a conservative slide layout that appears professional ◦ Use an easy to read font ◦ Use figures and tables } DO NOT! ◦ Do not add slide transitions, animation or sounds that are distracting ◦ Do not crowd slides with excessive text Oral Presentation: } Create notes in your presentation of the points you want to cover in your oral presentation of each slide. } Except for things like the research questions, do not just read the slides. } Your oral presentation should explain or expand on what is on the slides. Title page: } Start with a title page that uses the title of the dissertation Researcher’s Background: What qualifies you to do this research? } Credentials } Experience Etc. BE VERY BRIEF! Topic Background: } Why this topic? } History } Is there a gap in the research this research addresses? You can use more than one slide to address each of the categories.

Problem statement: } Your problem statement should clearly and explicitly state the reasons you are doing your study. The purpose of this study is to………… Importance of the research: } How might your research impact the field of study? } How could it impact your work as a professional? } What else is significant? Theoretical Foundation: } Include a slide on the philosophical orientation of your dissertation } For example: critical theory or social constructivism } Briefly explain why the philosophy relates to your research. Conceptual Framework: } Start by introducing the major categories of literature used in your proposal. } Give enough information to make it clear that you have a deep understanding of the literature, but this is only an overview. } Properly cite authors and years. Research questions: } Number questions for easy reference during discussions with the committee members. Methodology: } Define which major category of research you used for your dissertation. } Why is that appropriate to your research questions? } Cite methodology literature in support of your choice of methodology. Specifics on methodology: } Participants—number, how selected, IRB considerations, demographics } Reliability and validity } Methods of data collection } Data analysis } Limitations You may need multiple slides for these categories Findings: } Use the organizational structure from your Chapter 4.