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Finishing Development Day for PGR students in the final stages of their doctorate
Date and time
Location
MY120, Maidwell Building, Avenue Campus, University of Northampton NN26JD
St George's Ave Northampton NN26JD United KingdomDescription
Finishing Development Day
Who is it for? Research Students between Transfer and completion
What will it cover? This development day has been designed for research students who are in the post-transfer stages of their research degree, or are writing up, and will cover Preparing for the Viva, Editing and Finishing your Thesis and, a brand new workshop, Proofreading your Work.
All Development Days include lunch and refreshments and the opportunity for students to meet and chat with students from other disciplines.
Schedule
09:15 Arrival and Registration: Refreshments available
09:30 Preparing for the viva: Prof Chris Roe
11:30 Refreshments
11:45 Meet the viva survivors! PhD alumni talk about their experiences for a frank and informative question and answer session.
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Editing and finishing your thesis: Prof. Ian Livingstone
15:00 Refreshments
15:15 Proofreading your work: Prof Ian Livingstone and Simone Apel
16:45 Close
Content
Preparing for the Viva
Prof Chris Roe
In this workshop we'll discuss the purpose(s) of the viva from the different perspectives of the student, examiner and university and use these insights to help us plan the best way to prepare for your own viva. There'll be lots of opportunity to ask questions, discuss concerns and share experiences.
Following this session, PhD alumni will visit for a question and answer session on their viva experiences.
Editing and finishing your thesis
Prof. Ian Livingstone
This workshop will focus on the later stages of completing your thesis, including managing the editing process, redrafting and final completion.
Proofreading your work
Prof. Ian Livingstone and Simone Apel
Proofreading is a distinct and separate process from that of editing your thesis. It requires you to disconnect your mind from the content of your work in order to spot typographical errors, as well as grammar, style and formatting errors and inconsistences. This wokshop will introduce the principals of systematic proof-reading, examining best practise for proof reading your thesis and other work, and includes trips on what to look out for, handling common errors, using spillchickens and correcting miss steaks in grammer. Practical exercises are included to to help you to improve your proofreading skills!
Please note: The University does not offer a proofreading service - it is your responsibility to ensure your work is correct.
This workshop is open to any student currently registered on a research degree programme at the University of Northampton. Further information is available from Simone Apel (simone.apel@northampton.ac.uk; 01604 893418).
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The Graduate School plays a central role providing a University-wide framework for skills development, career preparation and administration to support all postgraduate research degree students, their supervisors and early career researchers.