Project Viva/vosce, HELP!?

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  1. mpharm_1's Avatar
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    Project Viva/vosce, HELP!?
    Hi, I have my final year Project viva coming up, can someone please provide generic sample questions/answers/preparation materials, please?:confused:
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    Re: Project Viva/vosce, HELP!?
    Hey I had one for my pharmacology degree and not sure if it will be same idea but basically they asked the most OBSCURE questions about my dissertation, so read your dissertation an insane amount. Maybe get family members to read it and ask you some questions (even the most simplest of concepts - in fact look at the most simplest stuff because they'll check you know your basics)

    I was also asked about stuff from my course as well as my Viva, but I'm not sure if they'll do that. If in doubt - re-read that project.
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    Re: Project Viva/vosce, HELP!?
    thanks, how long did it last & im told that the VIVA cant lower your grades?
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    Re: Project Viva/vosce, HELP!?
    Lasted like 20 mins I think - but a lot of that is them talking...
    Yeah we were told same thing - you can only go up a grade not down so try not worry about it too much.
  5. pharmasaurus's Avatar
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    Re: Project Viva/vosce, HELP!?
    also make sure you can completely defend everything you have written. they'll easily spot something you've entered just to pad out your dissertation and will spend most of the viva quizzing you on it.
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