Faculty of Education
MASTERS DISSERTATION DEFENSE EVALUATION
Oral Defense Suggestions: Oral Defense is of 20 minutes and will be with a panelist team (including the specific tutoring
supervisor) and an audience. Use graphics pertinent to the topic Use same font and background on each slide Check for professional appearance, flow and unity throughout the presentation
Proof read and edit the slides
Graphic Suggestion: Power Points should have minimal verbiage 5 short word bullets Or Two short sentences
Development of the slides: Short, concise, summary statements Include the key words/ phrases (this will help the audience to concentrate on the presenter and not
on the slides Diagrams/ pictures/graphs/ charts are helpful
Title Page: Start with the title page that uses the title of the dissertation/researchers name/ department/
supervisor
Thanking: Thanking the college/ faculty
Supervisor/s Other relevant people
Content: Outline the content to be covered
Topic Problem statement
Purpose of study
Should clearly and explicitly state the reasons why the study is being done
The impact of the study
Significance Theoretical/ conceptual framework
Research questions- List all research questions exactly as they appear in the text of the
dissertation
Research Method and Design
Population sample- how it was selected/ reliability/ validity
Data Collection and data analysis- Methods of data collection/ data analysis/ limitations (you may
need multiple slides) Findings
Use the organization structure from your chapter 4
List each research question and conclusion as findings are based on evidence collected
How do findings relate to literature/ conceptual frame work/ theoretical framework
Use tables/ figures (call attention to significant findings) Recommendations and Conclusion
Who will benefit
How can the results be disseminated to a larger population
References/ Bibliography
Questions