STV9060 – Trial public defense
Course content
The PhD candidates will perform a trial public defense the last semester before planned submission of thesis. In the trial defense, there will be two opponents. The first opponent is expected to read and comment on the entire dissertation. The second opponent will only read and comment on the introduction and, in the case of a monograph, the conlusion.
Learning outcome
The trial public defense is intended to:
- give you specified feedback on the dissertation prior to your submission
- provide you with experience in presenting and substantiating central findings and results from your own research, also for a non-expert audience in your field of research
- provide you with experience in assessing other candidates scientific presentations and giving constructive feedback
Admission to the course
Enrollment is done in StudentWeb.
Trial debates are reserved for students on the PhD program at the Department of Political Science
Examination
A draft of the entire thesis must be submitted to the department no later than 14 days before the trial defense.
After the trial defense, you must submit a short reflection note in which you summarize insights from the feedback. The note must be sent to the course manager, the supervisors and the administrative coordinator.
Language of examination
Norwegian or English
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about?the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.