IMP Oral Defense

Memorization

What information did you need before you began your research, and how did that information shape your research?

1-R

❯What evidence did you gather that you didn’t use? Why did you choose not to use it?

2-R

❯How valid and reliable are the sources you used? How do you know? Which sources didn’t work?

3-R

❯How did you select the strategies you used to gather information or conduct research? Were they effective?

4-R

❯How did your research question evolve as you moved through the research process? Did your research go in a different direction than you originally planned/hypothesized?

5-R

❯What information did you need that you weren’t able to find or locate? How did you go about trying to find that information?

6-R

❯How did you handle the differing perspectives in order to reach a conclusion?

7-R

❯What additional questions emerged from your research? Why are these questions important?

1-E

❯What advice would you have for other researchers who consider this topic?

2-E

❯What might be the real-world implications or consequences (influence on others’ behaviors or decision-making processes) of your findings? What are the implications to your community?

3-E

❯If you had more time, what additional research would you conduct related to this issue?

4-E

❯Explain the level of certainty you have about your conclusion, solution, or recommendation.

5-E

❯How does your conclusion respond to any of the other research or sources you examined?

6-E

❯How did you use the conclusions and questions of others to advance your own research?

7-E