Possible questions:

1. In few sentences, can you tell us what your study is all about?
2. What is your motivation for this study?
3. How will this study contribute to the body of knowledge?
4. What is the significance of the study?
5. What Methods or Sampling Technique did you employ?
6. Why choose this method?
7. What are your research questions? Statement of the problem?
8. What theories or theoretical framework is your study based on?
9. How would you relate your findings to existing theories on the study?
10. What is the scope of the study?

Before your defense day.

Practice/review with your group. Make them to drill you with likely
questions.

Defense day

Greet the panel member

Talk calmly with confidence. Do not talk too fast as this may pave way for
tension and stage freight.
Explain direct to the point.
Dont forget to smile

Power point guide:

Title of research
Overview/abstract

Chapter 1

Background (1 literature, most related literature/study)

Theoretical
Conceptual (with paradigm)
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Chapter 2:

Research method
Respondents & sampling scheme
DGI
Statistical tools

Remember:

Power point is not power paragraph, make it simple, short and clear in each
slide.
Use readable font including its size.
Use a slide design appropriate with the time and place you will defense. It
may not be seen clearly if the slide design is too dark or too light.
Do not use too animations and transitions.