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Dissertation Defense at Last

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The final last mile of your Ph.D. journey is getting closer. Finally, it is your dissertation defense. You are one step closer to your Ph.D. degree. This chapter would discuss how to prepare your dissertation defense. Your dissertation defense can be an open/public seminar or closed examination or both. This chapter would describe different preparations that you need for different types of dissertation defense.

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