Most common thesis defence questions

CHAPTER ONE

1. Why did you choose this title?

Ans. We choose this title to solve a problem: (problem = DV)
2. In a few sentences, can you tell us what your study is all about?
Ans. Our research is about (just tell your title)
3. What is your motivation for this study? (what is the research problem)
Ans. Our motivation for this problem is to solve an existing problem in our
area which is (tell your DV)……. Area means Accounting field
4. What is the significance of the study?
Ans.
5. What limitations did you encounter?
Ans. The study observed several limitations during this research study
including, Financial problems, Time management and a Lack of respondent
cooperation
6. What is the scope of the study?
Ans. Tell your content scope, geographic scope and time scope.

CHAPTER 2
7. What is the research gap?
Ans. Tell your research gap it could be knowledge gap, evidence gap,
theoretical gap, population gap, application or implementation gap, or
methodology gap

8. Why did you choose these theories? And how they are related to your
study?
Ans. ……..

CHAPTER 3
9. What research design did you use? And Why?
Ans. In this study, we used a descriptive research design. Why? To
determine the effect of (IV) on (DV)
10. What is your study population?
Ans. Our study population was (number)
11. What is your sample size?
Ans. The sample size of this study was (number)
12. which sampling technique did you use
 Ans. We used a Simple random sample… or…. We used a purposive
sampling method
13. how did you choose your same size
Ans. We used slovin’s formula to choose the sample size from the
population.
14. What source of data was employed for the research?
Ans. We used both primary and secondary sources of data.
15. What method of data collection did you use?
Ans. We used a questionnaire.
16. How did you analyse your data?
Ans. In the descriptive analysis, we used frequency tables and charts.
17. What method of analysis did you use to test the significance of your IV on
DV?
Ans. To test the significant effect of (IV) on (DV), we used a correlation
table ( or you can say to determine the relationship of (IV) and (DV)
18. How did you test the validity of the research instruments?
Ans. We used the content validity index
19. How did you test the reliability of your data?
Ans. We used Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient
20. What were the main ethical issues of conducting this research?
Ans. ……

CHAPTER 4

21. What are your findings?

Ans. According to the findings, the study found that (IV) significantly and
positively affects the (DV)

CHAPTER 5

22. Conclude your study in one sentence.

Ans. According to the findings, we can conclude that (IV) significantly and
positively affects the (DV)
23. What are your recommendations?
Ans. mention your recommendations…

NB: change the places you see (IV) and (DV) your IV and DV