HOW TO DEFEND A RESEARCH PROJECT
HOW TO DEFEND A RESEARCH PROJECT IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS B y: Maureen Marris Dinzei It has being discovered that lots of tertiary education students find it very difficult to defend their research project in ten minutes, simply because they don’t know the procedures for a project defense. Here are some procedures and a sample of a research project defense for easy assimilation. PROCEDURES FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT DEFENSE First, acknowledge everyone present. Introduce yourself. State the title of your project. State what prompted your study. List the research questions Mention your research hypothesis State your theoretical/conceptual framework State the gap your research project is trying to fill. Then state your research procedures Discuss your findings, conclusion and recommendations. SAMPLE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT DEFENSE The dean of Faculty of Education, the HOD of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, al