Must I stay in school for one month before graduation defense? What about those who already have jobs? Do you want to rest for a month?

It depends on the school arrangement and individual defense preparation. You can go to the defense day when you are ready. If you are not ready, go back to school early to prepare. For graduates who have already worked as interns, they need to ask for leave to reply. As for how long to ask, it depends on the company and the individual.

Because the defense teacher usually has no energy and time to review every paper, the quality of the defense directly determines the defense teacher's judgment and check on the quality of the paper, so in order to successfully pass the defense, it is necessary to prepare for replacement in advance.

Graduation defense skills

1. Make clear the context and main content of your paper.

Respondents are usually the only authors of the paper, and they participate in the whole research design, implementation and writing process. Before defending, they should carefully review the background and main contents of the whole paper.

2. Make a brief PPT (presentation material).

In the process of defense, PPT is the only medium except the oral expression of the respondent. Anything that can't be clearly expressed in words in a short time should be presented in PPT, and any details that can be supplemented by oral language should not appear in PPT. Finally, the content presented should be concise and clear.

3. Prepare a list of questions and practice it repeatedly.

When I review my thesis, I will find some problems in the thesis or problems worthy of in-depth discussion, which are often the favorite questioning options of the defense teacher. You can make a short list of questions, guess what the teacher is confused about or interested in, and try to answer them. Practice repeatedly until you can answer fluently.

4. Rehearse the defense.

This step is mainly aimed at those students who are nervous as soon as they come to power and are at a loss in the face of the public. You can invite several students to participate in the defense together. One student is the respondent and the other students are the defense teachers. Ask questions randomly and in turn according to the list of questions prepared in advance. With the rehearsal of 1-2, basically you won't be too nervous when you really get to the defensive field, which will help you to play normally.