Defense date set

My oral defense for the PhD is set for Thursday, Jan. 14. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. It will be done by phone. I'm wondering what an hour-long call to S. Africa will cost

Roscoe

 

Best of luck Roscoe!

 

Roscoe: "My oral defense for the PhD is set for Thursday, Jan. 14. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers."

John: Will do. Probably wise not to do what my wife did at Vanderbilt:
Her chairman: "Marina Bear is here to defend her PhD dissertation."
Marina: "No I'm not. I am here to explain it."
Her chairman: "Well, uh, yes, OK, that is, um . . ."

Roscoe: "I'm wondering what an hour-long call to S. Africa will cost."

John: $0, if one has the Vonage World plan we've recently switched to. (The $25 a month flat rate includes unlimited calling in the US and 62 other countries including SA.)

 

Best of luck to you, Roscoe!!!!!

Cheers,
Adrienne

 

All the best...future Dr. Roscoe We will all be eager to hear about your experience.

In the future, when my institution gets to the point where we have students who are defending their dissertations remotely, I will have us use a virtual classroom/webcast like Elluminate, iLinc, Winba, WebEx, which will allow the student to participate using live audio, video and sharing the desktop (e.g. PowerPoint presentations). There will be no cost to the student.

 

Ever wonder why the traditionalists can be seemingly adverse to DL and the ongoing advancement of learning technology resources?

 

Good luck, Roscoe!

 

Advance Congratulations, Roscoe!

I would be curious to hear of how the defense goes. In the US doctoral system, it is often the dissertation proposal defense (following coursework and final/qualifying/comprehesive/[your nomenclature here] exams) where one is really roasted over the coals. I'm sure you'll do well.

Peace,

Matt

 

Best of luck Roscoe!

Looking forward to hear the good news!!!

 

Thanks! I plan to report back as soon as it's over. I'm certainly hoping it will go well.

Roscoe

 

Good luck Roscoe. You won't need it though. I will keep you in my prayers.

Abner

 

Excellent!!! Good luck to you! I'm wondering more about what time it'll be when you have to take that call lol!

 

It will be 2 p.m. SA time. I think they're 7 hours ahead of me. I will check this to be sure.

Roscoe

 

Good luck Roscoe!

Shawn

 

Good luck Roscoe!

 

I hope you fail...

JK JK JK

Doctoral studies are like side-shows. As much as I admire the flaming, sharpened, acidic, medieval sadism... it's definitely not for me.

I'm rooting for you!

*!!!ROSCOE, ROSCOE, PEP AND GLEE*
*!!!GET YOURSELF A PHD!!!*