Last PhD Annual Presentation

This could be my last PhD annual presentation in BISA (Business Informatics, Systems and Accounting) in the Henley Business School, University of Reading. In fact, this is one of the best PhD annual presentations I ever attended. I love the interaction between the informatics and accounting students during the Q&A session. The attendance was great! The school has expanded so much compare to a few years ago, when I did my MSc here. Now we have both informatics and accounting disciplines sitting under one roof.

Some reflections are:
1. Be careful with the flow of the presentation slides, make sure it is logical
2. Don’t use big terminologies that you are not fully confident with
3. Pay attention to details, don’t think the assessor won’t pick on the citations and references
4. Try to avoid terminology like ‘prove’ as there is no absolute truth in scientific inquiry whether you are a positivist or interpretivist
5. Learn from others although their research is not related to yours. You never know when the theories they use may appeal to you one day

I did feel a little bit emotional after the annual presentation, as my time is almost up. And finger crossed, hopefully to submit by end of this year!