·What is involved in examining a research-based higher degree? ·What are the roles of the internal and external examiners? ·What are the hidden agendas of higher degree examining? ·What are the essential ingredients of a 'good' viva? This handbook offers a revealing insight into the written - and unwritten - rules and regulations of higher degree examination in the United Kingdom today. Addressed directly to the examiners, it contains a step-by-step...