Do you think you could summarize an 80,000-word dissertation in just 300 words? That’s the premise of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) competition, an event developed by the University of Queensland that’s now held at more than 900 institutions around the world, including Case Western Reserve University.
The 3MT competition cultivates students’ academic, presentation and research communication skills by challenging them to effectively explain their research in three minutes—in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience—using a single PowerPoint slide. Normally, a dissertation can take upwards of nine hours to present.
The latest iteration of the event at Case Western Reserve took place in February at Tinkham Veale University Center. In recognition of National Dissertation Day today (April 26), The Daily is putting the spotlight on the PhD students who placed in the top three spots at the competition, including Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) candidate, Tshiya Subayi.