Start with the decision the assessment requires.
Students may select an unsuitable method, overlook assumptions, enter data incorrectly or report software output without explaining what it means.
A useful review does not begin by guessing from a short topic. Command words, learning outcomes, marking criteria and required deliverables need to be read together. The same subject can require a very different response at undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral level, and a familiar format may be adapted by a particular institution.
Suitable support
Guidance can explain concepts, check steps, review calculations, identify assumptions, interpret output and improve the written discussion.
Before work begins, the scope should state what will be reviewed, what type of guidance will be supplied, which files control the requirement and what remains the student’s responsibility. This creates a shared reference point for communication, delivery and any later revision request.