Start with the decision the assessment requires.
Imported metadata can be incomplete, institutional variants may differ from generic examples, and specialist sources such as cases, standards, datasets or software require different details.
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
A review can check list matching, order, punctuation, missing fields, quotation locations and consistency across repeated source types while flagging details that require verification.
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.