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Comments on marking scheme for lab reports. Structure / Presentation These two categories are best considered together. Is the document presented in a professional way? Does it have all the things expected from a professional report – cover page, page numbers, table of contents linked to headings? Are all tables and graphs labelled and numbered, and is this information used to link from the text? Is there a logical structure to the report? We discussed this in a tutorial exercise. Literature Review Has the literature been reviewed well? Have appropriate sources been used: papers and textbooks, rather than websites? Technical databases such as McCance and Widdowson may also be appropriate. Is all information cited and referenced in Harvard format? Methodology This is the most straightforward part of the report. What you need is a clear statement of the method, written in normal paragraphs and sentences. Technical Design This is found in the introduction. You need to provide a justification for the experiment, and the method used. Why is this analysis important? Why are we interested in the analyte from a food science perspective? Why was this method used? (Include a short description of the method.) Discussion of results/ Critical analysis: Results should be presented clearly, focussing on the important data – for example, there is no need to include the chromatograms from the HPLC, just the data used for the calibration line, etc. Calculations should be clearly explained (repetitive calculations need only be explained the first time). Make sure to use correct units. Critical analysis should focus on ways to improve the experimental data. The most obvious is to “do the experiment more than once” (three repeats being standard). But why, in statistical terms, does this improve the results? We use methods often because they are convenient, and we have the facilities available. But are other methods suitable / better? (Appendix) This should include the results and calculations for the two experiments you are not writing up fully....