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Example 1
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Good to see multiple references, and to papers which were not on the immediate reading list for the topic; well 
done.

Good introduction, showing understanding of the topic.  Could be improved by compressing it a little and giving 
more indication where the report is going (or the structure of the report).

The section on ACO in Applications was well described.

To increase your mark on future reports, you can make the report less wordy (more punchy) to leave room for more 
technical analysis.  Often, a figure can help to focus your reader more than explanatory paragraphs. 

The conclusion, in particular, should be more punchy.  Rather than concluding that you have examined things and 
discussed things, it is better to state the findings you have reached.  The last sentence of the conclusion is 
excellent.


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Example 2
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Certainly packed a lot onto each page!

Liked the use of numbered points in Dynamical Systems and the following section.

Good to have focussed upon the technical aspects of the firefly, rather than biological irrelevancies.

Excellent Conclusion; focussed on the findings very clearly.

Points for future reports:

In general, it is good to get into the technical aspects and to pack a lot into the report (well done for that).  
However, with only 3 pages, you have to make some difficult decisions for what to include or not.  The large 
matrices in Representational Symmetry used too much space to justify their inclusion.  Some sections (esp Firefly) 
required more paragraph breaks.

Liked the question and answer at the start of the report.  However, it left the reader with little understanding 
of where the report would go.  An outline of the structure of the report could have been put at the end of the 
first section.

Additional references (not supplied by the lecturer) would also show greater knowledge of the literature.


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Example 3
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+ report is very nicely presented.
+ the introduction gives a nice overview of the report.
+ I like the specific example in 3.1. Examples like this really help your reader.
- A bit more explanation of the cost curve in 3.0 would help - perhaps a more intuitive explanation.
- The figures require some clearer captions.
- There is a lot here about the problems with ROC, but not much about the benefits. Since the report is on ROC analysis, 
  I'd like to see a bit more of a balance.

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Example 4
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++ Good motivation for ROC analysis in the introduction, and good conclusion
+ Extension work on learning decision trees is nice, and much clearer than the concept section.
+/- Some understanding of the topic is displayed. However, the concept section could be much clearer.
- The report is a bit disjointed - it doesn't flow well between sections. Try to link topics together a bit more.
-- I believe in the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words"! It really aids the reader if you use some figures to explain your ideas