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Is it worth asking for a remark on coursework/research proposals?
I got 50 on a research proposal and I’m debating whether to challenge it. A big part of the feedback was about one citation/reference mistake where I mistyped something — it wasn’t that I misunderstood the source, just a typo/error in the citation itself.
Another criticism was that a certain method supposedly wasn’t discussed with my supervisor/lecturer, but I actually have evidence that it was discussed. I’d also sent a draft beforehand and this issue was never flagged at that stage.
What’s making me question it more is the feedback itself. Most of my peers got detailed paragraph feedback, whereas mine was really minimal. One comment was literally just “??? is it?” with no explanation.
I’m not saying I deserved a top mark, but the marking/feedback feels inconsistent and not very helpful. Is it worth asking for a remark or moderation check in this situation? Has anyone done this before and actually had their mark changed?

Hi everyone,
I’m an undergraduate working on RNA-seq dissertation on an insect organism and I’m really struggling with how to actually write up and structure my results. Mainly to do with fertilisation , transcripts present in them ,
I have 3 research questions, and for each one I’ve generated key plots (MDS, volcano plots, heatmaps etc.), so in total I’ve got about 9 figures. The analysis itself is done, but when it comes to writing it up, I keep getting stuck.
Every time I draft something, my supervisor says it’s too fluffy and not really helping or interpreting the results properly… which is frustrating because I genuinely don’t know what I’m doing wrong or how to improve it.
I guess my main issues are:
How do you start writing a Results section for RNA-seq?

What should you actually say for each plot (beyond just describing it)?

How much biological interpretation vs description is expected?

How do you structure it so it’s not repetitive across multiple research questions?

Right now I feel like I’m either:
just describing what the plot shows (too basic), or

over-explaining things and it becomes waffle

If anyone has:
a clear structure/template for writing RNA-seq results

examples of good Results sections

or advice on how to move from “description” → “real interpretation”

Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I’m working on a ~7,000 word dissertation based on RNA-seq data analysis and I’m a bit stuck on how to properly structure it.
I’m planning to have 3 research questions, and for each one I’ll generate around 3 key plots (e.g. MDS plot, volcano plot, heatmap), so in total about 9 result figures.
What I’m struggling with is:
How to structure the dissertation overall (especially Results + Discussion)

Whether to organise it by research question or by analysis type

How to present multiple plots per question without it feeling repetitive

What a good template / outline looks like for this kind of bioinformatics project

For example, does it make sense to do:
Results section split into 3 parts (one per research question)
Each with MDS → volcano → heatmap

Then discussion also split the same way?

Or is there a better/more standard approach?
If anyone has:
a template

example dissertation

or just advice on structuring RNA-seq analysis writeups

I’d really appreciate it
Thanks!