For your assignment you should need 3 to 4 full days

How to use electron spectroscopy for research into your subject or another chosen subject. You should use 4 – 6 publications to support your plan how to use the methods.

How to write the surface science assignment

1. Introduction
2. What is (are) the topic(s) you want to address?
3. Why is (are) the topic(s) of interest?
4. What is not known in this area?
5. What is the aim of your work and how shall it be investigated?
6. Methods
7. Describe the methods used:
   1. How does the method work?
   2. What instrumentation is required? iii) How is the investigation set up?
   3. iv) What can be found out with the method(s)?
8. Which samples are investigated?
9. How are the data analysed?

III. Results

1. What information could you gain from using the methods you are involving in your assignment?
2. What have others found out with the method(s) you are proposing to use?
3. Discussion (this is for you the most important part!)
4. What conclusion(s) have other researchers drawn (refer to the publications you are using in your assignment)?
5. On what findings is (are) the conclusion(s) based?
6. On what assumptions is (are) the conclusion(s) based?
7. Are the assumptions justified?
8. Are the conclusions justified?
9. Summarise the findings of the papers