1) knowledge of the current state and trends of the methods of scientific research;
2) knowledge of basic principles of modeling of scientific researches, criteria of efficiency of scientific researches;
3) knowledge of scientific information and its role in scientific research; rules for the bibliographic description of information sources and their use in research work;
4) ability to work with specialized literature, to search information via Internet;
5) the ability to choose and justify the relevance of the topic of the research project, to draw up a plan of master's thesis;
6) ability to analyze and organize information for writing a master's thesis.

• Automated Control Systems for Thermal Energy Facilities
• Study of the Prospects of Reducing Harmful Emissions in Heat Power Engineering
• Special Course of Scientific Research in the Field of Specialty, Part 1, 2
• Methods of Conducting Experiments and Processing of Research Paper

The essence of science and scientific research. Master's thesis as a qualification research. Methods and forms of scientific research. Information support for scientific research. Methods of performance of Master's qualification thesis. Choosing a theme. Drawing up a general plan of Master's thesis. Protection of Master's thesis.

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2. Moroz I. V. Struktura dyplomnykh, kvalifikatsiinykh robit ta vymohy do yikh napysannia, oformlennia i zakhystu. – K., 1997. – 56s.
3. Horbachuk V. T., Horbachuk D. V. Osnovy naukovykh doslidzhen: Navchalnyi posibnyk. – Sloviiansk: TOV «Vydavnytstvo „Drukarskyi dvir”», 2013. – 124 s.
4. Kolesnykov O. V. Osnovy naukovykh doslidzhen. 2-he vyd. vypr. ta dop. Navch. posib.– K.: Tsentr uchbovoi literatury, 2011. – 144 s.

• oral questioning, written essay, presentation (40%)
• control work – written and oral form (60%)