- Deepening the theoretical knowledge gained in the study of subjects;
- The practical study of the basic processes and process equipment;
- The study of theoretical and practical issues for implementation of the master's qualification;
- Gathering materials for the execution of the master qualifying work;
- Choice of appropriate economic justification master's qualification work.

- Prerequisites: Research Project on the Topic of Master's Qualification Work, ; Special Course of Scientific Research in the Field of Specialty, Methods of Conducting Experiments and Processing of Research Paper.

- requisites: Master’s Thesis Preparation; Master’s Thesis Defence.

Practice report: name, purpose, location and brief history of the practice base, its structure; description of the structural units in which the student passed the practice; description and illustration of technological equipment; basic thermal scheme of technological process; theoretical and practical questions on the topic of master's qualification work; a description of the individual assignment issued by the practice leader; description of other work and activities personally performed by the student.

1. Methodical instructions and program of Research and Educational Experience for students of the second (master's) level of higher education of the specialty144 "Heat and Power Engineering" / Rymar T.I. - Lviv, National University of Lviv Polytechnic, 2018. – 20 p.
2. Organization of scientific research: Textbook / V.M. Kyslyi. - Sumy: Universytetska Knyha, 2011. - 224 p.
3. Planning and processing of scientific experiment data: Lecture notes / V.V. Poltavets - Donetsk: DVNZ DonNTU, 2008 - 52 p.
4. Research methodology of technological processes. / P.Bilei, M.Adamovskyi, Ya. Khanyk, N. Dovha, L. Soroka / - Lviv: Published. Lviv Polytechnic National University‚ 2003. - 352 p.
5. Zasimenko V.M The basics of experiment planning theory. Educ. manual. - Lviv: Published. State University "LP", 2000. - 205 p.
6. Stechenko D.M, Chmir O.S Research methodology. Textbook. K.: Knowledge (Higher Education of the 21st Century), 2005. - 309p.
7. Anistratenko V.O, Fedorov V.G Mathematical planning of the experiment in agroindustrial complex. K .: Vyshcha Shkola, 1993. - 375 p.
8. Wild N.A, Khalatov A.A Fundamentals of Scientific Research: Teploenergetika. - M. Vysh. Shkola, 1981. - 178 p.

• written report from practices, oral examination (30%)
• Final control - credit: protection report orally (70%)