After the course, the student masters in-depth knowledge of a specialised subject in the area of maintenance engineering or design-for-maintenance.
The student learns with  the supervision of one of the lecturers to understand, analyse, and solve the problem at hand.
The final qualification is the student's ability to explore alternatives and answers to a specific research question and to discuss their validity, limitations and/or relevance for application in a specific context.

This course covers individual learning assignments and activities within the field of specialisation. The course is not scheduled in the time tables of the programme. About the content and the study load, the student requires written approval (e-mail) of the supervisor on beforehand.
The content is case specific. The case is suggested by one of the lecturers or a problem addressed by the student. The answers to the research question may be found by literature study, through interviews with experts, by (numerical) analysis and modelling, or a combination of these.