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Industrial Maintenance Development

  • Credits 2.5  credits
  • Education level Second cycle
  • Study location Distance with no obligatory meetings
  • Course code PPU471
  • Main area Product and Process Development


Do you want to learn methods for developing effective maintenance?

About the course

Maintenance is a critical factor for the reliability of production systems. In this course you will learn the methods and techniques available to develop an effective maintenance. You will gain knowledge on maintenance as a value-adding activity and how to identify the parts of maintenance that generate value for the organization.

You will also learn to analyze maintenance data using different types of analysis, such as Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCC) and Root Cause Failure Analysis.

You will learn

  • the value of maintenance and relating maintenance activities to the different costs they can be linked to
  • analyze and evaluate maintenance and reliability data, and based on the analysis, understand the impact of the current reliability on the reliability of the production system
  • basic principles for planning/scheduling maintenance

Requirements

Below you find the entry requirements for the course. If you do not fulfill the requirements, you can get your eligibility evaluated based on knowledge acquired in other ways, such as work experience, other studies etcetera. Read more in Application information below.

Occasions for this course

Autumn semester 2024

  • Autumn semester 2024

    Scope

    2.5 credits

    Time

    2024-11-11 - 2025-01-19 (part time 17%)

    Education level

    Second cycle

    Course type

    Freestanding course

    Application code

    MDU-24521

    Language

    Swedish

    Study location

    Independent of location

    Teaching form

    Distance learning
    Number of mandatory occasions including examination: 0
    Number of other physical occasions: 0

    Course syllabus & literature

    See course plan and literature list (PPU471)

    Specific requirements

    40 credits in engineering/technology and at least 2 years of work experience in full-time from relevant area within industry. 
    In addition, Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course A/English course 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course B/Swedish course 3.

    Selection

    Work experience/university credits

Questions about the course?

If you have any questions about the course, please contact the Course Coordinator.

Senior Lecturer

Antti Salonen

+4616153606

antti.salonen@mdu.se

Application information

You’ll find the entry requirements in the course description. After submitting your application, the next step is to submit documentation to demonstrate your eligibility for the course. Most academic credentials from Sweden are retrieved automatically. Wait a few days after submitting your application - if you still can’t see your academic credentials om My pages, please upload them.

If you have studied in another country, you must provide transcripts of your academic studies and of your English proficiency. Exactly what you need to submit and how, depends on several factors. You can read more on universityadmissions.se or antagning.se.

If the course requires work experience, you need to provide an employer’s certificate. You can download a template for employer’s certificate below.

No academic qualifications?

Many courses requires that you have previous academies studies, but we can validate work experience to determine whether you have the qualifications for the course.

If you don’t have the formal qualifications required, please send in a certificate of employment (current or previous) and a CV/Description of competence that describes your educational and professional background. Please include a short description of your work experience, not only the work title.

Use the CV/ Description of competence template below and fill in the information requested.

You can also use our template for Employers certificate if you like.

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If you have any questions regarding eligibility or application please send an e-mail to lifelonglearning@mdu.se