The course provides an in-depth overview of high-speed gearboxes, covering essential topics such as the basic technology, various types of high-speed gears, gear standards, and common gearbox failure modes. It includes detailed learning objectives for different gearbox types like parallel shaft, integral, epicyclic, and power distribution gearboxes. Key areas such as gear nomenclature, tooth meshing, bearing technology, casing design, lubrication, and specific failure modes of gears and bearings are thoroughly explored.