MAE 586


		Individual investigation of a problem stemming from a mutual student-faculty interest. Emphasis on providing a situation for exploiting student curiosity. 3 credit hours. This course is required for all students in the distance MSME or MSAE degree programs.

Prerequisite

Must have consent of the Dr. Robert T. Nagel, Director of Graduate Programs, before registering.

Course Requirements

Students must select a faculty member from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering who will serve as the project advisor and submit the name of the project advisor to Dr. Nagel before registering for the course. If the student needs assistance in identifying a project advisor, he/she should contact Dr. Nagel.
Preparation of a one-page summary of the project and a schedule of when each task is to be completed and when progress reports will be submitted to the advisor. Send summary to project advisor during first week of class.
Send progress reports to advisors.
Complete and submit final report before the week of final exams.

Note: Most students select a project that will include some type of analysis or experiment (if facilities are available at the student's workplace). Some student also choose to do some type of extension study related to a topic of interest from a graduate course they have taken in the Engineering Online program.

Instructor

Dr. Robert T. Nagel, Professor, Director of Graduate Programs, Director of Aerospace Programs and Associate Department Head
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 7910
Room # 3223 Broughton Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695-7910

Phone: (919) 515-5283
Fax: (919) 515-7968
E-Mail: nagel@eos.ncsu.edu
Instructor Website: http://www.mae.ncsu.edu/faculty/nagel/nagel.html

Registration

All students must register through the Engineering Online registration site at http://www.ncsu.edu/project/engonline/index.php. You do not have to be admitted to a degree program to enroll in an online course. However, you must have completed a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related area from an accredited institution. Full-time, employed individuals are limited to enrollment in two graduate courses for each semester. On-campus degree seeking students must have approval from their Director of Graduate Programs to register for an Engineering Online course.

Tuition and Fees per credit hour:

Residents of NC			Non-Residents of NC
Undergraduate	Tuition / cr hr	Fees / cr hr	Tuition / cr hr	Fees / cr hr
Undergraduate	$108	$17	$216	$17
Graduate	Tuition / cr hr	Fees / cr hr	Tuition / cr hr	Fees / cr hr
Graduate	$167	$22	$645	$22