This individually customized course enables the student to independently study a topic of personal interest that is not ordinarily covered in the standard curriculum. The student confers with a willing qualified instructor to design the course including the course scope, learning methods, timetable, milestones, deliverables, and evaluation metrics. Typically, a final written report or paper irequried. To ensure progress, the student stays in contact with the instructor throughout the course of independent study. Examples of prior individual work include: Lean logistics, Website Design & Implementation, Enterprise Resources Planning, Materials Requirement Planning, Lot Sizing, Advanced Six Sigma, Programming in Java, and Database Design. A course of independent study may not be requested/offered for material that is already covered in the normal curriculum, except under extenuating circumstances. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.