The future of engineering education: Part 1. A vision for a new century

Chemical Engineering Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-25

  Rugarcia, Armando ^a   Felder, Richard M ^b   Woods, Donald R ^c   Stice, James E ^d  

^a Maestro en Diseño Industrial UNAM México   (Mexico)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0003144938     PISSN: 00092479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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