Marking the difference: An investigation of the criteria used for assessing undergraduate dissertations in a business school

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-21

  Hand, Len ^a   Clewes, Debbie ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0011396563     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713611416     Document Type: Article

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