Important factors in the technical proposal process according to engineering faculty

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-98

  Renze, Janet L ^a  

^a CGN and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

ENGINEERING FACULTY; PERSONAL INTERVIEWS; PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION; TECHNICAL PROPOSALS; WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE;

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

EID: 0030172248     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/47.503272     Document Type: Article

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