Impact of a discipline-based Introduction to Engineering course on improving retention

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-85

  Hoit, Marc ^a   Ohland, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEACHING;

CURRICULA;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0031623175     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1998.tb00325.x     Document Type: Article

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