Computer-based management of content in planning a problem-based medical curriculum

Medical Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-171

  Field, Michael J ^a   Sefton, Ann Jervie ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer assisted decision making; Curriculum; Education, medical, undergraduate; New South Wales; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CURRICULUM; DATA BASE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PLANNING;

DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 0031860988     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1998.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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