Authentic assessment applied to engineering and business undergraduate consulting teams

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2 SPEC., 2002, Pages 168-179

  Wellington, Paul ^a   Thomas, Ian ^a   Powell, Irene ^a   Clarke, Brian ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENTS;

CURRICULA; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0036005327     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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