Meta-skills in information systems education

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 69-74

  Westfall, Ralph D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES; FORMAL EDUCATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONS; RAPID RATE; SOFT SKILLS; TECHNOLOGY ASSIMILATIONS; TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION; TECHNOLOGY SCANNING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 0347369162     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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