Refocusing our efforts: Assessing non-technical competency gaps

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 377-385

  Meier, Ronald L ^a   Williams, Michael R ^a   Humphreys, Michael A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

EDUCATION PROGRAMS; MANAGEMENT EDUCATION; MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 19544366573     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2000.tb00539.x     Document Type: Review

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