Assessing and developing program outcomes through workplace competencies

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1 PART I, 2006, Pages 123-129

  Brumm, Thomas J ^a,b   Hanneman, Larry F ^a,b,c   Mickelson, Steven K ^a,b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineering Career Services

Author keywords

ABET; Assessment; Competencies; Internships; Workplace assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044450556     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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