Balancing curriculum processes and content in a Project Centred Curriculum: In pursuit of graduate attributes

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 7 A, 2006, Pages 619-628

  Crosthwaite, C ^a   Cameron, I ^a   Lant, P ^a   Litster, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engineering education; Generic skills; Graduate attributes; Project centred learning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

GENERIC SKILLS; GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES; PROJECT CENTRED LEARNING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 33746147441     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.ecesample0607     Document Type: Article

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