Re-engineering engineering education for the challenges of the 21st century

JOM

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 14-17

  Tryggvason, Gretar ^a   Apelian, Diran ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEER; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER; SCIENTIFIC ENGINEER;

PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 33750218271     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-006-0194-6     Document Type: Article

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