A programme management approach for ensuring curriculum coherence in IS (higher) education

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 643-657

  Hatzakis, Tally ^a   Lycett, Mark ^b   Serrano, Alan ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum coherence; Curriculum management; IS education

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648987619     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000707     Document Type: Article

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