Personal Skills in Chemical Engineering Graduates. The Development of Skills Within Degree Programmes to Meet the Needs of Employers

Education for Chemical Engineers

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-29

  Grant, C D ^a   Dickson, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chemical engineering graduates; degree programmes; employers; personal skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749090918     PISSN: 17497728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/ece.05004     Document Type: Article

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