Curriculum Intensification Through Integration of Units of Study in the Chemical Engineering Degree Programme

Education for Chemical Engineers

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-55

  Abbas, A ^a   Romagnoli, J A ^b  

^a The University of New South Wales Singapore   (Singapore)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical engineering; curriculum; deep learning; generic attributes; integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749150336     PISSN: 17497728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/ece06030     Document Type: Article

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