Using student-managed projects to enhance the Capstone experience

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 572-577

  Gomezdelcampo, Enrique ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 45749158120     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-54.5.572     Document Type: Article

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