Quality indicators of engineering education programmes: A multi-criteria analysis from India

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-282

  Viswanadhan, K G ^a  

^a NSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; Analytic hierarchy process; Assessment; Engineering programmes in India; Goals of engineering education; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); ASSESSMENT; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; ENGINEERING PROGRAMMES; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTI-LEVEL DECISIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 61649127125     PISSN: 17485037     EISSN: 17485045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2009.023542     Document Type: Article

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