Curriculum planning: Trends in communication studies, workplace competencies, and current programs at 4-Year colleges and Universities

Communication Education

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 262-275

  Bertelsen, Dale A ^a   Goodboy, Alan K ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication curriculum; Curriculum planning; Curriculum trends; Workplace competencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449602388     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520902755458     Document Type: Article

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