The appropriateness of built environment tertiary education: Perspectives of academics and postgraduate students

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 102-119

  Manthe, Mark ^a   Smallwood, John ^b  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; COMPLEX PROCESSES; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CURRENT TRENDS; DELIVERY METHODS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EDUCATION SYSTEMS; FIRST YEAR; INTEGRAL PART; MANAGEMENT THEORY; POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS; QUANTITY SURVEYING; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TERTIARY EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; TEACHING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77449109478     PISSN: 17260531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17260530710833167     Document Type: Article

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