Building teams that learn: Study of learning effects in engineering student teams

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 121-127

  Fong, Patrick S W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS; IN-BUILDINGS; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; LEARNING EFFECTS; REAL ESTATE; REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS; STUDENT TEAMS; TEAM LEARNING; TEAM PROCESS;

STUDENTS;

COLLEGE BUILDINGS;

EID: 77953573847     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000017     Document Type: Article

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