Assessing student learning outcomes and documenting success through a capstone course

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 523-531

  Sum, Paul E ^a   Light, Steven Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

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EID: 77958607514     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096510000764     Document Type: Article

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