Mapping space-based systems engineering curriculum to government-industry vetted competencies for improved organizational performance

Systems Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-260

  Squires, Alice ^a   Larson, Wiley ^a   Sauser, Brian ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Space systems engineering; Systems engineering competency framework

Indexed keywords

DEGREE PROGRAM; ENGINEERING COMPETENCIES; ENGINEERING COURSE; ENGINEERING CURRICULUM; ENGINEERING GRADUATES; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; SPACE DOMAIN; SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; SPACE-BASED SYSTEMS; STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK; SYSTEMS ENGINEERS;

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING; INDUSTRY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 78649618325     PISSN: 10981241     EISSN: 15206858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sys.20146     Document Type: Article

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