Graduate attributes as a focus for institution-wide curriculum renewal: Innovations and challenges

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 450-463

  Oliver, Beverley ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

curriculum mapping; eportfolios; graduate and employer surveys; graduate attributes; quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878662446     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2012.682052     Document Type: Review

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