Learning individual group skills for software analysis and design in Africa

Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Information Technology Education, SIGITE 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 107-112

  Backhouse, Judy ^a  

^a Department of Computer Science   (South Africa)

Author keywords

group skills; groups; learning groups; reflective practice; teams

Indexed keywords

GROUP SKILLS; GROUPS; LEARNING GROUPS; REFLECTIVE PRACTICES; TEAMS;

CURRICULA; DESIGN; FELT; FELTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84885677327     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1095714.1095740     Document Type: Conference Paper

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