Postgraduate research methodological flaws detected at final examination stage: Who is to blame?

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages

  Nyika, Aceme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Final exa; Postgraduate research; Proposal evaluation; Research proposal

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; GLOBALIZATION; RESEARCH WORK; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 84897426038     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/sajs.2014/20130288     Document Type: Review

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