Creating programme specifications for different audiences

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 180-189

  Harrison, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Curriculum; Employers; Information; Specifications; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986136475     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880010356075     Document Type: Article

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