A comparison of demographic factors and academic performances between students graduated in engineering and other disciplines

ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 8493-8502

  Zhang, Guili ^a   Thorndyke, Brian ^a   Carter, Rufus ^a   Ohland, Matthew ^b   Anderson, Tim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

^c J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DEMOGRAPHICS; ENGINEERING STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

CURRICULA; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 8744244362     PISSN: 01901052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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