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Integrating multidisciplinary engineering knowledge

Karin Wolff Department of Mechanical Engineering: Mechatronics, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 1906, Bellville, Western Cape, Cape Town, 7535, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kathy Luckett Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Pages 78-92 | Received 31 Oct 2011, Accepted 23 Mar 2012, Published online: 13 Jun 2012

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