COMMUNICATION SKILLS ACROSS ENGINEERING CURRICULUM A CASE STUDY

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).03      10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).03      Published : Mar 2022
Authored by : Inayatullah Kakepoto , Abdullah Laghari , Tania Laghari

03 Pages : 23 - 32

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