Degree course syllabus' have traditionally been decided by knowledge-based aims, to include underlying scientific concepts and current practice within specialities. General aims are not so easily accommodated. This paper describes an attempt to specifically fulfil more general aims through community-oriented individual projects, with particular reference to a small-scale hydroelectric scheme.
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