Raviv, D., & Radzins, A. (2014, June), From Idea to Prototyping A Hands-on, Engaging Undergraduate Design Experience  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20522

\bibitem{asee_peer_20522}
  Raviv, D., \& Radzins, A. (2014, June), \emph{From Idea to Prototyping A Hands-on, Engaging Undergraduate Design Experience}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--20522

Daniel Raviv and Anthony Radzins.  "From Idea to Prototyping A Hands-on, Engaging Undergraduate Design Experience".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/20522 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_20522}
  Daniel Raviv and Anthony Radzins.
  "From Idea to Prototyping A Hands-on, Engaging Undergraduate Design Experience".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/20522 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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