Coutinho, G. S., & Ferraz, A. R. Q., & Coutinho, C. V. (2014, June), A Hybrid Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Engineering Course Using Content-Based Learning and Project-Based Learning  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--19950

\bibitem{asee_peer_19950}
  Coutinho, G. S., \& Ferraz, A. R. Q., \& Coutinho, C. V. (2014, June), \emph{A Hybrid Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Engineering Course Using Content-Based Learning and Project-Based Learning}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--19950

Genisson Silva Coutinho, Ana Rita Queiroz Ferraz, and Cristina Voigt Coutinho.  "A Hybrid Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Engineering Course Using Content-Based Learning and Project-Based Learning".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/19950 Internet.  06 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_19950}
  Genisson Silva Coutinho, Ana Rita Queiroz Ferraz, and Cristina Voigt Coutinho.
  "A Hybrid Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Engineering Course Using Content-Based Learning and Project-Based Learning".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/19950 Internet.  06 Jan, 2025

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