Khalid, A., & Qazi, S. (2015, June), Challenges and Potential of Teaching Engineering Students in Developing Countries Using New Trends and Methodologies  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23676

\bibitem{asee_peer_23676}
  Khalid, A., \& Qazi, S. (2015, June), \emph{Challenges and Potential of Teaching Engineering Students in Developing Countries Using New Trends and Methodologies}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.23676

Adeel Khalid and Salahuddin Qazi.  "Challenges and Potential of Teaching Engineering Students in Developing Countries Using New Trends and Methodologies".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/23676 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23676}
  Adeel Khalid and Salahuddin Qazi.
  "Challenges and Potential of Teaching Engineering Students in Developing Countries Using New Trends and Methodologies".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/23676 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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