Schubert, T. F., & Jacobitz, F. G. (2011, June), Compact International Experiences: One Path to Expanding Student International Awareness Through Short-Term Study-Abroad Elective Engineering Courses  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17626

\bibitem{asee_peer_17626}
  Schubert, T. F., \& Jacobitz, F. G. (2011, June), \emph{Compact International Experiences: One Path to Expanding Student International Awareness Through Short-Term Study-Abroad Elective Engineering Courses}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--17626

Thomas F. Schubert and Frank G. Jacobitz.  "Compact International Experiences: One Path to Expanding Student International Awareness Through Short-Term Study-Abroad Elective Engineering Courses".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/17626 Internet.  10 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_17626}
  Thomas F. Schubert and Frank G. Jacobitz.
  "Compact International Experiences: One Path to Expanding Student International Awareness Through Short-Term Study-Abroad Elective Engineering Courses".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/17626 Internet.  10 Jan, 2025

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