Yildiz, F., & Thompson, D. E. (2020, June), Development of an Interdisciplinary, Project-based Scientific Research Course for STEM Departments  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34455

\bibitem{asee_peer_34455}
  Yildiz, F., \& Thompson, D. E. (2020, June), \emph{Development of an Interdisciplinary, Project-based Scientific Research Course for STEM Departments}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--34455

Faruk Yildiz and David E. Thompson.  "Development of an Interdisciplinary, Project-based Scientific Research Course for STEM Departments".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/34455 Internet.  24 Apr, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_34455}
  Faruk Yildiz and David E. Thompson.
  "Development of an Interdisciplinary, Project-based Scientific Research Course for STEM Departments".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/34455 Internet.  24 Apr, 2025

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