Jacques, D. R., & Colombi, J. M., & Cobb, R. G. (2011, June),  Fostering Systems Engineering Education Through Interdisciplinary Programs and Graduate Capstone Projects  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17281

\bibitem{asee_peer_17281}
  Jacques, D. R., \& Colombi, J. M., \& Cobb, R. G. (2011, June), \emph{ Fostering Systems Engineering Education Through Interdisciplinary Programs and Graduate Capstone Projects}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--17281

David R. Jacques, John M. Colombi, and Richard G. Cobb.  " Fostering Systems Engineering Education Through Interdisciplinary Programs and Graduate Capstone Projects".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/17281 Internet.  30 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17281}
  David R. Jacques, John M. Colombi, and Richard G. Cobb.
  " Fostering Systems Engineering Education Through Interdisciplinary Programs and Graduate Capstone Projects".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/17281 Internet.  30 Apr, 2024

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