Luscher, A. F., & Forsgren, R. (2016, June), Seven Axioms of Good Engineering: Development of a Case Study-Based Course for NASA  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.26171

\bibitem{asee_peer_26171}
  Luscher, A. F., \& Forsgren, R. (2016, June), \emph{Seven Axioms of Good Engineering: Development of a Case Study-Based Course for NASA}
  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  10.18260/p.26171

Anthony F. Luscher and Roger Forsgren.  "Seven Axioms of Good Engineering: Development of a Case Study-Based Course for NASA".  2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2016.  https://peer.asee.org/26171 Internet.  15 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_26171}
  Anthony F. Luscher and Roger Forsgren.
  "Seven Axioms of Good Engineering: Development of a Case Study-Based Course for NASA".
  \emph{2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2016.
  https://peer.asee.org/26171 Internet.  15 Jan, 2025

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