Nelson, J., & Hollenbaugh, E., & Borup, M. B. (2014, June), Using Sponsored Design Projects to Strengthen Professional Practice Curriculum Components in Civil Engineering Capstone  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--23277

\bibitem{asee_peer_23277}
  Nelson, J., \& Hollenbaugh, E., \& Borup, M. B. (2014, June), \emph{Using Sponsored Design Projects to Strengthen Professional Practice Curriculum Components in Civil Engineering Capstone}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--23277

Jim Nelson, Erick Hollenbaugh, and M. Brett Borup.  "Using Sponsored Design Projects to Strengthen Professional Practice Curriculum Components in Civil Engineering Capstone".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/23277 Internet.  23 Feb, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_23277}
  Jim Nelson, Erick Hollenbaugh, and M. Brett Borup.
  "Using Sponsored Design Projects to Strengthen Professional Practice Curriculum Components in Civil Engineering Capstone".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/23277 Internet.  23 Feb, 2025

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