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The Fender Stratocaster electric guitar: a case study for both non-transferable and transferable skills learning in a generalist electronic engineering cohort

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The Fender Stratocaster electric guitar: a case study for both non-transferable and transferable skills learning in a generalist electronic engineering cohort. / Joyce, Malcolm.
In: IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 53, No. 3, 08.2010, p. 397-404.

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Joyce, M 2010, 'The Fender Stratocaster electric guitar: a case study for both non-transferable and transferable skills learning in a generalist electronic engineering cohort', IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 397-404. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2009.2025369

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Joyce, M. (2010). The Fender Stratocaster electric guitar: a case study for both non-transferable and transferable skills learning in a generalist electronic engineering cohort. IEEE Transactions on Education, 53(3), 397-404. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2009.2025369

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Joyce M. The Fender Stratocaster electric guitar: a case study for both non-transferable and transferable skills learning in a generalist electronic engineering cohort. IEEE Transactions on Education. 2010 Aug;53(3):397-404. doi: 10.1109/TE.2009.2025369

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Joyce, Malcolm. / The Fender Stratocaster electric guitar : a case study for both non-transferable and transferable skills learning in a generalist electronic engineering cohort. In: IEEE Transactions on Education. 2010 ; Vol. 53, No. 3. pp. 397-404.

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