Title: Assessing the brand meaning of an interdisciplinary engineering programme through a branding method

Authors: Cassandra C. Elrod, Katie Grantham Lough, Kevin Adams

Addresses: Department of Business and Information Technology, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 301 W. 14th Street; 107E Fulton Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, USA. ' Department of Business and Information Technology, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 301 W. 14th Street; 107E Fulton Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, USA. ' Department of Business and Information Technology, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 301 W. 14th Street; 107E Fulton Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, USA

Abstract: This paper presents the brand status of the Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) degree programme at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). The IDE degree was founded in 2005 at UMR to meet the emerging need to provide considerable flexibility to students allowing them to construct programmes of study in areas of interest while maintaining a foundation in mechanics, thermal science, electrical networks and linear systems. This paper presents the brand status of the IDE BS degree among prospective and current students, academic faculty, and industry, and weighs it against the original implementation plan proposed in 2005 and provides the current perception of the degree programme at Missouri S&T.

Keywords: marketing; branding; perception; planning; design education; higher education; brand status; brand meaning; interdisciplinary engineering courses.

DOI: 10.1504/JDR.2011.041393

Journal of Design Research, 2011 Vol.9 No.3, pp.254 - 280

Accepted: 02 Dec 2010
Published online: 16 Oct 2014 *

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