Date of Award

Spring 5-1-2001

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology

First Advisor

David A. Gilman

Second Advisor

Larry Heath

Third Advisor

Robert George

Abstract

The study investigates the opinions or packaging professionals about an appropriate curriculum for a Bachelor of Science degree program in packaging. The study was conducted by surveying packaging profossionals randomly seleclcd from the Central Indiana Institute of Packaging Professionals mailing list. This list was made up mostly of Indiana residents but included a few residents from the fhur surrounding slates. The study was initiated as a first step in the process of developing appropri.ite improvements to the curriculum for the Bachelor of Science degree in packaging al Indiana State University. Six packaging job titles and twenty-three su~jcct areas were chosen for the survey instrument to see if there was consensus across the demographic groups regarding emphasizing the associated skills and tasks. The survey pointed out some basics to include in an appropriate program or sludy. Those basics include packaging design, package development, packaging matcrinls, introduction to packaging principles, and co-op/internship in industry. Eighteen other job titles and subject areas were also deemed important, but not to the same degree as the five above. One job title-technical sales/marketing-and five subject areas-fluid power, mechanical power systems, introduction to electricity/electronics, marketing, and foreign language-did not draw support for their inclusion in a Packaging Technology Bachelor of Science degree program. The information gathered from this survey should be of help in revising the Packaging Technology Bachelor of Science degree program at Indiana State University.

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