Judul: Analisis Brand Equity dan Pengaruhnya terhadap Brand Loyalty (Studi Kasus pada Program Magister Ilmu Manajemen IPB).
Abstrak: Banyaknya jumlah perguruan tinggi menimbulkan persaingan. Branding dapat memberikan keunggulan bersaing bagi Program Magister Ilmu Manajemen IPB dengan meningkatkan peminat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi posisi brand equity dan faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi brand loyalty Program Magister Ilmu Manajemen IPB. Data yang digunakan merupakan data primer dari kuesioner yang dikumpulkan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dan data sekunder dari studi pustaka. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif dan regresi linear berganda. Hasil menunjukkan Program Magister Ilmu Manajemen IPB berada pada posisi brand recall, memiliki 13 asosiasi, dipersepsikan memiliki kualitas baik, dan memiliki konsumen pada tingkat committed buyer. Diketahui pula bahwa terdapat tiga faktor yang memiliki pengaruh terhadap brand loyalty, yakni asosiasi reputasi alumni, persepsi kualitas akademik, serta persepsi kualitas sistem informasi dan perpustakaan.
Keyword: brand equity, institut pertanian bogor, program magister ilmu manajemen

Judul: Brand Equity of Instant Ground Coffees among IPB University Students
Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis ekuitas merek kopi bubuk instan pada mahasiswa IPB dengan mengukur faktor yang diduga mempengaruhi ekuitas merek, yang terdiri atas kesadaran merek, persepsi kualitas, asosiasi merek, dan loyalitas merek, serta mengukur pengaruh keempat faktor tersebut pada ekuitas merek kopi bubuk instan merek Good Day, Indocafe, dan Nescafe. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer yang dikumpulkan melalui survei dengan 97 responden. Data dianalisis menggunakan metode Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM), analisis deskriptif, dan skala semantic differential. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa merek Good Day memiliki ekuitas merek tertinggi dibandingkan dengan dua merek lainnya. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa persepsi kualitas dan loyalitas merek meningkatkan ekuitas merek kopi bubuk instan, sedangkan kesadaran merek dan asosiasi merek tidak meningkatkan ekuitas merek kopi bubuk instan. Penelitian ini menyarankan agar ketiga merek untuk lebih fokus kegiatan pemasarannya pada loyalitas merek dan persepsi kualitas dalam membangun ekuitas merek., This research aims to analyze the brand equity of instant ground coffees on Good Day, Indocafe, and Nescafe brands among IPB students by measuring factors probably affecting brand equity, consisiting of brand awareness, perceived quality, brand association, and brand loyalty, and in turn, to investigate the effect of these factors on the brand equity of instant ground coffees among IPB students. This research used primary data collected from a survey of 97 respondents. This research used Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) method, descriptive statistics, and semantic differential. The results show that Good Day has the highest brand equity compared to the other two brands. The results also show that perceived quality and brand loyalty increase the brand equity of instant ground coffees, while brand awareness and brand associations do not increase the brand equity of instant ground coffees. This research suggests that the three brands to focus their marketing efforts on brand loyalty and perceived quality in building brand equity.
Keyword: ekuitas merek, PLS-SEM, loyalitas merek, persepsi kualitas, kesadaran merek, asosiasi merek, brand equity, brand loyalty, perceived quality, brand awareness, brand association

Judul: Elektrodeposisi Film Tipis Semikonduktor Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) pada Substrat Kaca ITO
Abstrak: Semiconductor Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film that can be used as absorber layers on solar cell module was made via electrodeposition method. CZTS thin film was electrodeposited on the surface of a silicate glass coated with a thin layer of indium tin oxide (ITO). Deposition process was done using potentiostatic mode at room temperature with a potential of 1.05 V for 30, 45, and 60 minutes, followed with annealing the film at 2 different temperatures, 500 ºC using furnace and 180 ºC using hot plate, both treatments for 45 minutes in N2/H2S atmosphere. The X-ray difractograms were analyzed using Match 2 program and showed that the CZTS thin films had kesterit crystalline structure, with a low percentage of CZTS phase. The thin film also contained secondary phases such as Cu2S, ZnS, and SnS. The obtained CZTS thin films had a thickness between 1.039 and 1.676 μm. Absorption study showed that the band gap energy of CZTS thin films which was annealed using furnace ranged from 1.50 to 1.52 eV, whereas that annealed using the hot plate was not observed. The band gap energy value showed that CZTS thin films can be used as sunlight absorber layers on solar cell. The formation of CZTS crystal film on this investigation was effectively performed using furnace annealing process at a temperature of 500 ºC with deposition time of 45 minutes.
Keyword: Thin film, Electrodeposition, Cu2ZnSnS4