Comments on: Anthroguy at Microsoft

By: Jorge C

Jorge C — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:23:38 +0000

It is nice that Fresno State anthropology faculty and Fresno State students got the opportunity to go visit a big corporation such as Microsoft. I would feel really excited to be a part of this. Ways of improving the way to teach students about program planning helps to better prepare them in the future. It was also nice that they were able to get an inside view of how Microsoft works. It’s great that Dr. Delcore is doing lots of things right that would benefit Fresno State students in the future. I believe that being involve in this type of improvement workshops would make Fresno State standout for the rest of the universities. And we need more of that in Fresno State.

By: Nicholas Miconi

Nicholas Miconi — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:33:36 +0000

How exciting to go to Microsoft Campus. I am a big fan of Microsoft and their products. It is good to hear that you doing the right things to help student; going in the right direction. It is great that they had feedback for you. I agree with Kennedy that this is a great opportunity and exposure for Fresno State students. Well I wish I could have gone on that trip, hopefully this will help you and Fresno State in the future to become better sensitivity to product life cycle more into your curriculum and IPA practice. Good luck.

By: Vipul Patel

Vipul Patel — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:55:59 +0000

What an interesting and exciting trip that must have been. I think that visiting the Microsoft campus was a great opportunity for the Fresno State students. I sounds interesting to be able to get a first hand look at how a company like Microsoft operates. I am an exclusive Microsoft user and I love their products. The inner workings of a multibillion dollar company like Microsoft is something that I think a lot of us could use some insight on. It’s so great to know how well the teachers at Fresno State are doing at preparing the students to go on into huge companies like microsoft. What a wonderful opportunity to get to go to one of biggest companies in the world. You got some great ideas from the workers at microsoft and also told them about the hard work Fresno State students have been doing all semester. Hopefully they were impressed with the students and school and are interested in hiring Fresno State students. It would be interesting to see IPA and microsoft work together.

By: PedroR

PedroR — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:55:39 +0000

This indeed is a great opportunity for our anthropology department and university. It’s a way to put the researcher universities (namely Fresno State), to use in the real world whether it be business, government, or some other industry. Establishing those connections with industry leaders is important, it gives students a pathway towards a career in a specific field, and it also builds the company skilled workforce. Not to mention the data collected by universities also helps major companies like Microsoft make better products, (especially Microsoft office which is one of their most successful programs). And as stated, it’s no wonder that Microsoft is a type “A” organization. Microsoft is in a very competitive industry, especially with new technology coming about just about every week/month. The ability for an employee and even future employees to meet deadlines, work long hours, and ingenuity is a must for this company/industry.

By: KENNEDY VU

KENNEDY VU — Sat, 15 May 2010 21:21:27 +0000

This is a very neat opportunity and exposure for Fresno State students. Improving our approach towards the preparation of our students to do well in design work. The type A personality work place is definitely an area to be able to drive some concrete ideas and feedback on our efforts to produce more effective graduating students. With the growing decline in job offers in today’s economy we would like to increase our chances of graduates seeking jobs that they are prepared for. I deeply agree on the emphasis on the real impact aspect and the approach to closing the gap from design to impact. Along with Chihiro’s point of utilizing what was studied in the classroom to real life experiences. Hopefully, with the continued relationship with MS we are able to connect students and industry towards promising jobs and experiences.

By: chihiro M

chihiro M — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:51:55 +0000

This seems like it was very interesting and cool opportunity. How exciting that Fresno State student got to go and tour the campus. I think most of the students got great experiences from this opportunity. It is hard to recognize when students are just study in the classroom what they are studying for and how to utilize it in the future. However, students might realize what they are studying for and what their future will be. For example, I am Animal science major and the professor took students to field trip. So for, I went to three Dairy farms, two beef farms, public health department, and meat industry. I learned from the class, so I knew how they worked and how they manage their companies, but I realized that the hearing was very different to see things. Also I noticed that differences between knowing and understanding things. That was great experience to me. If I did not have an opportunity to go trip, I did not realized these things until I work at the company. I hope that all departments give this type of opportunity to student more and more. I believe that this experience will help student a lot in the future.

By: AlyssaT

AlyssaT — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:27:10 +0000

Sounds like an amazing opportunity for you and for the Fresno State students it could potentially have an impact on. For students to be able to receive extra opportunities of guidance into the “real world” or life after college is an amazing opportunity. There are so many different ways people learn whether it is by visual learning, auditory or tactile, but nothing beats giving students the skills to survive in their chosen career field through advanced hands on education. As a Nursing student I know how hard it can be to take the skills and facts learned from a textbook or lecture and apply it with confidence. When I first began the nursing program I was unsure of what to expect and would constantly read the books, lectures, power points and basically anything I could get my hands on because we were told to do that. As a student can get into habits of reading the material to retain as much information as you possibly can to do good in the class or on your tests and can sometimes forget to stop and apply it to everyday life or situations in which you might encounter when you are on your own. As I advanced in the program they introduced us to Clinical, which turned out to be an invaluable experience that allowed us the hands on training that we desperately needed to grow and learn as well as build up our confidence as future nurses. For the students getting that kind of experience it will better prepare them for what is ahead. I truly applaud this effort on your part and hope everything works out for you and Fresno State. Good Luck!

By: ChristopherP

ChristopherP — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:38:15 +0000

What an amazing opportunity it must of been to visit the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA! Its awesome to hear fellow bulldog peers taking advantage of the offer also. The trip seemed to be quite educational and rewarding. This type of “real world” exposure definitely puts things into perspective for many of us students and helps prepare us to be more successful (the type of familiarity many of us students need/need more of). Unfortunately, this type of opportunity or organization doesn’t seem to reflect many of the other majors unless you go out individually or set up an intern. In addition to the students, its rewarding to hear we have professors that are offering such an experience and are concerned with being up to date on material/preparation/etc. Knowing people and networking proves to be key. Trying to keep in touch and set up a relationship between MS and Fresno State is brilliant and could hold more promising things/project/etc. in the future. Good luck!

By: KrumeichP

KrumeichP — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:11:30 +0000

Very cool.

By: NimA

NimA — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:28:25 +0000

It’s great to hear news about Fresno state reaching out and going to world renowned companies like Microsoft getting “real world” observations and points of views while relaying there own applications in the field of study of anthropology. I believe its easy to get into the mundane cycle of: read, understand, then tested. Which is a descent process of learning, but with the “hands on” or getting a different worldly perspective broadens the horizons and may be more memorable satisfying experience than just reading about or being told it. And with programs such as archhop and library study, I think with these kinds of programs detailing the links of research, data gathering and implementing those ideas to better serve the participants within that community really credits Fresno State as an educational institution that goes beyond just teaching professionals, but imbues interest and caring quality for the public at large.