tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585102290497220203.post4687084671328245325..comments2016-08-22T03:18:21.226-07:00Comments on In Defense of Higher Education: A Simple Question for Charley ReedDennis Loohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967782105200012586noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585102290497220203.post-47925784459211253872010-03-10T13:54:28.328-08:002010-03-10T13:54:28.328-08:00Here’s an alternative suggestion for Chancellor Re...Here’s an alternative suggestion for Chancellor Reed: Instead of hiring expensive outside consultants, the CSU should use its own faculty to conduct research and make recommendations.<br /><br />As an example, Microsoft and Google have policies requiring the use of their own products in software development. They describe the policies as “eating our own dog food” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_one%27s_own_dog_food). Microsoft and Google have obviously been quite successful. Since we’re telling everyone that “the CSU is Working for California,” we ought to be doing the same.<br /><br />FYI students in the CIS department in which I teach have developed software and systems for a number of organizational units here, as well as for outside clients. Unfortunately when I was on a campus-wide committee a few years ago, one of the members from the administration reacted in a very hostile fashion to my suggestion that we should use College of Business faculty and students rather than trying to get funding for outside consultants to do a study. I hope Chancellor doesn't share that attitude.<br /><br /><br />Best regards,<br /> <br />Ralph Westfall <br />California Polytechnic University, PomonaRalph Westfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440240584333478386noreply@blogger.com