Usually, it is said that a Bachelor’s degree in the business field is needed, but I agree with Jbarbee I don’t think a specific degree is needed. I think what’s important is that the person has proven experience in project…   Read more»

I would most definitely rather do industry research that will result in making discoveries to help the current generation so that I have the chance to see the impact that my research has. I also would rather do this because…   Read more»

If I had to select right now, I would choose to go into Industry. Their respective approaches to research didn’t influence my decision that much. Although I am interested in discovery and being a part of a bigger project that…   Read more»

I would also do the same as my fellow classmates if I was in a position where the vendor was no longer responding to emails. I would first try and contact someone else from the company to ensure that not…   Read more»

I think this is an excellent question! Becoming a project manager is something that I can see myself doing in the future and I’ve spoken to several project managers where I currently work about their career paths/experiences. I think it’s…   Read more»

In my brief experience working since the pandemic has started, I’ve found that it is really on you (the employee) to set the work-life balance boundaries. As you said, the line between home-life and work-life has become ever blurred and…   Read more»

I agree with @anthonynjit its impossible to design a design verification test that is guaranteed not to fail. The purpose of design verification is to make sure that your inputs = outputs. It’s an important part of the design control…   Read more»

It depends on the cause in question. For example, cancer research has been ongoing for years to develop better treatment. With such a debilitating illness that is yet to be fully understood and targeted in the field, it is essential…   Read more»

Demand is sometimes so unpredictable. One example would be the demand for covid19 vaccines as mentioned by @sseal98. The hastened rollout has caused many to speculate about the safety of receiving the vaccination. The main concern is ensuring biocompatibility and…   Read more»

Animal testing is a highly controversial debate in the field of medicine today. Ethically speaking, there is a demand for ensuring product safety before utilizing medical devices and even cosmetics on humans. As a result, animal testing has become a…   Read more»

I would rather do research that would result in making discoveries. I would definitely want the discovery to have been made during my lifetime but being able to be apart of something BIG is important to me. Finding cures to…   Read more»

In order to understand all the tasks that make up a project one would need to fully understand the fundamentals of the product as well as all variables involved in its production. Next, one can look at each specification and…   Read more»

I know animal testing is a sensitive subject for a lot of people, but I don’t see any other closely related, valuable alternatives out there. I do not think it is unethical to test on animals. As long as the…   Read more»

If the situation called for time pressing acquisition of product, I would immediately begin to contact other vendors. In most cases, I would assume there was a preliminary list of vendors being considered by the company before ultimately deciding on…   Read more»

I believe this is a more complicated task than originally intended because its “impossible” to create a verification test that can’t fail. That would be similar to assuming a newly built car will never have any problems on first startup….   Read more»

The expected duration of a task can be calculated by referencing previous projects and tasks of similar proportion. It is rare that there would be an assignment that can not be compared to anything ever done at your company. In…   Read more»

I believe work-life boundaries can be made starting with management or roles like a project manager. If higher up positions do not ask or expect work to be “done until completed” and instead finished during the time frames of the…   Read more»

Verification protocols are the steps one needs to take to ensure proper guidelines, tolerance values and consistency is met. The protocol will list certain actions that need to be performed as well as the expected or acceptable outcome. In comparison,…   Read more»

The consequences of not finishing research in academia would be more internal. Getting into academia is usually for those who love what they do. They love research and they love teaching and helping students. It’s different from the industry where…   Read more»