I do not believe a business minor/major is too useful for an aspiring engineering major. This is because my belief is that an undergraduate education only prepares someone for the immediate next steps, which would either be graduate school or…   Read more»

After delving into the intricacies of various company types from this week’s lecture, I’ve come to realize the importance of the organizational structure in influencing my decision to accept a job offer. While many prioritize researching a company’s financial health,…   Read more»

Different financial ratios can be used to assess various aspects of a company’s health, as was explained in Dr. Simon’s presentation. The size and reputation of the organization in question can affect how important each ratio is. Investors and analysts…   Read more»

As an NJIT grad, I agree that engineering students should be required to take additional engineering courses. The problem with the way the current BME curriculum is laid out is that their is not much room for engineering courses. Besides…   Read more»

In the realm of medical device projects, both Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) play pivotal roles. QC, being product-oriented, predominantly involves inspections of the product’s quality, ensuring that results align with expectations. It primarily dwells in the domain…   Read more»

Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) are integral components of product quality management, though they approach it from different angles. At its core, QA is proactive, emphasizing the prevention of defects by establishing robust processes and systems. It sets…   Read more»

Quality management systems (QMS) are fundamental to ensuring that products and services meet specified requirements and standards. Within the QMS, there are various roles spanning from low to high levels, each dedicated to ensuring and controlling quality. For instance, a…   Read more»

As mentioned by multiple people above, close to 100% transparency is required. However, I do not necessarily agree that transparency is requried in the pre-clinical phases of product development; only the trials of the released prototype should be made public….   Read more»

What is most important to address is that most physicians, while possessing an exceeding amount of knowledge in clinical practice, which may inspire their development of a medical device, they often lack the technical expertise necessary to create a medical…   Read more»

In no way are FDA rules too strict. Although many manufacturers and pharmaceutical suppliers may face difficulty in bring thir products to market, this ensures that the medical products released to the market cannot cause undue harm to members of…   Read more»

From my experience, most research professors who teach are less interested in teaching, and it shows in the courses they conduct. On one hand, you have the professors who make the class unnecessarily easy, offering limited help to students if…   Read more»

This is definitely a matter up to personal preference, but personally, I would rather work for the present. While I do understand the appeal of working for the future, I personally believe that the best advances happen in steps that…   Read more»

To start out, both academia and industry require a great deal of knowledge from their employees. It may not be fair to say that academics always possess greater knowledge than people in industry simply because they may use their education…   Read more»

The initiating phase is the most important phase of the project life cycle. As this is a medical device course forum, it feels slightly appropos to use a biological analogy. In order for a cell to replicate in mitosis, it…   Read more»

There is nothing inherently wrong with being an overachiever, unless the ambition interferes with the completion of the basic requirements of the project. This is often the primary factor that leads to scope creep. Therefore, the main way to avoid…   Read more»

AI can be a very effective tool in project management; however, as the two users above mentioned, it should not be used without the supervision of a human. One way which AI can help project management is by streamlining mundane,…   Read more»

While I agree that grades may not necessarily reflect the ability of one to perform a job to completion, grades still do appear to reflect the amount of effort one is willing to place upon a project. For this reason,…   Read more»

@jj52 Although I agree with your premise, I must slightly disagree with one specific point you made. Most of your premise is built around the assumption that after people with “C’s get degrees”, their grades will never again matter in…   Read more»

As I’m writing this, it has been two years since the world returned to a sense of “normalcy” following the pandemic. I was actually in high school between March 2020-June 2021, experiencing what I like to call “senioritis to the…   Read more»