I want to be an engineer or a scientist. I love to build projects and problem solve. I also recently had the opportunity to be involved with research for the first time during my thesis and I absolute...

I feel the first step would be to determine why an employee is underperforming. Do they lack skills or are they unhappy in the work environment? If this employee shows they are willing to learn and gr...

I learned that working on a team may not always be sunshine and rainbows. I can’t expect to have others to be at the same level as me, in terms of motivation, time management, or drive. I found that p...

I took another one of Dr. Simon’s classes last semester, which was similar to this one. I decided to take BME682 because I felt I didn’t quite grasp the concepts the first time. I feel I understand th...

I feel Americans are overworked because they want a good life. Their motivation, I believe, is money and not necessarily competition. Who wouldn’t want to live comfortably without any worries? The cos...

Acquiring new skills and knowledge motivates me to keep pushing my boundaries. I love a good challenge and always strive to learn something new. I see so many different career paths unrelated to engin...

I do not think I would become a project manager. It appears too demanding for me and if the project fails, it's all reflected on me. I would be much happier as one of the team members. After some expe...

I would imagine this would not be a surprise. Most people are kind enough to give a notice for when they are leaving. This will allow the project manager to fill this position or distribute the worklo...

Quality assurance (QA), quality control (QC), and quality planning fall under quality management. These three processes work together to ensure the product is to standards. QA ensures the regulations ...

When I like to tackle a challenge, I find it very helpful to alter one variable at a time. In this simulation, by changing the packaging and medicine at one time, a concrete solution could not be dete...

I would first hold a team meeting, as many others before me have said. At this meeting, I would ask questions that pertain to goals or tasks the previous project manager has put into place. This will ...

Since a lot of us will be heading into the workforce soon, if you haven’t already, I think it would be helpful if we shared about medical device companies within this region of the US. What are some...

After reading many of these replies, it seems as if these changes occur frequently, especially ECO. I wonder what the ratio would be if we compared projects that did not need a change compared to ones...

The types of changes noted in this week’s lecture vary based on what phase of design controls the project is in. Ordering them from beginning stages to completion would be: 1. Non-essential design cha...

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