https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/dfn3/activity/ Activity feed for dfn3. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:55:57 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e55361a8807fddfed22867f90011da12 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19997/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:19:25 -0400 Posted by: @tn58 This entire semester we went through a ton of topics and learned about different stages and phases of industry, projects, deadlines etc. My question to you is if you were given a choice between a management role…   Read more»

]]> 1ea521c627865db0f13eae4c74553759 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19996/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:45:32 -0400 In society, jobs are a very important factor for survival and also towards the idea of the American Dream. This idea has lead fellow Americans to feel as though they need to put in a lot of hours to have…   Read more»

]]> 3889ec75f73d3bacf6b5d5f33ef95c15 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19995/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:21:21 -0400 In my personal opinion, I believe that the two are related because individuals will go out searching for new challenging opportunities. However, as I analyze the data that was shown in the survey it is clear that some individuals will…   Read more»

]]> cc074942bbfc42258a4c5d08a217d22c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19936/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:33:51 -0400 Posted by: @talha-chaudhry For the lecture this week, I was fascinated by the results of the study Dr. Simon referenced. The study asked employees why they stayed and worked at the company they are employed at. What motivates them kind…   Read more»

]]> 7d3d8a6b11c8678d544bfc79e2957bd5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19935/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:13:19 -0400 A huge part of my life that truly motivates me is that my aunt and younger cousin both have severe neurological diseases/deficits that have impacted their daily lives. Ever since I started to truly understand that I had the opportunity…   Read more»

]]> 5b600385e0c6d6178e483edad7ccead2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19934/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:55:18 -0400 Project managers need to have qualities such as communication, organization, interpersonal skills and responsibility to be successful. As a college student, I believe that I have many characteristics that would benefit my career as a project manager. Unfortunately, I lack…   Read more»

]]> 92578a3cbfadcb099ccbe3bf72cfb904 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19881/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 23:29:46 -0400 @jordankayal I totally agree with the fact that a new person should not be hired. As you stated the hiring process would take way too long. Since the team does know that the person is going on maternity leave the…   Read more»

]]> ae328a0f89f7a59dc870eb4101ddd577 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19880/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 23:21:36 -0400 I think communication is very important when it comes to a project team. I think everyone should be able to communicate but also the project manager should make sure there is effective communication between the members. If there is a…   Read more»

]]> ce0c579d6a1f99e68ad20e55720ed495 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19879/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 22:41:01 -0400 For my capstone project we were asked to create a canine prosthetic adjustable limb. With this being said we needed to use CREO parametric for our entire project. To split the project up we divided up the prosthetic and each…   Read more»

]]> 1336201cf146a495c3aa75aee39c9bd8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19817/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 06:15:00 -0400 Posted by: @hc255 I’ve experienced several different kinds of changes. One change I’ve implemented several times was the change of requirements listed in our CAD drawings. I also had to change document policies within SOPs to reflect current practices. These…   Read more»

]]> 93743e5f9735554bd1b1ac6b92f054ba https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19816/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:13:17 -0400 Posted by: @devarshi-joshi After learning about Monitoring and Controlling phase we learnt about metrics. My question is how is this metrics important in project? As said in the lectures metrics are calculations that let you measure things. This is important…   Read more»

]]> 2fb65ebe4b143d78a2d6af7ae115e8ab https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19815/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 04:03:15 -0400 Posted by: @talha-chaudhry One of the interesting things that Dr. Simon mentioned in this weeks lecture was the concept of team development. When you are a project manager, your project team is not composed of robotic entities. They are human…   Read more»

]]> 3893af895dc9b792da7936baf90fa146 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19790/ Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:44:50 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 One issue that all project managers face is being able to keep communication between different departments or people. Information distribution such as sending emails and phone calls to people to get updates on certain assignments is a…   Read more»

]]> a3e497d9dafb8908ea8b332b466ab2a4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19789/ Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:31:07 -0400 Design Validation is a very important because it tests that the device meets the requirements. It is done by customers. It is done to make sure the customer needs are met. Each customer need it created into a test. This…   Read more»

]]> 264a982cd413d29933f8a09cac1db879 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19787/ Sun, 29 Mar 2020 23:53:06 -0400 I believe a Project Manager should also check in with his/her team members especially check in with the timeline. The PM should always go over the timeline and if he believes it might not be possible to complete a task…   Read more»

]]> 0267e520f6f9380a6c330ceb86f33b2d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19694/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:09:34 -0400 Posted by: @rjs84 Part of the executing process involves information distribution, solicitation, source selection, and managing vendor relations. Most of the time and money of the project go into its execution. I would argue that the parts of the executing…   Read more»

]]> bbaffe8c631a23fa707d2b371d38389e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19693/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:59:10 -0400 Posted by: @djr32 In this week’s lecture, we learned about the term Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which a hierarchical breakdown of tasks performed for the project. I have not yet had the opportunity to work in industry, but I did…   Read more»

]]> c512da402419dca29b1359f4d25c5391 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19692/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 21:08:23 -0400 Posted by: @tn58 Hi Guys, So I know we all have been posting discussion questions regarding simulations and all the lectures each week. However, I wanted to get your input on what you think so far about this course? My…   Read more»

]]> dff2cbaa14eeee696ce30f6e7773bf5c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19652/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:40:59 -0500 Posted by: @amin-sadig From as early as the mini sim we were told to consider outside factors such as vacation times for inspectors when planning a schedule so we don’t get delayed unnecessarily. Because the job of a PA is…   Read more»

]]> 6b41bdd15c7d29b00c872ed7f1e1ab08 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19651/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:31:57 -0500 Posted by: @jordankayal Posted by: @devarshi-joshi After the development of team how do the execution process works or what does it do during the absence or vacation of an employee or with an personal problem? Generally, the PM will lay…   Read more»

]]> c2479d82142bfc50532689fb5e68560e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19650/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:15:47 -0500 Posted by: @ial4 Hello everyone, Suppose you’re leading a project aimed at updating the packaging for a product line. You begin the planning phase by estimating your project budget and completion date.when you enter the buildup phase ,you get much…   Read more»

]]> 6138c2f1da248434d848be4cc0f8be6c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19615/ Sun, 01 Mar 2020 23:06:17 -0500 I would highly rely on communication if I was a project manager. I believe that effective communication is the most important characteristic a manager should have. A project could easily fail if the manager does not know how to communicate…   Read more»

]]> 942a9cd4bf42d0d3fa2a594d3392683b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19614/ Sun, 01 Mar 2020 22:55:21 -0500 I believe that having overlapping tasks in different categories is a way to help move the project along. To get the project done in a timely manner things have to happen at the same time or else it would take…   Read more»

]]> 1a9ab30621cd508f8a9021abe284dd1d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19613/ Sun, 01 Mar 2020 22:41:01 -0500 These factors are each individually important for a project to succeed. Most important factor would be effective communication. I believe this because communication is the key to successfully completing the project. Everyone has to be able to communicate with each…   Read more»

]]> 930b08fc0821e12590ffa7f7c8b61e61 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19565/ Sun, 23 Feb 2020 22:09:52 -0500 I think customer input should be taken into account when making a DID. Since the DID does not need to be specific an engineer would not be needed as much as the customers needs would be needed. The DID, as…   Read more»

]]> 81bf69a7af689051b7cfc371f8c156e5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19524/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:23:05 -0500 A very important aspect in the planning phase would be creating the Project Team. The project manager would have to be chosen as well. This is a very important step because you need to make sure the members you pick…   Read more»

]]> 6a78d95ec4d1702dbbbfead20e797266 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19523/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:05:39 -0500 I do not think it is worth shortening the time if that means the risk will increase. If time is becoming an issue it should not be taken from the animal trials. The project will never succeed if the risk…   Read more»

]]> f13ff5e5eae538e90c4ed050b2f1b96e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19472/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:54:41 -0500 This is a very good question I was thinking about the same thing. You basically have to be able to sell a product that is not even designed yet to some important people. I also thought of how the product…   Read more»

]]> e37b55a5ad4df759f78130ec364f50b4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19471/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:32:18 -0500 I think meeting face to face could allow for the problem to be identified faster. Being able to work together in a face to face setting allows for hands on work, such as being able to look and touch the…   Read more»

]]> d4dd6c2cfdd05baff2cab827b75575b7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19470/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:27:48 -0500 I think that most importantly the team needs to understand fully why this failure happened. Then use that information to understand the problem they need to tackle. They need to understand fully why this label did not work but why…   Read more»

]]> da92a0ca5110c7bef9a59d08f6db2bfc https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19451/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:57:18 -0500 Initiating a project is the hardest part because you have to have an idea and a product that others can see as a product. It might work in your head but can you communicate it well enough so others can…   Read more»

]]> 231b9ce4b68bf7a5aa777689d5d223bb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19449/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:45:24 -0500 This week we learned that there were three types of organizations. I am stuck between project based and functional organizations. They both have their fair share of pros and cons. One major difference is that for functional organizations the projects…   Read more»

]]> fa08e1b5716efc6b9efa009a5fcdb350 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19447/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:31:20 -0500 Communication is a very useful and crucial skill when it comes to working with in a project team. Another crucial skill would be collaboration. This is a very important skill because you need to be able to work with others…   Read more»

]]> f5d431086fdde9dbacadb2b9d0817345 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19368/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:51:47 -0500 I think that hiring more employees would allow for all projects to be completed in the company. Yes the company would have to pay more workers however there would be more income coming into the company because more products will…   Read more»

]]> a2d4d073246047070d7d076a79984cc1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19367/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:36:05 -0500 If I had to chose a project team the first skill I would look for would be their knowledge on the topic of the project. For example as stated in the first post, if the project is on electronics the…   Read more»

]]> a755461a73b1cb3bf62ae8559b3df6f9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19366/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 20:56:34 -0500 After listening to the lecture this week one statement stuck with me. Dr. Simon was talking about a bone plate and he was saying if you claim that the bone plate can cure cancer that would make it a class…   Read more»

]]> df8d146c5084e5c74ec63d84e51c3bbd https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19325/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:58:49 -0500 I think one skill would be communication and ability to work with others. Being a PM means you have many people you have to be in charge of and if you do not know how to handle or talk to…   Read more»

]]> 89c369546746330b18e3279dab5b477e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19324/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:56:31 -0500 @cjm64I agree that the underlying concepts are the same overall for project managers. But I do not think that switching would be that difficult. I think that if a project manager should be able to work with anyone so switching…   Read more»

]]> fa82e2c63929c176b27acb53729b3b38 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19323/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:49:41 -0500 There are a couple of qualities that go into being a Project Manager such as, effectives communication skills, strong leadership, good decision making, ability to work with others and most of all technical expertise. I believe that being a project…   Read more»

]]> 5d59adfda4a6b35f05949790c2defdc7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17339/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:38:40 -0400 I do not understand why oral and written can both be defended in court. I assumed since a written agreement is a piece of paper and has signatures meaning that the terms written above are agreed with there is really…   Read more»

]]> 4f6e016de511eed80caa9c7c4567bf1f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17338/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:38:39 -0400 I agree because at first when I read what kbs27 said I was very confused because they used verbal and oral and I assumed they were both the same. But as you have stated they are not because verbal can…   Read more»

]]> 9286fb81b1ae725e289a5d20a5a21c25 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17336/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:38:38 -0400 When I first saw this class I thought it was going to be about medical devices and how to build them. But I had no idea it was going to be an entire course on how the real world would…   Read more»

]]> b66da252ec7f8dad28092445d33535e1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17251/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:57 -0400 I agree that in the real world not everything will work out the way you want it as in working with people you are friends with. But it is also important to work with people who you know you can…   Read more»

]]> bba8d3c10dcea3ff9f2da753bc1f32be https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17250/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:57 -0400 Since we are doing project-based organization it is very tough to answer this question. As the teams were made the project managers were given little time to go around and talk to each department and explain their project to them….   Read more»

]]> 7aaf40416edb4b3ada547be45a25b5c9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17246/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:55 -0400 My team has had our first in-person meeting this week and we went over the gantt chart and what exactly needs to be done first so the rest of the project can get going. For example the DID which is…   Read more»

]]> 227d9c31b52260b9faa4a78d9dbba9c9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17168/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:13 -0400 I agree with the idea of showing the buyers how to use the device while selling it to them. Companies cannot rely on the techs or even the surgeons to sit there and read how to use a device so…   Read more»

]]> f6d2163e05822d7d4a5369ef6697f6df https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17167/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:12 -0400 I do understand what you and Dr. Simon are saying but I get confused when it comes to situations the company cannot control. For example, medicines such as Tylenol or Advil are sold to the “normal” public which are not…   Read more»

]]> 0ebd42d52454cca5e277f18ab4d8ed88 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17148/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:03 -0400 I understand the point Dr. Simon, but I would hope the surgeon and the techs know the risks of each item they use. They do not have to read it in the middle of the surgery but they should prior…   Read more»

]]> 07bf2ff1e1bd94fa98dd1487706c4bee https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17037/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:36:09 -0400 I agree with this point. When it becomes too much for the company they use the design controls as something they just need to get done, they do not use it to benefit their product. It becomes tedious work instead…   Read more»

]]> d623a16d025aec3ac7d316a1748523be https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17033/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:36:07 -0400 I have not created a Gantt Chart in industry but I did have to create one for my Capstone class at NJIT. I also had to create one very early on in the project and I believe this made it…   Read more»

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