In last week’s lecture, we learned about the term Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which a hierarchical breakdown of tasks performed for the project and we learned about the importance of a Gantt Chart.

Suppose you are the project manager in charge of this week’s simulation. As a project manager, how would you break down the tasks performed for…[Read more]

In 2015, the FDA approved the ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System. This is a device that is a weight-loss system of a gastric balloon that occupies in the stomach. The system consists of two attached balloons that are filled and sealed separately. The device works by taking up space in the stomach, which makes the patient fill full and thereby…[Read more]

This week we learned about the importance of a Gantt chart and how it allows project managers to highlight the critical path of a project.

Think of a project that followed a specific Gantt chart. Share a time when you missed a milestone and how did your team explain this missed milestone to the project manager or professor. What did you and your…[Read more]

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 take part in many projects at NJIT. One of the projects was my capstone project, AudiQ. Unknowingly, we applied the broke down the p…[Read more]

Zoll LifeVest is a wearable cardioverter defibrillator to monitor and treat dangerous abnormally fast heart rhythms. These abnormal rhythms can lead to a complete absence of heartbeat and death if not treated. Thus the LifeVest treats abnormal rhythms by applying a high energy shock similar to that of a traditional defibrillator.

What FDA class…[Read more]

According to the FDA, general wellness products are “(1) intended for maintaining or encouraging a general state of health or a healthy activity or (2) an intended use that related the role of a healthy lifestyle with helping to reduce the risk or impact of certain chronic diseases or conditions.” The Center of Device and Radiology Health def…[Read more]

Fitbit is a consumer product that has the intention of tracking one’s daily fitness, heart rate, and blood pressure. However, there are people who filed a lawsuit against this company. The plaintiff David Urban bought a Fitbit PurePulse Tracker to monitor his heart rate while training for the marathon. Since Urban had a family history of heart d…[Read more]

In the article, FDA: Toxic Belladonna In Homeopathic Teething Product, the FDA found that Hyland’s homeopathic teething products had belladonna, which is a toxic chemical, a level far exceeding the amount claimed on the label and asked the Standard Homeopathic Company in Los Angeles to recall its product.

What design controls would this company h…[Read more]

From this week’s lecture, there are multiple steps in a project cycle. Describe a time when you took part in a project in industry or in school. What design controls did you take part in the project? Was your experience with a specific design control you worked in similar to what is described in the lecture? Do you think these 9 design controls a…[Read more]

From the lecture, there are 9 parts to design controls. Why is initiating a project idea the hardest part of project development? How does business and market research play an important role when initiating a project idea? What are some ways people with a project idea that they think are worth wild can convince their company or others to fund the project?

A Brooklyn startup company, Modern Meadows, has a technique to develop meat without killing any animals. The process they use to make this meat is by incorporating fetal bovine serum, which is the blood drawn from the fetus of a pregnant cow, usually collected by puncturing the heart. Moreover, if the in vitro meat were on sell today, a pound of…[Read more]

When you open your Google play store or Apple Store, you can find an app for everything, even things related for medical purposes, such as an app that measures blood pressure.
Moreover, the FDA has regulation for apps that are considered “mobile medical apps”. The FDA says that “mobile medical apps” is a mobile app that is intended “to be used as…[Read more]

When you open your Google play store or Apple Store, you can find an app for everything, even things related for medical purposes, such as an app that measures blood pressure.
Moreover, the FDA has regulation for apps that are considered “mobile medical apps”. The FDA says that “mobile medical apps” is a mobile app that is intended “to be used as…[Read more]