https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/ej851996/activity/ Activity feed for EJ851996. Sat, 16 May 2026 08:00:10 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 09f1bfd14d9efdec24cf9300ca66a529 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27766/ Mon, 01 May 2023 03:56:44 -0400 Good, cheap, and fast all three of them are necessary for establishing a clinical test. However, the clinical trial takes a lot of effort to accomplish. Making one of them perfect is difficult. Keeping three of them well in a…   Read more»

]]> 3cb7ac7cf57045210279e175a6e6067a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27756/ Mon, 01 May 2023 02:43:02 -0400 The inspection information about the company before placing the order. Where is the company, and does their product compliance the regulatory institution where we are? Some component concentrations might be illegal from country to country. And the most important in…   Read more»

]]> 1d1adf98699bdd1703b1b6da3e6d90ef https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27754/ Mon, 01 May 2023 01:59:16 -0400 Learning from failure is significant for a team to improve themself. How to avoid the same mistake is important for the company. The first time of mistake might be an accident but keep happening the same problem means something inside…   Read more»

]]> f03c75ebc354d453f290017ce19b4e9d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27659/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:36:51 -0400 Money always is the most important motivator for employees. But as we learned in class, giving too much money doesn’t help with motivating the employee. In my opinion, balancing life and job is the first-class factor in improving motivation. This…   Read more»

]]> 319d2771474f1e94c7414076e0bcdec8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27653/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 08:00:22 -0400 I believe that preventing demotivation from spreading inside the team is more important than recruiting new self-motivation employees. It is true that having more self-motivative employees in the team would improve the working environment. They will excite other co-workers to…   Read more»

]]> 8ea4b763db445bf4cc2ee6666f2bcb76 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27647/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:24:31 -0400 I feel people spend more time working just because they have to. More and more people are driven by responsibility but not by their own willingness. The schedule consists of continuous deadlines. I believe somebody still can finish the task…   Read more»

]]> e9c2f179e377c137e8e0fd8dad2e7ba5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27523/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 17:44:04 -0400 It’s hard to tell how much information should disclose in the long term. But I believe the insert package, for example, has included everything the public should know. The part that is hard to define is the manufacturing process or…   Read more»

]]> b1022b93f8207060fd28b6057bad5594 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27516/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:23:23 -0400 I decided to choose to have one backup vendor at first. I thought our company in the mini simulation was running out the budget. So I only chose one supplier besides Conmodics. The surface agent AND provides is most close…   Read more»

]]> a69c2479be03be0be3142db76387d3e6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27515/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:33:13 -0400 I think the company should put supplier diversity before cost saving. Although the verification is working well, having a backup plan is necessary. Everything is possible, even if the problem doesn’t arise inside the company. This might be similar to…   Read more»

]]> f95fbbf8cda735083692667b4ad110ca https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27339/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 22:18:16 -0400 I don’t have any working experience as a manager in the industry. But I used to attend a company cooperation project at my last university. Although it’s short, I learned a lot in that team. I believe both of them…   Read more»

]]> c49d1f6bd4fb8cb930b832093cc647b0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27338/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 21:49:57 -0400 As everyone mentioned above. Insufficient design control will result in a recall and law case. But I think insufficient design control is easily found before marketing the biomedical device. When the problem comes to the project team, the team needs…   Read more»

]]> ee75a288dd86e68411e01411e3543ae8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27335/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:59:18 -0400 I think that everyone involved in this project should attend the review meeting. It’s hard to always keep the design on trial, and it does not have to be a significant change. Members who participate in these little changes need…   Read more»

]]> 0dbddf9d6bdcc5a4de55f197e6c68cf9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27154/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:55:02 -0400 I prefer to ask all members to make a draft/note or record the result of every task. It doesn’t need to be a report or some format document to fill in. It can be a little paragraph about the task….   Read more»

]]> 7bcbc779b6ea5291f78ec0be1af36d39 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27153/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:37:47 -0400 I believe as a project manager, having the right to change the project if there is no significant change in the basic concept of the project. And as we learned in class, every change should be recorded. Stakeholders can the…   Read more»

]]> 130ba2332e8f0eb33f123b51b59a623f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27152/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:31:14 -0400 Having a flexible plan is better for all departments. Since we are not working with the machine, something always delays the procedure. However, a more flexible timeline means more cost for the project. The human resource and the storage of…   Read more»

]]> 24982454af0c7526d2e693d4c6e3f4a8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26963/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:59:59 -0500 The first thing to do is connect with the vendor to clarify where the problem is. Figuring out where does wrong is the most important thing. If the vendor can’t fix the problem, choosing the next vendor is the most…   Read more»

]]> 4515cdeb97511a07a88873884e49b588 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26961/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:32:54 -0500 I think this phenomenon results from people believing the animal was tortured before being sacrificed. In fact, researchers won’t give too much pain in the animal models. The additional pain would affect the experiment result. Another reason people feel negative…   Read more»

]]> b2fdb8d9fe0572deeee85c7bcc89494d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26958/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:41:27 -0500 I believe that the animal model still is necessary for medical device development. We’re indeed harvesting other lives for our own purpose. But completely stopping the animal test would cause disaster for the medical industry. An extreme example is that…   Read more»

]]> 84890f0a6fc288444d2085c1bb73f3f7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26834/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 03:36:09 -0500 I prefer to work remotely. It’s very convenient for me to arrange my time more flexibly. However, as mentioned above, it depends on the job type. Full-time remote working is available for some drawing or documentation jobs. But I believe…   Read more»

]]> 12fd101c79e2493c60c7bfc181f4f503 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26833/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 03:02:27 -0500 Developing a new digital medicare way is an innovative way. There must be a lot of problems that need to solve. However, I believe telehealth and digitalization are an advantage in the long term. Telehealth is beneficial for medical services…   Read more»

]]> 56c9b5059cc143a73ec57b3ee8ea9cc7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26832/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 02:15:28 -0500 I don’t think personal punishment is necessary. As the topic mentioned, there are several unexpected things that would happen and slow down the project process. The manager usually remains time for this situation on each task. But things sometimes still…   Read more»

]]> f52de1462a10aa99ee17bff2f6ca743a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26686/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:04:24 -0500 I didn’t work in the industry before, but I have worked in a lab as an assistant before. It was the time that the pandemic was most serious. We need to follow the policy of our university that controls members…   Read more»

]]> 1a88d5c671df3cff533f142a8175fa8e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26685/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 20:35:56 -0500 As Dr. Simon mentioned in the video, there are several ways to calculate the duration time in different breakdown structures. It helps a lot in calculating the total time cost for the whole project. However, the time cost for each…   Read more»

]]> 6ae4f3df4b458934e05bbd2a2780a526 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26684/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:19:45 -0500 I also agree that everything begins with money. If there is no money, nothing goes on. Placing profit before everything is how most companies work. Optimizing the process for the shortest time to gain profit is necessary at the planning…   Read more»

]]> 8aa0a0e153a0ed780b3a504a0f384335 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26619/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:57:13 -0500 I don’t work in the industry before. I only have a little working experience in academics as a research assistant. My job was to find the most stable method to condense the polymer. I need to optimize the process by…   Read more»

]]> 059d9d786fb8e407ac4d0f5fdbdb5559 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26618/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:39:18 -0500 I used to be one of the research assistants in an academic lab a few years ago. It was the most severe period of the pandemic then. Our university asked us to limit members to less than four a day…   Read more»

]]> 83323fbffd00116eb115ce862bc40063 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26617/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:08:21 -0500 Suppose that the idea is perfect and nobody has funded it yet. I think the company will apply for a patent first. Even though the company doesn’t have enough budget to initiate this project, applying for a patent can prevent…   Read more»

]]> 23de0ab03fe7f510b5c00aa1cb71b73d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26577/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:14:00 -0500 This week, we have our first group simulation. We suggested multiple modifications in the verification instruction at one time. The simulation worked, but Dr. Simon asked us to specify which step solved the problem.Suppose these modifications don’t cause too many…   Read more»

]]> fea71eee79e27887b920a83bc23c1ee5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26575/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:53:14 -0500 When I was looking at the simulation instructions, there were several ideas popped up in my mind. The first thing I suspect is, does the employee follow the instruction strictly? Then I will suspect that the sticker and bottle vendors…   Read more»

]]> 13dc256be9a98473b40dc4d1060e1a5e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26574/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 07:55:18 -0500 I agree that the company should hire more people to keep all projects working simultaneously. Keeping working at high intensity would result in lower performance and employee turnover. It is harmful to the reputation of the company, and it will…   Read more»

]]> 543f2f5abafdb216251d08dbb0c0b43c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26469/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:37:34 -0500 The common point of the project and functional organization-based companies is the team communication problem. A functional organization has everyone doing the same job and knowing little about other departments. A project organization group has all the necessary functions within…   Read more»

]]> 43589432311a161ba1634dc6908891b5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26468/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:56:31 -0500 Body abilities like the endocrine or neuro system would indeed affect appearance. But despite these conditions, I believe the leadership of being a manager depends on learning. The personality of a person is made of what he saw, learned, and…   Read more»

]]> 82156e9459789f5f750d0443c3dcefbc https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26466/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:15:32 -0500 I prefer the first working method for a project. I understand that every team member has their own expertise region. Giving tasks they are good at is a reasonable way to improve the working process. But the most project requires…   Read more»

]]> a8c07c7a7057dfd4dafcb15287be19a3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26387/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:55:08 -0500 As a project manager, the primary job is making the project process. Of course, talking to underperforming members and helping them is the first step. However, there are too many situations that a project manager can’t help. Therefore, distributing jobs…   Read more»

]]> 1a038c75a6a8f9abc723550f22e1e9f3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26386/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:17:52 -0500 Establishing a role in a project team at first is one of the most important things before the project starts. It is necessary for a project manager to find out who is responsible for and how to solve the problem…   Read more»

]]> 86c728019e4b0283bcf0d85be273e864 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26385/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:36:51 -0500 I agree that communication is the most critical skill for device design and development. There are too many examples of horizon discussions between engineers and clients. Another significant skill that I believe in is organization. As professor Simon mentioned in…   Read more»

]]> 19f0c68869370884326c92153447ada3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26359/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:01:36 -0500 The size of a project team depends on what kind of project it is. Moreover, people must sometimes cooperate with other project teams within a program. Commonly, people need to collaborate with others more than with a group. Therefore, some…   Read more»

]]> a055924cc9e2f62efeab8cc72d63a04d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26358/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:03:33 -0500 I would like to hold more group meetings when I am holding a group project or an assignment. Because most of the team works related to others, which leads to different deadlines within a group. The benefit of holding more…   Read more»

]]> 8ff555dfdb3591cbf4027ffa1d9c866a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26357/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:51:03 -0500 As everyone mentioned above, the ratio of success in 70:30 is not absolute. It depends on the project team size and what kind of project or program it is. The ability required between advertisement design and the medical device’s design…   Read more»

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