I do agree to a certain extent that marketing has a manipulative aspect to it, but it depends on the product. Manipulation implies there is deceit behind the veil of the advertisement. If a company is hiding unfavorable side effects…   Read more»

One popular trend in the social media era of today is marketing products through popular influencers on various sites. This is probably most prevalent on Instagram where people can seamlessly integrate certain products into their everyday photo posts. Many times…   Read more»

Partnerships are sometimes a good idea, but you need a strong foundation to build off of. All throughout college you are apart of different class projects in which you must rely on people to make certain decisions and complete certain…   Read more»

There are several key differences between public and private companies. Public companies can be owned by an almost unlimited amount of shareholders and stocks are traded publicly on the stock market. Owners of this stock may receive dividends for each…   Read more»

I think it all comes down to the type of person you inherently are: risk-averse tolerant. This is usually applied when talking about investing in money, but can also be applied here when undertaking a business venture. Like you said,…   Read more»

I think the best way to ensure Document Control requirements are fulfilled is to train the engineers to those high standards as soon as they start working. I know when i first started working I had to thoroughly read a…   Read more»

I work for a company that was audited for several months and it was a very stressful time for not only Quality and Regulatory, but for basically every department. It is a complete effort to comply with the demands of…   Read more»

I currently work for a mid-size medical device company and while I do not think there is technically bad blood between Quality and the other departments, tensions sometimes escalate. I am in the manufacturing department and often times there are…   Read more»

As stated before there are many reasons for a recall to occur. From personal experience I do not think it is the FDAs fault most of the time. The only reason it would be is a lack of auditing a…   Read more»

Device: Antibiotic-Releasing Hip Stem Type: Combination of a device (hip stem component) and a drug (antibiotic component) but the primary mode of action is as the hip implant. This product will then need a Request For Designation (RFD) to allocate…   Read more»

I do agree that the FDA is strict to an almost oppressive extent, but given the types of products they are dealing with, it makes sense. The rigorous and lengthy process of releasing a new product to the public ensures…   Read more»

As mentioned in Dr.Simon’s lecture on managing a research project, there are several key steps to follow if you are going to complete it successfully. The Initiating Phase would consist of a lot of the literature searches and background knowledge…   Read more»

Obviously, a lot of people are saying they would prefer to conduct research which they will see implemented in their lifetime, if not within a decade or so. This is known as instant gratification and is the enemy to long-term…   Read more»

I work in Industry currently so I’ll talk a little about the pros and cons of research on that side of the spectrum. There are definitely some pros such as working on more feasible and short-term projects which may be…   Read more»

As mentioned in Dr.Simon’s lecture on managing a research project, there are several key steps to follow if you are going to complete it successfully. The Initiating Phase would consist of a lot of the literature searches and background knowledge…   Read more»

I have seen many case studies on Engineering Ethics in which managers have not heeded the device of their underlying engineers, such as the Challenger disaster. I think in order for a manager to really perform their duties well, they…   Read more»

The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is probably the first thing you should do when working on the Planning Phase. This is a very broad outline but it still lays the framework for the entire project. It is also versatile in…   Read more»

I do not think that missing milestones is necessarily a failure. To me, milestones are sort of like soft checkpoints in a project. You should do everything in your power to make sure that the certain set of tasks is…   Read more»

It all depends what you define as “Engineering Student” because that could mean Undergraduate or Graduate studies. In terms of the early years studying as an undergrad, I would probably advise to pursue some type of job within the department…   Read more»

This is something I have also struggled with, as someone who is currently in the Industry and also working towards a Master’s Degree (MS) in Biomedical Engineering. Specifically, I am working as a Co-op, which is allowing me to gain…   Read more»