https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/veron_perez/activity/ Activity feed for veron_perez. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:39:12 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 05de88ee15d36a0836929f05fdcf0495 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27706/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:35:12 -0400 When placing a mass order for a project there are many different factors that go into making such a large purchase for a large quantity. The shape and design need to be verified to ensure that they are the correct…   Read more»

]]> 3de0d14239d1990f0fb7002dd28cc0eb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27705/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:34:44 -0400 An important factor when dealing with a large project is time and money and as mentioned previously the financial state of a project is very important. But as stated in the question, I do believe that good quality holds an…   Read more»

]]> ea053631487288f88231cfd99a2ed0ce https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27704/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:34:11 -0400 These results don’t really surprise me because when I look over them and reflect on myself, I can agree that these couple attributes would be important for me. Out of the results shown I would have to agree and say…   Read more»

]]> 82a287a69007730661350a5389b51a43 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27577/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:30:52 -0400 I do believe there is an air of peer pressure in the workplace. There seems to be a silent peer pressure to work as everyone else works and match their pace and timeline to not seem like the odd one…   Read more»

]]> 26da764bd3a2e357c311733b5a49c2dc https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27576/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:30:02 -0400 One important concept I learned in this class was communication is a key factor to any assignment and in some occasions may be harder to maintain than people originally believe. In this course there were multiple simulations in which we…   Read more»

]]> f62b6e535caf39599204ee83455b2f20 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27575/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:28:59 -0400 It is possible for a project to have more than one priority. When starting a project there will be one overall goal to complete and then this goal is sectioned into different pieces to make it more manageable and allows…   Read more»

]]> 8c18ba096aa45236d954bc14c3b14760 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27532/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:25:55 -0400 Communication ensures that there is nothing left to assume and everyone has a handle of what the other team is doing. It wouldn’t be a waste of precious time to ensure that the teams understand what the others are completing…   Read more»

]]> f00f6e1b86deaa2bc8d419c047631da6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27531/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:25:02 -0400 Hopefully an occurrence like this is not prevalent but in this case the best course of action may be to get another person to take up the role and its tasks. In some situations it may be very beneficial to…   Read more»

]]> e9783168c606b784c5d5993957190c91 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27530/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:24:18 -0400 Quality control may be conducted in larger companies and projects because the outcome has more on the line rather than small companies. In most cases the large companies are planning to sell a larger amount to the general public while…   Read more»

]]> c8aefc8b4c2a58cce3bffed039bbbcc3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27375/ Sun, 09 Apr 2023 04:48:18 -0400 The project manager should be involved in each aspect of the project so that they are able to make the major decisions. This doesn’t mean that the project manager should be on completing tasks in each aspect of the project…   Read more»

]]> 4f40d76ef9d515758e1c4e648cbb9c78 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27374/ Sun, 09 Apr 2023 04:47:28 -0400 An important benefit of an Engineering change order is that it allows the product development team to be on track and making sure that the product information is as accurate as possible. It may be tedious to put another set…   Read more»

]]> 0d27124e0ee78ae3512d17e82d86c22c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27373/ Sun, 09 Apr 2023 04:46:38 -0400 One of my most current experiences with dealing with a long term project would be my capstone project. And due to the fact that capstone was one of the first instances of a major timeline project for a majority of…   Read more»

]]> 08c53da537fedab100eb044a5053485c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27150/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:22:41 -0400 I think some of the most difficult parts of a project would be the initial stage and, like the previous comments, the research/clinical trials. The initial stage would be difficult because if part of the discussion it could be challenging…   Read more»

]]> 9aa07ae64a4c733199126ff29961d41c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27149/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:20:55 -0400 As the previous comments stated, it is better to have a more flexible plan that can adapt. Many projects won’t run completely to the plan, there will always be ups and downs. Even if there is risk management, there is…   Read more»

]]> 7a4793cbd5128d049977749bde3c9833 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27148/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:19:58 -0400 One way to ensure that the team is receiving the most complete and efficient solutions would be to ensure that each team member has the same information. One way to do this is to ensure that at the beginning meeting…   Read more»

]]> ebb2c91dc2e817874ca9d87deee13287 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27032/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 01:06:53 -0400 During my senior capstone project, we were assigned to have a mock design review project. In this project each team member was assigned a role like a moderator or a scribe to note down the criticisms of our design report….   Read more»

]]> d97cfd9dc4a8a97cd5ed2fbebb69e06f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27031/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 01:06:02 -0400 As others previously mentioned, the project manager now needs to focus on the research and development side of the project. There needs to be additional protocols as to why the balloon systems did not work. Additional tests need to be…   Read more»

]]> fae89d12aecd8439972ee77acfae392f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27029/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 01:04:18 -0400 When dealing with failures in testing, each aspect needs to be taken note of, to see how many different ways the project could have gone wrong. For example, in this simulation the main issues lay within the storage and contents…   Read more»

]]> 3638f02440f27935e5d25ca4f123091c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26848/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 04:29:23 -0500 The person who would have the most influence on the timeline would most likely be the person who assigned the timeline or in other words, the person who started the project. They would have the most influence because they are…   Read more»

]]> ce67c1e53abee41863f6adec7231c1ff https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26847/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 04:29:02 -0500 One way to improve this method for organizing tasks is to organize them by time, by using a Gantt Chart. In a Gantt chart, major steps of the project can be given their specific deadline and once that is decided…   Read more»

]]> 2585332b86185588b17dc65b17f68f3b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26846/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 04:26:00 -0500 A project manager must be able to lead the team and ensure each person is doing their necessary job to the best of their abilities. They must be able to have each person work well on their own as well…   Read more»

]]> ad853662bf8bdeb08ced2c0cac47d2e4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26694/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:36:11 -0500 First off, I would start by holding a team meeting. I would want each division/team member to clearly state what parts they were assigned/what they understood from them. From there I would speak to them about what the project goal…   Read more»

]]> 85e672febb7bc18db3d71dd3c5a162cc https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26693/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:27:30 -0500 Another way to brainstorm and assign tasks for a project would be taking the project in its entirety and separating parts from each other. For example, for my senior project we made the entire modeled figure and then separated it…   Read more»

]]> dd4e83d0cd91a5a5ef731cedb6d2b61c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26692/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:57:07 -0500 Hello Everyone ! 
My name is Veronica Perez, I am currently completing my Masters at NJIT in BME while also doing research. Attached is my Linkedin Profile link. 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-perez-7782b4172/ 
I look forward to connecting with you!
 

]]> 6fe4c69bf882fbdfe7c63779b93289d7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26638/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:07:27 -0500 My research lab also uses Slack as communication and one disadvantage I find with it is that on the current plan, messages are deleted after a certain amount of days. It makes it much harder to go back to an…   Read more»

]]> 219982c0c55d0053120897c1695fdb35 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26637/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:06:37 -0500 I haven’t had the opportunity to work with a company, much less if they are a large or small company. But I am currently a part of a research lab on campus. I came into the lab and there was…   Read more»

]]> 0b52ed53e1117f9a2177f25811d4eb64 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26636/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:05:22 -0500 One way as a project manager that I would try to ensure work-life balance would be by putting a stop/ensuring that the work day is over at a certain time and to ensure no contact with the team unless it…   Read more»

]]> abf2e1fcaf93a07bc354cec60eb3e33d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26608/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:08:05 -0500 I haven’t had the opportunity to work in industry but from my time in group work environments as well as research, I would say that interpersonal skills are important to be successful. Interpersonal skills can pertain to the ability to…   Read more»

]]> e1fd16fbfe93757cc766e0b53fdcda25 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26607/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:06:29 -0500 One of the times where I had to reevaluate my emotional intelligence was probably during my senior capstone project. Even though my group members and I were part of the same major we hardly had similar classes together so I…   Read more»

]]> d67149c3d99e5983d8857a83a709d8c1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26589/ Sun, 12 Feb 2023 05:54:03 -0500 I believe that companies should keep all projects regardless of priority because it could make them more successful in the long run. Having more employees would mean that more people would be able to help the company grow and expand…   Read more»

]]> 93ce6cd65a36d2300429e05331416cb8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26473/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:08:36 -0500 There will be times when it will be difficult to see eye to eye with another team member and it will be difficult to agree on how they can complete a task. There are potential ways to deal with another…   Read more»

]]> 5783736432a83ef640f414f80c437ff9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26472/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:06:55 -0500 There are multiple things to keep track of as a project manager and there are people that depend on project managers for advice on how to continue. And all in all it can get very daunting and the tasks and…   Read more»

]]> 097e71eaef203c60a2def02e863d1dd9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26471/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:05:32 -0500 It can take a decent amount of skills and time to become a good project manager, and there is no such thing as a perfect project manager. Once someone rises to the position of project manager there will be trials…   Read more»

]]> e1ce78ef8b43f266e53940dd16c0b93c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26457/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:37:32 -0500 On some occasions in research, a project or experiment may be delayed due to availability of products which in some cases cannot be helped. But when possible depending on the materials needed, we could ask to borrow items from other…   Read more»

]]> b4cd222f819d86773c256b3698ab6cc1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26456/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:36:17 -0500 Project deadlines are crucial for any project because the deadline is not only for the team but as well as the customer so it needs to be accurate and met accordingly. It needs to be discussed toward the very beginning…   Read more»

]]> d1b2e7bea4793a5a1cf371479998dd5c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26455/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:35:14 -0500 I don’t really agree with the notion that there are ‘born leaders.’ I do believe that some people are better suited for leadership roles than others. This may continue with the idea of nature vs nurture. I do agree that…   Read more»

]]> d5f04c9ea105fc784bae0bd25b4a337e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26382/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 03:15:54 -0500 Communication is a very important aspect of working on a project. Other important attributes someone would need before starting a project is time management, teamwork, and organizational skills. There will be a lot of tasks to be done in a…   Read more»

]]> e2ffb90f6d65f9f63bf409e12a04441c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26381/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 03:12:39 -0500 In the aspect of the labeling issue, I believe that the company may need to both recall the items and work on improving the production methods. Many devices need warnings or instructions on how to use them. Labels also ensure…   Read more»

]]> 0929b255b013fc6d3c048a4cb3308e36 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26380/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 03:09:55 -0500 I would rather work in a small team rather than a large one. Within teams, there needs to be constant communication to ensure that each person knows what needs to be done and in what time frame. I believe that…   Read more»

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