TECHNICAL APPLICATION'S IMPACT
task one
Provide a forecast of what the workforce demand would be over a five-year period to produce and market your team’s technical application or process. Include the impact such production would have on the marketplace.
Over a five-year period, the workforce demand would be relatively large. To begin, our team would initiate the project by registering our company with the US Small Business Administration, and we would gather investors to provide legitimacy and capital. To protect our product from theft, a utility patent would need to be acquired from the USPTO. In the first year, a group of about twenty designers and engineers would be hired to finish designing the structure, software, and aesthetic aspects of the product. Once a satisfactory product had been designed, production would begin. This point would require about $175,000 to produce the injection molds necessary to create the product; this capital would come from the aforementioned investors. To begin, a small amount of about forty workers would be needed to assist the production process. About ten workers would also be needed to test the products to make sure that they work and are easy to use. Finally, once a "final version" of the product is completed (probably at the start of year three), the production process would need to move to a larger facility. Here, about 200 workers would build and package the products. Around 25 marketers would be employed to advertise the product to the public. Now that there are quite a few employees, it would be necessary to bring in more administration: managers, financial officers, executives, etc. By the end of year five, there should be around 500 people employed for Lifeline.
Depending on how successful the company is, it could be necessary to expand even further. Many factories could be created with hundreds of workers in order to keep up with the demand. This production would have a large impact on the marketplace, especially because elderly people would use the product the most; as the baby boomer generation enters old age, the next 30 years will behold the largest elderly population in the history of the U.S. Accordingly, our product would take a prime position in the US marketplace and greatly affect it; our product would both fulfill consumer needs and alleviate unemployment.
Over a five-year period, the workforce demand would be relatively large. To begin, our team would initiate the project by registering our company with the US Small Business Administration, and we would gather investors to provide legitimacy and capital. To protect our product from theft, a utility patent would need to be acquired from the USPTO. In the first year, a group of about twenty designers and engineers would be hired to finish designing the structure, software, and aesthetic aspects of the product. Once a satisfactory product had been designed, production would begin. This point would require about $175,000 to produce the injection molds necessary to create the product; this capital would come from the aforementioned investors. To begin, a small amount of about forty workers would be needed to assist the production process. About ten workers would also be needed to test the products to make sure that they work and are easy to use. Finally, once a "final version" of the product is completed (probably at the start of year three), the production process would need to move to a larger facility. Here, about 200 workers would build and package the products. Around 25 marketers would be employed to advertise the product to the public. Now that there are quite a few employees, it would be necessary to bring in more administration: managers, financial officers, executives, etc. By the end of year five, there should be around 500 people employed for Lifeline.
Depending on how successful the company is, it could be necessary to expand even further. Many factories could be created with hundreds of workers in order to keep up with the demand. This production would have a large impact on the marketplace, especially because elderly people would use the product the most; as the baby boomer generation enters old age, the next 30 years will behold the largest elderly population in the history of the U.S. Accordingly, our product would take a prime position in the US marketplace and greatly affect it; our product would both fulfill consumer needs and alleviate unemployment.
task two
Give two examples of undergraduate or graduate degree programs in science or engineering that directly relate to your team's NCT technical application. For each program, be sure to include the following: the URL address of the institution, the department (for example, chemical engineering, electronic engineering) where the program is offered, and a brief description of the program of study.
Our NCT technical application is “Patient Monitoring Equipment”. One can major in the undergraduate program Biomedical Engineering Technology (BET) in order to learn how to develop patient-monitoring equipment. Pennsylvania State University offers an undergraduate degree in Associate in Engineering Technology degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology in their department of engineering technology at http://bulletins.psu.edu/undergrad/programs/associates/B/2%20BET. The program at Pennsylvania State University is coordinated by Professor Myron Hartman and teaches the application, operation, installation, acceptance testing, preventive maintenance, performance assurance, and safety inspections (PMs) on select medical devices. The classroom and laboratory portions of this major focus on electronically and PC-based medical devices for patient monitoring and life-support equipment. Students are then exposed to a much broader spectrum of medical equipment through a 400-hour (ten-week) practical internship in an approved health care facility. In addition, BETs may be involved in equipment and technology management programs, the selection and installation of medical equipment, manufacturer and FDA recalls of medical devices, quality improvement programs, and training programs for hospital personnel in the safe and proper use of medical equipment. To achieve this undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology, one needs to attain the minimum of 71 credits, which most often take 4 years of undergraduate college.
Subsequently, Brown University offers PhD graduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering: Patient Monitoring Equipment in the department of the Center for Biomedical Engineering at http://www.brown.edu/academics/biomedical-engineering/node/16. Biomedical engineering:Patient Monitoring Equipment focuses on biosensors and bio-platforms and the rise of miniaturization of highly complex biomedical devices. For this graduate degree, students conduct extensive research and develop new products including diagnostic devices, miniaturized on-chip implants, high-speed information-processing chips, and novel materials technology. Students also learn at teaching hospitals to get involved with their area of focus, which is in this case biosensors and bio-platforms. A variety of classroom courses are also offered for this focus, including biomaterials, transport and bio-transport processes, bioinstrumentation, photonics and biophotonics, and biomechanics. To receive a PhD in biomedical engineering, students must complete 3 years of full-time studying, 8 tuition units, and 6 upper-level courses, as well as attend seminars, pass the qualifying exam, and submit a thesis to the thesis advisory committee.
Our NCT technical application is “Patient Monitoring Equipment”. One can major in the undergraduate program Biomedical Engineering Technology (BET) in order to learn how to develop patient-monitoring equipment. Pennsylvania State University offers an undergraduate degree in Associate in Engineering Technology degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology in their department of engineering technology at http://bulletins.psu.edu/undergrad/programs/associates/B/2%20BET. The program at Pennsylvania State University is coordinated by Professor Myron Hartman and teaches the application, operation, installation, acceptance testing, preventive maintenance, performance assurance, and safety inspections (PMs) on select medical devices. The classroom and laboratory portions of this major focus on electronically and PC-based medical devices for patient monitoring and life-support equipment. Students are then exposed to a much broader spectrum of medical equipment through a 400-hour (ten-week) practical internship in an approved health care facility. In addition, BETs may be involved in equipment and technology management programs, the selection and installation of medical equipment, manufacturer and FDA recalls of medical devices, quality improvement programs, and training programs for hospital personnel in the safe and proper use of medical equipment. To achieve this undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology, one needs to attain the minimum of 71 credits, which most often take 4 years of undergraduate college.
Subsequently, Brown University offers PhD graduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering: Patient Monitoring Equipment in the department of the Center for Biomedical Engineering at http://www.brown.edu/academics/biomedical-engineering/node/16. Biomedical engineering:Patient Monitoring Equipment focuses on biosensors and bio-platforms and the rise of miniaturization of highly complex biomedical devices. For this graduate degree, students conduct extensive research and develop new products including diagnostic devices, miniaturized on-chip implants, high-speed information-processing chips, and novel materials technology. Students also learn at teaching hospitals to get involved with their area of focus, which is in this case biosensors and bio-platforms. A variety of classroom courses are also offered for this focus, including biomaterials, transport and bio-transport processes, bioinstrumentation, photonics and biophotonics, and biomechanics. To receive a PhD in biomedical engineering, students must complete 3 years of full-time studying, 8 tuition units, and 6 upper-level courses, as well as attend seminars, pass the qualifying exam, and submit a thesis to the thesis advisory committee.
task three
Develop an idea for a new science and/or engineering degree program that might emerge given the advancements in scientific knowledge that the team has identified. Provide a title and 100-word description of this new degree program.
Title: Biomedical Computer Science
This degree would combine the information learned from a Computer Science degree with the information learned from a Biomedical Engineering degree. Students would learn how to create computer programs as well as electronic devices. Students would also take an advanced course in biology and biomedical engineering in order to learn how to develop medical products such as heart pacers and defibrillators. The combination of these two disciplines would allow students to develop our product and products like it because it would teach students the science behind diseases and allow them to create medical devices with computer programs to detect them.
Title: Biomedical Computer Science
This degree would combine the information learned from a Computer Science degree with the information learned from a Biomedical Engineering degree. Students would learn how to create computer programs as well as electronic devices. Students would also take an advanced course in biology and biomedical engineering in order to learn how to develop medical products such as heart pacers and defibrillators. The combination of these two disciplines would allow students to develop our product and products like it because it would teach students the science behind diseases and allow them to create medical devices with computer programs to detect them.