Actually, since this is a Biotech company, QA definitely needs to keep tight controls, since they will need to ensure that it stays within its "validated" state. If it doesn't and the product is used or sold, there are some very serious reprocusions from the FDA. Take a look at the ISPE web site for software development and validation.
Good luck...
There are a number of software packages in the public eye, but like everything else, you need to really define the purpose.
If the purpose is just to get the right answer to a question, then Maxima or some other CAS systems will work. However, it is good to use to get the right answer and then go off and determine the method to get to the answer. (This was my failing)
If the purpose is to truly learn, then do not use the computer as a crutch. In the real world, most of the time you will have this crutch, but if you are going into the engineering fields, licensure as an engineer requires you to use simple calculators, nothing more.
Remember, on any computer system Garbage in = Garbage Out.
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Actually, since this is a Biotech company, QA definitely needs to keep tight controls, since they will need to ensure that it stays within its "validated" state. If it doesn't and the product is used or sold, there are some very serious reprocusions from the FDA. Take a look at the ISPE web site for software development and validation. Good luck...
There are a number of software packages in the public eye, but like everything else, you need to really define the purpose.
If the purpose is just to get the right answer to a question, then Maxima or some other CAS systems will work. However, it is good to use to get the right answer and then go off and determine the method to get to the answer. (This was my failing)
If the purpose is to truly learn, then do not use the computer as a crutch. In the real world, most of the time you will have this crutch, but if you are going into the engineering fields, licensure as an engineer requires you to use simple calculators, nothing more.
Remember, on any computer system Garbage in = Garbage Out.