Empathize
Empathize
Students will engage with community partners and innovators in fitness technology to empathize with diverse wellness needs, crafting interview questions and conducting conversations that inspire their project vision.
Days 1 - 2
45 min over capacity (60 min available across 2 days)
Critique
Critique
Students will participate in structured feedback sessions to refine their wearable fitness tracker designs, focusing on integrating insights from personal data collected during previous phases to enhance functionality and user experience.
Day 7
60 min over capacity (30 min available across 1 day)
Notice & Reflect
Notice & Reflect
Students will engage in a gallery walk, sharing their final biomedical engineering projects and fitness trackers, while reflecting on their learning journey and predicting how their innovations can impact personal and community wellness, effectively synthesizing insights for future projects.
Day 8
15 min over capacity (30 min available across 1 day)
Empathize
Days 1–2
Day 1
Meet Fitness Users
Launch
60m
Day 2
Exploring FITT Principles for Personal Goals
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Define
Days 3–3
Day 3
Define Fitness Challenge
Deliverable
Ideate
Days 4–4
Day 4
Wearable Fitness Concepts
Deliverable
Draft
Days 5–5
Day 5
Iterate Wearable Prototype
Deliverable
Test
Days 6–6
Day 6
Wearable Solution Showcase
Assessment
2m
Critique
Days 7–7
Day 7
Wearable Tracker Showcase
Assessment
90m
Notice & Reflect
Days 8–8
Day 8
Gallery Walk Prep
Launch
45m
June 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
15
Day 1
Empathize
Meet Fitness Users
16
Day 2
Exploring FITT Principles for Personal Goals
22
Day 3
Define
Define Fitness Challenge
23
Day 4
Ideate
Wearable Fitness Concepts
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
29
Day 5
Draft
Iterate Wearable Prototype
30
Day 6
Test
Wearable Solution Showcase
6
Day 7
Critique
Wearable Tracker Showcase
7
Day 8
Notice & Reflect
Gallery Walk Prep