Based on a 18 week course with a week removed for vacation or other holidays
18 week course
Day 1: 45 minutes
Day 2: Lab days 3 hours
Week 1
Day 1: Introductions and What is Wearable Technology? Discussion
Assignment: Discussion: Is the Rise of Wearable Electronics Finally Here?
Day 2: Module 1: LEDs & Breadboard
Week 2
Day 1: Assignment presentations and Discussion on What is Wearable Technology
Day 2: Module 2: Soft Circuits
Week 3
Day 1: Assignment presentations and Assignment: Discussion: Connect or Disconnect?
Day 2: Module 3a: Intro to Arduino
Week 4
Day 1: Discussion: Vision of Tomorrow
Day 2: Module 3b: Basics in Pseudocode
Assignment: Pseudocode and Circuit Practice
Week 5
Day 1: Assignment discussion and Basics in Programming
Day 2: Module 4: Basics in Programming Continued
Assignment: Understanding Programming
Week 6
Day 1: Assignment discussion and Code Review Slides
Day 2: Module 5: Introduction to SquareWear
Assignment: Music Box DIY Tune
Week 7
Day 1: Assignment presentations and What is Technology's Role in Health?
Day 2: Module 6: LEDs and NeoPixels Responding to Sound
Week 8
Day 1: Assignment presentations and Money No Object: Craft + Technology Residency
Day 2: Module 7: Exploring Other Sensors
Assignment: Working with other sensors
Week 9
Day 1: Assignment presentations and Module 8: Pitch and Planning
Day 2: Develop Final Project Idea
Assignment: Create final project draft
Week 10
Day 1: Discuss final project idea with a classmate. Give suggestions
Day 2: Finalize Final Project
Assignment: Create Draft of Pitch
Week 11
Day 1: Practice Pitches with a classmate and modify pitches
Assignment: Create pitch
Day 2: Final Project Pitches
Week 12
Day 1: Start creating Design Documents
Assignment: Create Design Documents :including a budget/list of required materials/components and a timeline of weekly milestones.
Day 2: Design Documents
Week 13
Day 1: Open Lab
Day 2: Open Lab
Week 14
Day 1: Open Lab
Day 2: Open Lab
Week 15
Day 1: Open Lab
Day 2: Open Lab
Week 16
Day 1: Open Lab
Day 2: Open Lab
Week 17
Day 1: Final Project Presentations
Day 2: Final Project Presentations