Program Overview 📖

1. Each student will have eight weeks to complete a project on their own.
2. Students will select a project to choose from a curated list of prompts that are similar to projects one may find at a Product Design internship.
3. There are no submissions in this program, Students are responsible for the work they show to their cohort, Buddies, and Mentors.
4. Students will fill up a design brief for their project that will help them better understand the problem, context, and necessary requirements for success.
5. Each project will follow a typical User-Centered Design (UCD) process:
   • Throughout the program, students will touch on each phase of the UCD process including problem definition, synthesis, ideation, and implementation.
   • Students can choose which phase they want to emphasize / prioritize on to reach their end goal of a final high fidelity design with the help of their buddies and mentors.
   • While the projects will follow a "typical" UCD process, not all projects are the same and some may present students with a different set of problems or challenges, requiring a different solution and process.
6. For each week:
   • Students are expected to show up to a critique session with their group, Buddy, and Mentor and present their deliverables.
   • Students will have 30 minute one on one meetings with their Buddies.
7. For every other week, students will have a 30 minute one on one meeting with their Mentors.
8. There will also be guest lectures and workshops throughout the program.
9. Throughout the program, students will have two reflection check-ins with their mentors to chat about their performance, reflect on their skills and growth, and talk about how they can improve for the future.

Group Logistics 🙌🏻

• The program will be split into groups of 3/4 students which assigned at the start of the program.