Cesar Martinez
🎓 Capstone Project

Personal Health Coach Platform: An Integrated Digital Health Optimization System

Cesar Martinez
INFM480: Capstone Project for IT & Informatics
Digital Health & AI-Driven Personalization

Project Overview

This capstone project addresses the growing need for affordable, accessible, and integrated personal health coaching. Traditional coaching services offer tailored guidance but remain out of reach for many due to high costs and fragmented digital tools.

The proposed Personal Health Coach Platform consolidates multiple health markers including blood work results, macro- and micronutrient intake, sleep patterns, and wearable device data into a unified system. Using rule-based algorithms and an AI chatbot module, the platform delivers personalized recommendations, trend detection, and health risk alerts.

The project combines a mixed-methods research approach (survey-based data collection) with conceptual system design and low-fidelity prototype evaluation to validate user needs and platform feasibility.

Deliverables

Project Proposal

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Capstone Proposal
Full project proposal including background, objectives, methodology, and references.
Proposal

Week 1 Deliverables

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Project Scope
Finalized project scope, objectives, and system definition.
Week 1
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Research Plan
Initial research plan and health metric framework for the platform.
Week 1

Week 2 Deliverables

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Literature Review
Comprehensive literature review covering health metrics, AI, and digital health systems.
Week 2
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Personas
User personas representing key target users of the platform.
Week 2
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Storyboards
Storyboard scenarios illustrating user interaction with the system.
Week 2
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Stakeholder Map
Stakeholder analysis identifying key groups and engagement strategies.
Week 2

Week 3 Deliverables

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Finalized Questionnaire
Revised questionnaire aligned with the project’s health data, AI, and user adoption goals.
Week 3
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Site Structure
Hierarchy map showing the platform’s top-level sections, subsections, and navigation structure.
Week 3
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User Task List
Structured list of user roles, tasks, motivations, and high-level steps within the platform.
Week 3
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Success Measurements
Project success criteria including objectives, metrics, target benchmarks, and measurement methods.
Week 3

Week 4 Deliverables

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Midterm Demo
Recorded demonstration of the Personal Health Coach Platform, including dashboard, health metrics, and personalized recommendations.
Week 4

Week 5 Deliverables

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Database Design
Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) and relational database design for the Personal Health Coach Platform.
Week 5

Week 7 Deliverables

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Usability Testing Report
Report summarizing test goals, methods, participant profiles, usability findings, issues, and recommendations.
Week 7

Week 8 Deliverables

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Final Capstone Demo
Final demonstration of the Personal Health Coach Platform, including full system functionality, improvements, and final features.
Week 8

Week 4: Midterm Demo

Capstone Midterm Demo

Demonstration of the Personal Health Coach Platform, including dashboard, health metrics, and personalized recommendations.

Week 8: Final Demo

Final Capstone Demo

Final demonstration of the Personal Health Coach Platform showcasing completed features, system improvements, and full user flow.

Technologies

⚛️ React
🐍 Python
🗄️ SQL Database
🤖 AI Chatbot API
📋 Google Forms / Qualtrics
📉 SPSS / Excel

Project Schedule

Week 1
Finalize scope, research questions, and literature review
Week 2
Complete literature review and finalize survey instrument
Week 3
Distribute survey and begin data collection
Week 4
Analyze survey data (descriptive statistics, correlation analysis)
Week 5
Design system architecture and wireframes
Week 6
Develop prototype logic and AI chatbot framework
Week 7
Evaluate prototype and draft final report
Week 8
Final revisions, presentation preparation, and submission