Assisting student's health consciousness by the use of wearable device

In order to achieve the goal of the efficient and more productive education for university students, this study has presumed as the first step toward the goal that the maintenance of students' health consciousness to a certain level is a bottom line. Since wristband-type wearable devices, one of IoT (Internet of Things) devices are getting popular on campus, this study has implemented a monitoring system using the devices for the purpose of assisting students' health consciousness. One example of the experimental results shows that a student has successfully improved his BMI (Body Mass Index) by 2.48 from 30.6 in 12 weeks. The implemented system allows sharing vital data sensed from wearable devices so that peer support becomes possible and the student's engagement in health consciousness is maintained. This study in the three-year research project from 2016 shows what is implemented in the system to share vital data obtained from wristband-type wearable devices and the successful result of a student's usage.