Diagnostic Health & Fitness Technician

Diagnostic, Health and Fitness Technician AA Degree Program Outcomes

1. Graduates will promote the health and fitness of clients by using and articulating their understanding of the American College of Sports Medicine, (ACSM) guidelines for personal trainers characteristics and needs to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for all clients.
2. Graduates will understand content knowledge in health and fitness assessment by knowing the essential concepts, inquiry tools, and structure of content areas, including academic subjects, and identifying resources to deepen their understanding.
3. Graduates will identify and explain the importance of appropriate training techniques and theories as an important client management tool.
4. Graduates will identify and explain nutrition, health and safety practices and procedures appropriate for use when training clients.
5. Graduates will identify and conduct themselves as members of the health and fitness profession by knowing and using ethical guidelines and other professional standards related to health and fitness practices as detailed by the ACSM.

Diagnostic, Health and Fitness Technician Certificate Program Outcomes

1. Graduates will promote the health and fitness of clients by using and articulating their understanding of the American College of Sports Medicine, (ACSM) guidelines for personal trainers characteristics and needs to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for all clients.
2. Graduates will understand content knowledge in health and fitness assessment by knowing the essential concepts, inquiry tools, and structure of content areas, including academic subjects, and identifying resources to deepen their understanding.
3. Graduates will identify and explain the importance of appropriate training techniques and theories as an important client management tool.
4. Graduates will identify and explain nutrition, health and safety practices and procedures appropriate for use when training clients.
5. Graduates will identify and conduct themselves as members of the health and fitness profession by knowing and using ethical guidelines and other professional standards related to health and fitness practices as detailed by the ACSM.

Core Abilities Outcomes

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking:
Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop beliefs that lead to action.

Responsibility:
Graduates will be able to respond by examining the relationship between self, community, and environments, evaluating potential impacts and consequences of actions, and making choices and contributions based on that examination and evaluation.

Information Competency:
Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.

Effective Communication:
Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Multiculturalism:
Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures and experiences and the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to engage others with civility and empathy.