Fitness and wellness concepts will be emphasized within the Health BS Fitness program.
Objective
Fitness For Living
Students in the Health BS Fitness program will be able to demonstrate an understanding of physical conditioning in each of the five dimensions of health related physical fitness: 1) Aerobic capacity (cardiovascular fitness), 2) Body composition, 3) Flexibility, 4) Muscular strength, and 5) Muscular endurance.
Indicator
Fitness Plan
A common embedded portion of the Fitness for Living (215) assignments/exams will require students to demonstrate an understanding of physical conditioning in each of the five dimensions of health related physical fitness developed by the faculty. 1) Aerobic capacity (cardiovascular fitness) 2) Body composition 3) Flexibility 4) Muscular strength 5) Muscular endurance
Criterion
Fitness Plan Assessment
Students must score at least 70% correct on the common embedded exam assessing for understanding of the five dimensions of health related physical fitness.
Finding
Fitness For Living
80% of the students met the target of 70% on the exam, assessing for understanding of the five dimensions of health related physical fitness. 20% of the students failed to demonstrate an understanding of this concept.
Action
Fitness For Living
After a review of the current performance of students on the five dimensions of health related to physical fitness exam, 20% of the students did not meet the target. Emerging weaknesses that were identified with in the students work were failure to comprehend written information and application of content. The program faculty have decided to include at least two additional required common embedded assignments in the Health core courses to address these areas of short-fall.
Goal
Communication Skills
Communications skills will be emphasized in the Health BS Fitness program.
Objective
Effective Communication
Health BS Fitness students will be able to communicate effectively the role of the health educator as well as the skills required for that role.
Indicator
Oral And Written Communication Evaluation
Using a common rubric developed by the faculty, students will be required to write a two-page paper explaining the role of the health educator as well as the skills required for that role.
Criterion
Communication Skills
Students must communicate effectively the role of the health educator as well as the skills required for that role in the common embedded written paper assignment.
Finding
Communication
90% of the students met the target of correctly communicating the role of the health educator as well as the skills required for that role on the writing assignment. 10% of the students did not meet the target.
Action
Communication
After a review of the current performance of students on the communication skills assignment, the program faculty have decided that more focus and emphasis should be placed on mechanics, grammar, sentence construction, and basic presentation skills. Health core courses will include at least two common embedded oral and written assignments/projects that will address these short-falls of the students (10%) that did not meet the target.
Goal
Ethical Behavior
The Health BS Fitness Program will emphasize ethical behavior.
Objective
Ethical Conduct
Students in the Health BS Fitness Program will be able to define ethics and apply the Code of Ethics for the Health Education Profession.
Indicator
Ethical Assessment
As developed by the faculty, a common embedded portion of the HED 160 course will require students to define code of ethics and apply the Code of Ethics for the Health Education Professor. The Code of Ethics for the Health Profession was developed by the American Public Health Association.
Criterion
Ethics
Students must score at least 80% correct on the common embedded code of ethics tests and assignments.
Finding
Ethics
85% of the students met the 80% target on the embedded code of ethics assignments. 10% of the students exceeded the target and 5% of the students did not meet the target of 80%.
Action
Ethics
After a review of the findings the faculty have decided to continue to include embedded code of ethics assignments/tasks. 5% of the students did not meet the target set for the ethical goal. Weaknesses in their work centered on lack of understanding and application of code of ethics. In an effort to address these weaknesses all core health classes will have at least three required code of ethics activities that students must perform correctly in an effort to improve these areas of concerns expressed by the faculty.