Managing Diversity in the Elderly CareLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Upon completion of the course, the students will know how to:
- Apply different models and paradigms of management
- The meanings of diversity management, its viewpoints and backgrounds
- Manage diverse work communities, considering the specific characteristics of the organisation and its services
- Apply multiprofessional collaboration in service management

Content

- Development models of management
- Management paradigms as a part of management
- Diversity Management
- Management of multiprofessional collaboration

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students know how to:
- Identify and describe the special features of the organisation from the point of view of diversity and management
- Identify and describe appropriate management models and paradigms in managing diversity
- Use the indicators assessing strategic actions in the management
- Describe and explain the meaning of multiprofessional approach in managing versatile work communities
-Act in accordance with the ethical principles of the elderly care and equality

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students know how to:
- Analyse and justify the particular features of different organisations and services from the perspective of diversity management
- Choose and apply appropriate management starting points, paradigms and models in managing diversity
- Analyse and apply multiprofessional collaboration in the management of diverse workplaces
- Analyse and implement the ethical principles of care of older people and equality in management of care of older people

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students know how to:
- Critically and evaluate in a goal oriented manner the particular features of different organisations and services from the perspective of diversity management
- Critically evaluate and develop in a purposeful manner management development models and paradigms in diversity management
- Critically evaluate and develop multiprofessional collaboration in the management of diverse workplaces
- Critically evaluate the implementation of the ethical principles of care of older people and equality in practise

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The students know how to:
- Identify and describe the particular features of different organisations and services from the perspective of diversity management
- Define and describe appropriate management development models and paradigms from the perspective of diversity management
- Define and depict the importance of multiprofessional collaboration when managing diverse workplaces
- Act in accordance to the ethical principles of care of older people and equality in management of care of older people