Responsible Management in Social and Health Care Services (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The student can work as a manager, anticipating the forthcoming changes in the field of social and health care services, and following the principles of collective advantage as well as social, environmental and economic responsibility. He/she is familiar with the legislation regulating responsible management and is able to make fair supervisory decisions in the key areas of human resource and operational management. As the employer’s representative, the student promotes responsibility, equality and fairness, and is able to find solutions for ethical conflicts within the organization. The student understands that ethical conduct in the workplace increases well-being, profitability, and the personnel’s trust in the management.

Content

- Authentic and ethical leadership
- Public sector management principles and values
- Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development
- Labour legislation and collective agreements
- Workplace atmosphere in a successful organization
- Well-being and profitability of a diverse work community

Teaching methods

Online meetings, online lectures and independent work
Cooperative learning

Location and time

Spring semester 2022 Zoom and Moodle

Learning materials and recommended literature

Terhi Koipijärvi and Sari Kuvaaja. 2017. Yiritysvastuu. Johtamisen uusi normaali. Helsinki: Kauppakamari.
Erika Heiskanen and Jari Salo. 2007. Eettinen johtaminen tie kestävään menestykseen. Helsinki:Talentum.
Other material is in Moodle

Alternative completion methods of implementation

Preliminary exam is possible, but no re-exams. If you do not pass the exam you must attend the course.
The exam is January 24 th, 1 to 5 p.m. (4 hours).
Material:
Terhi Koipijärvi and Sari Kuvaaja. 2017. Yiritysvastuu. Johtamisen uusi normaali. Helsinki: Kauppakamari.
Erika Heiskanen and Jari Salo. 2007. Eettinen johtaminen tie kestävään menestykseen. Helsinki:Talentum.
Päivi Rauramo..2008. Työhyvinvoinnin portaat - viisi vaikuttavaa askelta. Helsinki. Edita.
Ben Furman and Juhani Ahola. 2002. Työpaikan hyvä henki ja kuinka se tehdään. Helsinki. Tammi. OR Ville Pietiäinen and Annti Syväjärvi (pub.) 2019. Johtamisen psykologia (2. ed) Jyväskylä: PS-kustannus. 
Labor legislation (Finlex)
One of two books:
Kuntatyönanatajat (2015)Kunnallisen esimiehen työsuhdeopas. shop.kuntatyonantajat.fi/uploads/kt-tyosuhdeopas-suomi.pdf
or
Minna Vanhala-Harmanen, Nina Meincke ja Johanna Havula. 2017. Esimiehen työsuhdeopas.Helsinki. Edita

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exam for everyone
Preliminary exam is possible (24th January 2022)

International connections

N/A

Student workload

1 cr online study
2 cr independent study
2 cr course assignment and opponency

Content scheduling

Preliminary release
Webinar 14th February at 1 to 5 pm.
Independent study and assignments
Saved lectures on company- /social responsibility
Course assignment and being an opponent

A more detailed schedule is in Moodle

Further information for students

Moodle Sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelujen vastuullinen johtaminen 2021
https://moodle.metropolia.fi/course/view.php?id=2755
The key: Vastuullinen 2021

Assessment methods and criteria

Course assignments: pass-fail
Final course assignment on the scale 1-5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student demonstrates good competence in the content of the course. He/she is able to actively search for information and to identify its connection to working life. The student is able to analyse and apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student demonstrates versatile and extensive competence in the content of the
course. He/she has an excellent ability to search for relevant information. The student’s solutions demonstrate independence, responsibility, and skills in guiding others. His/her ability to apply the learned content to the context of working life exhibits creativity and versatility.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.