Managing People and Work Communities (5 cr)
Code: SX00ER26-3001
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2021 - 05.09.2021
Timing
31.08.2021 - 08.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Wellbeing
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Minna Lanne-Eriksson
Teacher in charge
Minna Lanne-Eriksson
Groups
-
S0921S6Sosiaalialan tutkinto-ohjelma ylempi
Objective
Students understand the fundamentals of operational and strategic management from the perspective of distinctive features of managing social tasks. They are familiar with the key current contents on the management and development of human resources and customer-oriented service processes. They are able to interpret the processes of management and development of the work community in different operating and working environments
Content
Management in the changing operating environments in the welfare sector. Future-oriented thinking, anticipating and leading change. Local management. Strategic development of the well-being and competence of the work community. Managing diversity and partnership networks.
Materials
Moodle
Teaching methods
Contact teaching, Interactive lecture, Essays / papers, Net learning
Employer connections
Oppimistehtävät liitetään omaan työyhteisöön.
Student workload
5 credits (135h)
Further information
This study unit is for S0920S6 students in Finnish.
Teacher; Minna Lanne-Eriksson
Contact teaching (18h) and Working in Moodle (117h)
Contact teaching:
31.8. klo 12.45-14.15
30.9. klo 8.45-11.45
26.10. klo 13.30-16.00
24.11 klo 12.45-16.00
8.12. klo 12.45-16.00
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Management and development in the field of social services:
• masters the principles of strategic and operative management and knows how to apply them to management in practice
• is familiar with management systems, understands their meaning and knows how to apply them to work community/organisation
• develops services and the activities of work communities by participatory actions.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Management and development in the field of social services:
• masters the principles of strategic and operative management and knows how to apply them to practice flexibly in managerial duties
• is familiar with management systems and knows how to apply them to versatile work communities, organisations and networks
• develops and manages services and service units ethically enabling their participation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Management and development in the field of social services:
• masters the principles of strategic and operative management and knows how to apply them to practice flexibly in demanding and complex managerial situations
• is familiar with management systems and knows how to apply them to versatile work communities, organisations and networks
• develops and manages services and service units ethically and in a socially sustainable manner as well as can lead the activities of work communities in an inspiring and renewing manner.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Management and development in the field of social services:
• masters the principles of strategic and operative management and knows how to apply them to management in practice
• is familiar with management systems, understands their meaning and knows how to apply them to work community/organisation
• develops services and the activities of work communities by participatory actions.
Assessment methods and criteria
Learning assignments 100%