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Responsible leadership, quality and patient-client safety of the social and health care services (5 cr)

Code: S000DK68-3006

General information


Enrollment

27.11.2023 - 10.12.2023

Timing

13.02.2024 - 24.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

School of Health Care

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 70

Degree programmes

  • Master’s Degree Programme in Development and Leadership of Emergency Care
  • Master’s Degree Programme in Clinical Expertise, Palliative Care in Social and Health Care Services
  • Master’s Degree Programme in Development and Leadership of Acute Care
  • Master's Degree in Development and Leadership of Mental Health Care

Teachers

  • Jukka Lehtimäki
  • Iira Lankinen
  • Arto Holappa
  • Terhi Lehtonen

Teacher in charge

Terhi Lehtonen

Groups

  • S3023S6
    Kliininen asiantuntijuus, palliatiivisen hoidon asiantuntija
  • S2223S6
    Akuuttihoitotyön kehittämisen ja johtamisen tutkinto-ohjelma, yamk
  • S1823S6
    Ensihoidon kehittämisen ja johtamisen tutkinto-ohjelma ylempi
  • S2823S6
    Mielenterveystyön kehittämisen ja johtamisen tutkinto-ohjelma

Objective

The student is capable of evaluating the principles and values of public leadership and understands the principles of ethical leadership in social and health care. The student evaluates and develops organizational communication and is competent in using various methods of communication. S/he evaluates the significance of quality control to client and patient safety and to the development of the work environment.

Content

- principles of public leadership, values and ethical leadership
- significance of organization and leadership culture to the development of leadership and work climate
- significance of organizational communication and different communication methods
- employment legislation, collective bargaining contract and collective agreement
- client and patient safety and its significance to leadership
- tools of quality control, evaluation and development
- leadership of multiprofessional teams and networks

Location and time

Opetuspäivät:
13.2.2024 klo 9-15 Terhi Lehtonen, opetus toteutuu hybridinä
19.4.2024 klo 9-12 Iira Lankinen, opetus toteutuu hybridinä
19.4.2024 klo 13-16 Arto Holappa, opetus toteutuu hybridinä

Materials

Julkaistaan myöhemmin.

Opettajan laatimat tehtävät ja MATERIAALIT ovat Tekijänoikeuslain (404/61) mukaisia teoksia, joihin opettajalla on tekijänoikeus. Tehtäviä JA MATERIAALEJA ei saa käyttää muuten kuin omissa opinnoissaan. Niiden julkinen levittäminen on sallittua vain opettajan luvalla.

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures
Distance learning
Coursework

Employer connections

N/A

International connections

literature and web pages

Student workload

1 cr contact learning
4 cr distance learning

Content scheduling

Contact days, see scedules

Orientation, principles of public leadership, values and ethical leadership
Significance of organization and leadership culture to the development of leadership and work climate
Employment legislation, collective bargaining contract and collective agreement
Client and patient safety and its significance to leadership
Significance of organizational communication and different communication methods
Tools of quality control, evaluation and development
Leadership of multiprofessional teams and networks

Further information

Open master degree program student requires the same learning capabilities as master's degree students (The Master’s Degree Programme is based on a previous bachelor’s degree in nursing, midwifery, public health nursing, emergency care, radiography and radiotherapy, oral hygiene, biomedical laboratory science or other applicable degree of higher education as well as three years of work experience in the field in question) Students themselves responsible for ensuring that he has the necessary study skills: the use of e-learning tools, to promote learning to read articles, search and work-oriented knowledge learning tasks.


Key to Moodle:

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student displays competence to deal with the basic content of the study unit but lacks competence in independent data acquisition, interpretation and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of workplace.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student fulfills the requirements for the study unit well. S/he displays competence in active data acquisition and is able to interpret the key features of the data to a clinical setting. The student has the ability to analyze the acquired knowledge and to apply it to the context of workplace.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student displays broad and versatile competence in the content of the study unit. S/he has great competence in targeted data acquisition. The student’s ability to make decisions shows independent thinking, responsible actions and leadership skills. The ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of workplace is creative and versatile.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: The student is proficient in the basic content of the study unit (competence evaluation), but independent data acquisition, interpretation and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the context of workplace has shortcomings.

Assessment methods and criteria

The learning assignments are evaluated with the accepted / rejected principle or scale from 1 to 5

Further information

Recognition of previously acquired competence:
The study unit may be accredited based on previously acquired competence, if the student has completed similar studies and/or the student has a long experience of a demanding managerial role equalling the same level of competence.