Managing People and Work Communities (5 cr)

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.

Location and time

29.8. klo 13–14.15 Orientaatio ja toimintaperiaatteet /Saila ja Niina
29.9. klo 9 - 12.15 Niina
25.10. 14 - 16 Saila
8.11. klo 13 - 16 Niina
9.11. klo 13 -16 seminaari (etänä)
11.12. klo 13- 16 Saila

Materials

Material in Moodle

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, Interactive lecture, Essays / papers, Net learning

Student workload

135 hours

Content scheduling

Opintojakso on tarkoitettu sosionomi (Yamk) S0923S6 opiskelijoille.
Opettajat: Saila Nevanen ja Niina Pietilä
Opiskelu edellyttää lähiopetukseen osallistumista (16 t) ja itsenäistä- ja verkkotyöskentelyä (119 t) Moodlealustalla.
Lähiopetus: Työskentely perustuu aktiiviseen keskusteluun ja vuorovaikutukseen oman tiimin kanssa
29.8. klo 13–14.15 Orientaatio ja toimintaperiaatteet /Saila ja Niina
29.9. klo 9 - 12.15
25.10. 14 - 16 seminaari
8.11. klo 13 - 16
9.11. klo 13-16
11.12. klo 13- 16

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

Kirjalliset oppimistehtävät
Arviointikriteerit kuvataan opintojakson aluksi.