Entrepreneurship and Management in the Social and Health Care Sector (5 cr)

Objective

Operating and cost environment
- Students are familiar with the different ways of organising and providing social and health services and the guiding legislation.
- Students understand the importance of productivity and profitability of organisations and companies’ operations and are able to assess the costs and productivity of operations.

Work community development
- Students understand and know the importance of development and quality in the production of a service.
- Students are able to create new work practices and business ideas.

Entrepreneurship and business organisation
- Students have the basic skills to start a business and also know how to use public advisory services to start a business.
- Students know the social significance of entrepreneurship and the relationship between the economy and business.

Supervisory work and management
- Students understand the importance of management and human resources for the success of the organisation and the company.
- Students identify general work skills, responsibilities and ways of organising work and adopt an entrepreneurial approach to work.

Content

- Legislation, contractual practices and funding in the field of social and health services
- Social challenges and their impacts on service needs and production
- Entrepreneurial attitude and skills
- Productisation, pricing, quality, branding and marketing of services
- Establishing a business from a business idea to a business plan
- Different types of companies
- Procurement procedures and tendering
- Management skills and quality development in the operation of organisations
- Working life skills and their importance in the operations of organisations and businesses: life management, communication skills, innovation capacity and digital skills
- Collecting and using available information for operational development and management
- Understanding client needs
- Partnership networks as part of the success of the business and the organisation

Location and time

Online course 26.5.-4.7.2025

Orientation lecture 26.5.2025 at 4.15pm - 5.45pm. Join Zoom Meeting Zoom xxxxxxxxx
The event will be recorded. Available for viewing for two weeks in the Moodle workspace.

Come to get answers -session on 16.6.2025 xxxxxxxxxx.

Materials

Course material in Moodle. Moodle workspace opens at the start of the course at 26th of May. An information letter will be sent to the students by e-mail about a week before the start.

Teaching methods

Online course In Moodle workspace, return of assignments in the given schedule.

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

Students have the right to retake a failed exam twice and a passed exam once. The opportunity to retake an exam or raise a grade does not apply to course components. (Study instructions 21§, 2025.)
Student can resubmit a failed intermediate task once.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

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Student workload

5 cr = 27h x 5cr = 135h

Content scheduling

Independent study 5 op. based on the instructions and learning materials given in the Moodle workspace.

Further information

Teachers: Hanna Aho (coordinating teacher) and Tiina Ahti.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not aloud to be used to complete tasks in this course.

The student confirms his / her place with the implementation of the course by being present at the beginning of the teaching or otherwise in a manner separately agreed with the teacher, which can be, for example, the return of the first learning task. If a student is unable to attend the beginning of teaching due to illness, he or she can also confirm his or her place of study by notifying the teacher in advance. Admission to the course is conditional until the Prerequisites specified for the course have been reviewed. If the registered student does not participate in the implementation, the teacher responsible for the course will remove the student from the implementation within two weeks of the start of the Study. (Study instructions 16 §, 2025)

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
Enter the name of the person mentioned in your degree programme's guidelines as the person in charge of processing the application. Send the decision you received to the coordinating teacher of the course hanna.k.aho@metropolia.fi


Tasks and Materials drawn up by the teacher are works under the Copyright Act (404/61) on which the teacher has copyright. Tasks and Materials may not be used other than in their own studies. Their public dissemination is only allowed with the teacher's permission.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students master professional concepts, and they justify their choices using the comprehensive knowledge base, based on the client’s needs. Students assess systematically the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.

Students act independently and professionally aiming at goals set to them in their operating environment as well as apply working methods appropriately and safely.

Students work according to professional ethics as well as commit themselves to the group, enhancing its functioning.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students use professional terminology in a controlled way and justify their choices based on the needs of the client using a broad knowledge base. Students systematically evaluate the conditions and consequences of their own actions.

Students act independently and professionally in a variety of contexts in accordance with objectives and apply working methods appropriately and safely.

Students work in a variety of situations in accordance with professional ethics and are committed to contributing to teamwork.