Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

• The student is able to identify a clinically focused question/problem, evaluate feasibility of a project and to advocate understanding and improving advanced level of care in a sustainable manner.
• The student is able to lead processes to improve patient safety and quality of care utilising service design approaches.
• The student is able to apply quality improvement and project management methods and tools in a meaningful way.

Content

Feasibility evaluation of a project
Sustainable quality improvement
Leading change and utilising service design
Application of project management methods and tools

Teaching methods

Interactive online teaching
Independent assessed assignments
Group work in Service Design and group portfolio (assessed)

Location and time

Autumn Semester 2025, Period 1

Learning materials and recommended literature

TBC when course begins

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Submission of assignments by the end of the course or at the designated time for them.

International connections

-

Student workload

16 hours of contact teaching in Zoom/online
119 hours of independent study (1 cr= 27h = 135hrs)

Content scheduling

Period

Further information for students

Misconduct:
By returning an online exam or online assignment, students certify that their knowledge is based on
independent work and ethical behaviour. All misconduct (including cheating) can lead to suspension
from the UAS for up to a year. Act on Universities of Applied Sciences 932/2014, Section 38. To ensure
the demonstration of independent competence in online course, the teacher may, at his/her discretion,
require the demonstration of competence under supervised conditions or by means of an oral
examination. The teacher will announce the method of demonstration at the beginning of the course.

AI:
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to create ideas and sketches, but it cannot replace the student's
own thinking and writing answers.

Teacher’s materials:
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.

Course feedback:
Course feedback is collected on the implementation of the course, which is an important part of the
development of teaching and activities. By providing feedback, you have the opportunity to influence the
content of the courses and the development of teaching. Feedback enables the teacher to improve
his/her own implementation and teaching methods for other courses. Giving constructive feedback will
also develop your own work life skills. Course feedback is given anonymously and the person giving the
feedback cannot be identified.

Assessment methods and criteria

Independent assignments on the online learning platform
Group portfolio and presentation

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

Fail:
The student does not demonstrate competence in the basic content of the course, and/or there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.