Strategy, Management and Leadership (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The student understands the three interrelated cornerstones of the job of a manager; is able to conceptualize the strategy of his/her parent organization; is able to establish a robust management structure for his/her own field of responsibility; is ready to take first steps as an interactive people leader in a diverse organizational context.

Content

- Overall framework of being a manager
- Strategy process
- Building blocks of a management structure
- Fundamentals of people leadership in a diverse organizational context

Teaching methods

Lectures, essay, exam. The essay and exam should be submitted on Moodle. Language is in English.

Location and time

Theme: Praxis of strategy and leadership in health care organizations.
Wednesday September 26th. 13:00-1600: Lecture & course practicalities.
Theme: Situating strategy and leadership in health care organizations. The context of care. Monday October 22nd at 9-12.
Theme: Public and private relationships in health care/Stakeholders in pluralistic organizations. Tuesday October 23rd at 9 - 12.
Theme: Team work and communities of practice in health care. Monday October 29 at 9 - 12.
Theme: Interorganizational networks and implementing E-Health. Tuesday October 30th at 9 - 12.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Cleland Silva, T. (2018) Transnational management and globalised workers: nurses beyond human resources. New York: Routledge.
Ferlie, E., Montgomery, K., & Pedersen, A. R. (Eds.). (2016). The Oxford Handbook of health care management. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mintzberg, H. (2018). Managing the Myths of Health care: Bridging the separations between care, cure, control, and community. Oakland: Berrett-Koehler.
Short PDF of the book
https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/files/desautels/channels/attach/managing_the_myths_of_health_care.pdf
Selberg, R. (2013). Nursing in times of neoliberal change: An ethnographic study of nurses’ experiences of work intensification. Old site of Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 3(2), 9-36.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

a) Presentation, grammar, writing style, use of correct referencing methods 15%
b) Use made of relevant academic literature and research to support views 25%
c) Level of critical analysis/demonstration of subject knowledge 40%
d) Focus on the questions and development of logical arguments and conclusions 20%

Student workload

Total hours: 160
Teaching and contact hours: 20 h
Readings, essay, exam: 150 hours
Exam and essay held in November

Content scheduling

Contact teaching:
Wednesday September 26th. 1 - 4 pm.
Monday October 22nd at 9-12 am.
Tuesday October 23rd at 9 - 12.
Monday October 29 at 9 - 12.
Tuesday October 30th at 9 - 12.

Further information for students

Tricia Cleland Silva, PhD
Contact information:
tricia@metaphoraintl.com
+358403521499
Unit, in charge:
Health Care Diagnostic Services and Service Manager

Assessment methods and criteria

The essay and exam should be submitted on Moodle. Language is in English

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good overall performance: can apply and articulate concepts and information well both verbally and in writing, certain areas of individual or team output require further attention; shows appropriate level of interest and motivation in individual and team activities. Good presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance in all elements of the course: shows interest and motivation in individual and team activities and assignments, fully applies and clearly articulates concepts and information both verbally and in writing. The student is able to support his/her argument with references to the recommended reading and lecture content. Excellent presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.