Strategy, Management and Leadership in Health Business (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The student
• demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the three interrelated cornerstones of the job of a manager within health business
• is able to conceptualise the strategy of the parent organisation
• is able to establish a robust management structure for their own field of responsibility
• is ready to take the first steps as an interactive people leader in a diverse organisational context.

Content

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

Teaching methods

Lectures, autonomous studying, essay. The essay should be submitted on Moodle.

Location and time

10.9. 9.00 - 12 Lecture & course practicalities. Praxis of strategy and leadership in health care organizations.
17.9. 9.00 - 12 Situating strategy and leadership in health care organizations. The context of care.
24.9. 9.00 - 12 Public and private relationships in health care/Stakeholders in pluralistic organizations.
1.10. 9.00 - 12 Team work and communities of practice in health care. Interorganizational networks and implementing E-Health.
All lessons take place at Myllypuro campus.

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

The course works are available via Moodle platform. All contact teaching sessions are available via AC connection. Recordings are saved on Moodle platform.

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

? In class lectures
? Essay based on an assigned topic (8-10 pages) (due November 1st, 2019) (50%)
? Short papers based on the weekly readings (50%) (Due before each lecture: 17.9; 24.9; 1.10)

International connections

N/A

Student workload

Total hours: 135
Teaching and contact hours: 16 h
Readings, essay: 119 hours
Essay due date: November 1, 2019

Content scheduling

10.9. 9.00 - 12 Lecture & course practicalities. Praxis of strategy and leadership in health care organizations.
17.9. 9.00 - 12 Situating strategy and leadership in health care organizations. The context of care.
24.9. 9.00 - 12 Public and private relationships in health care/Stakeholders in pluralistic organizations.
1.10. 9.00 - 12 Team work and communities of practice in health care. Interorganizational networks and implementing E-Health.

Further information for students

The course provides an overview of critical topics related to health care management, strategy and leadership. Through praxis (applying theory to real-life examples), the students will engage with current, complex issues and debates in the field of health care management that are contemplated by various stakeholders (e.g. health care practitioners, politicians, managers, patients, communities). Some issues covered include ageing population, e-health, deficits and budgets, diversity and globalization, gender equality, governance, performance management, and team-based learning and organizing.
The students learn an overview of current issues and debates related to the field of healthcare management, strategy and leadership.
Lecturer in charge:
Tricia Cleland Silva, PhD
Contact information:
tricia@metaphoraintl.com
+358403521499
Unit, in charge: Leadership and rehabilitation

Assessment methods and criteria

? In class lectures
? Essay based on an assigned topic (8-10 pages) (due November 1st, 2019) (50%)
? Short papers based on the weekly readings (50%) (Due before each lecture: 17.9; 24.9; 1.10)
An individual essay, due date November 1, 2019.
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%

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student 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)

The student 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)

The student demonstrates 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 their arguments with references to the recommended reading and lecture content. Excellent presentation delivery and analysis.