Leadership and Entrepreneurship (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students
- understand the significance of health care development and are aware of its core organizational structures
- perceive the significance of management of efficient work communities and groups to promote the quality of care and service
- are aware of their responsibilities concerning self-management and update on their work-related skills
- are able to develop their overall responsibility towards client/patient care and are able to coordinate the holistic care of patients and clients according to their individual responsibility
- understand the basics of the financial structure of health care and know how to carry out cost-efficient actions
- understand the significance of entrepreneurship for society and the basics of health care entrepreneurship
- understand and recognize career development possibilities from the content-based and administrative viewpoint regarding their profession and work as well as their significance and responsibility from the social perspective.

Content

Social challenges and their impact on the development of health care and health services
Organizational structures and management systems of health care
Differences between various management theories and leadership practices
Management and quality of care and services
Working life skills: supervisory management and work community skills
Self-management and developing one’s own competence
Financing of health care, objectives of financial management and budgeting
The juxtaposition of public and private services: collaboration, tendering, reforming financial models and producing services
Basics of entrepreneurship
The significance of the private sector and forms of entrepreneurship to the social and health care sector
Possibilities for career development

Teaching methods

Contact learning
Guided distance learning (Oma)
Entrepreneurship: Self study / Contact learning: AC
eLearning (Moodle)
Groupworks, assignments
Pitching the Business idea

Location and time

1. Management : (Teacher Ly Kalam-Salminen)
March 7 I358 at 12.30 until 15.45 pm
April 4 I358 at 12.30 until 15.45 pm
April 24 I357 at at 12.30 until 15.45 pm Group Exam (also a distance exam is possible)
Re-exams:
May 17. at 8.30 until 11.11.45 pm , distance exam
May 28 at 16.15 until 19.30 pm distance exam
2. Entrepreneurship: 25.3. - 17.5.2019

Learning materials and recommended literature

Management:
Sari Rissanen - Johanna Lammintakanen ( toim.) Sosiaali- ja terveysjohtaminen. Sanoma Pro Oy 2015 or 2017
Lecture materials
Materials in Oma
Teachers material (entrepreneurship)

Alternative completion methods of implementation

Alternative performance is possible (leadership part) if the group includes spring graduates. We will make an agreement at the beginning of the course.

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Management :
April 24 I357 at at 12.30 until 15.45 pm Group Exam (also a distance exam is possible)
Re-exams:
May 17. at 8.30 until 11.11.45 pm , distance exam
May 28 at 16.15 until 19.30 pm distance exam
Entrepreneurship: will be informed at the beginning of the course

International connections

N/A

Student workload

5 cr: 5 x 27 studyhours = 135 hours work.
Management lectures and exam 2,5 op
Enterpreneurship lectures and assignments 2,5 cr

Content scheduling

Management 2,5 cr
Enterpreneurship 2,5 cr

Further information for students

The student confirms his/her participation in the course by being present at the beginning of the first lesson or by agreeing on it with the teacher in other ways.

Assessment methods and criteria

Management:
Exam (Book and other material in Oma)
Virtual learning and/or Compulsatory attendance at work groups
Entrepreneurship: lectures and assignments
Presentation of the Business Idea + peer evaluation
Self evaluation

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See a separate framework for evaluation. When evaluating the competences, the evaluation criteria for competent/intermediate level is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- can search for knowledge resourcefully utilizing sources of the field and uses the knowledge base of the field
- is familiar with the knowledge base and core components of the profession
- has adequate professional skills to work in the profession
- can work in a client-oriented way
- solves professional tasks and problems
- works safely and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
- displays competence benefitting groups or projects
- is able to evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and development needs