Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
• Form an overall understanding of service and business competence and apply their learning in practice.
• Recognize the legislative foundations behind the provision of social and health services.
• Identify different methods of service provision.
• Understand the basics, key concepts, and key figures related to business competence.
• Plan and evaluate service operations based on business thinking.
• Recognize current issues related to business competence and finance.
• Understand the fundamentals of project finance and its management.
• Comprehend the concepts of cost-effectiveness and operational efficiency in social and health care services.
• Management accounting.
• Be familiar with financial management and control.
• Understand the principles of activity-based costing and its application in the social and health sector.

Content

• Legislation related to the provision of social and health services.
• Basics of service and business thinking and competence.
• Various methods of providing social and health services.
• Key concepts and key indicators.
• Project finance and its management.
• Application of financial concepts in the social and health sector.
• Financial management and control.
• Principles of activity-based costing and management in the social and health field.