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Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care

Degree:
Master of Health Care

Degree title:
Sairaanhoitaja (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care
Terveydenhoitaja (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care
Kätilö (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care
Ensihoitaja (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care
Fysioterapeutti (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care
Toimintaterapeutti (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care
Bioanalyytikko (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care
Röntgenhoitaja (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care
Hammasteknikko (AMK), Master of Health Care
Suuhygienisti (ylempi AMK), Master of Health Care
Sosionomi (ylempi AMK), Master of Social Services

Credits:
90 ects

Master's Degree Programme in Development and Management of Social and Health Care

Master's Degree Programme in Management and Leadership in Health Care, Autumn 2024
Master's Degree Programme in Management and Leadership in Health Care, Spring 2024

Master's Degree Programme in Management and Leadership in Health Care, Autumn 2023
Master's Degree Programme in Management and Leadership in Health Care, Spring 2023

Master's Degree Programme in Management and Leadership in Health Care, Autumn 2022
Master's Degree Programme in Management and Leadership in Health Care, Spring 2022
Master's Degree Programme in Management and Leadership in Health Care
Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 28.01.2025

Timing

28.01.2025 - 21.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Anne Rouhelo
  • Sanna-Maria Nurmi
Groups
  • YTEKEK25V

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:

• evaluate and develop themselves as a leader and expert
• apply various leadership approaches in managing and developing work communities in accordance with the principles of sustainable development
• anticipate, identify, and critically evaluate current themes in the development and management of the health and social care sector and incorporate them into practice

Content

• self-awareness and goal setting for the development of one's own competence in leadership and expertise
• various leadership approaches and their practical application
• current themes influencing leadership and development activities

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.06.2024 - 29.08.2024

Timing

22.08.2024 - 12.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Heli Vaartio-Rajalin
  • Anne Rouhelo
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)
Groups
  • YTEKES23V
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Analyse and develop themselves as leaders
· Recognise the significance of diversity and multiprofessionality for leadership
· Recognise the importance of leadership for well-being at work
· Apply strategic and competence leadership, service guidance and service provision, as well as financial and business competence in the leadership and management of work communities

Content

· Self-management and development as a leader
· Diversity and multiprofessionality of the work community in leadership work
· Knowledge-based management and leadership communication in leadership work
· Labour legislation in leadership work (procedures related to employment relationships and contracts)
· Application of leadership competence in different operating environments

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 14.01.2025

Timing

14.01.2025 - 28.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 37

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Heli Vaartio-Rajalin
  • Anne Rouhelo
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)
Groups
  • YTEKEK24
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Analyse and develop themselves as leaders
· Recognise the significance of diversity and multiprofessionality for leadership
· Recognise the importance of leadership for well-being at work
· Apply strategic and competence leadership, service guidance and service provision, as well as financial and business competence in the leadership and management of work communities

Content

· Self-management and development as a leader
· Diversity and multiprofessionality of the work community in leadership work
· Knowledge-based management and leadership communication in leadership work
· Labour legislation in leadership work (procedures related to employment relationships and contracts)
· Application of leadership competence in different operating environments

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.04.2024 - 30.09.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

RDI portion

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Anu Vaihekoski
  • Sanna-Maria Nurmi
Groups
  • YTEKEK23

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· produce a lingually acceptable final report on her/his development project
· present verbally the process, main results and outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically own competence as a project manager and phases of her/his development project
· recognize utility of the outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically the process, outcome and final report of other students’ development project
· write a maturity test concerning her/his master’s thesis

Content

· Final report of the master’s thesis
· Reporting seminar
· Maturity test
· Acting as opponent
· Peer feedback
· Self-evaluation
· Poster prsenting the development project

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.07.2024 - 31.01.2025

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Maarit Janhunen
  • Kristiina Engblom-Pelkkala
  • Anne Rouhelo
Groups
  • YTEKES23V

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· produce a lingually acceptable final report on her/his development project
· present verbally the process, main results and outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically own competence as a project manager and phases of her/his development project
· recognize utility of the outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically the process, outcome and final report of other students’ development project
· write a maturity test concerning her/his master’s thesis

Content

· Final report of the master’s thesis
· Reporting seminar
· Maturity test
· Acting as opponent
· Peer feedback
· Self-evaluation
· Poster prsenting the development project

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.08.2024 - 30.09.2024

Timing

02.09.2024 - 31.07.2026

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

25 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Henri Aho
  • Krista Salo-Tuominen
  • Kristiina Engblom-Pelkkala
  • Anne Rouhelo
Groups
  • YTEKES24V

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the premises, requirements and prerequisites of the organisation where the development project is carried out
· implement data retrieval systematically in Finnish and international databases
· write a theoretical framework for development project · state aim(s), purpose(s), research tasks and final outcome of the development project
· define development and evaluations methodology and describe research methods used in project implementation
· write realisable proposal for development project and research proposal when required
· describe one’s own role as an expert and project manager in development project
· discuss issues related to ethics and reliability
· evaluate and anticipate risks of development project

Content

· Idea/brainstorming seminar
· Literature review
· Proposal for development project (research proposal enclosed if needed)
· Master thesis agreement
· Proposal seminar
· Data retrieval webcourse (1cr)
· Peer feedback

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.06.2024 - 22.08.2024

Timing

22.08.2024 - 04.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Anu Vaihekoski
  • Marjo Vähäkangas
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)
Groups
  • YTEKEK24
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Plan, implement and assess customer-driven service design and service provision independently and responsibly in cooperation with other participants

Content

Service system and governing legislation
· Service productisation and service concepts
· Service design and customer involvement
· Ethics of service provision

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

12.06.2024 - 18.09.2024

Timing

18.09.2024 - 08.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Heli Vaartio-Rajalin
  • Marjo Vähäkangas
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 3. Open UAS: 3.)
Groups
  • YTEKES24V
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Plan, implement and assess customer-driven service guidance independently and responsibly in cooperation with other participants

Content

· Service guidance as an approach in customer work
· Effectiveness of service
· Ethics of customer guidanc

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

11.06.2024 - 11.09.2024

Timing

11.09.2024 - 03.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Heli Vaartio-Rajalin
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 3. Open UAS: 3.)
Groups
  • YTEKEK24
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Apply strategy processes and related methods as well as assess and develop the quality of operations
· Make decisions in different service system contexts

Content

· Future operating environments and services in the social welfare and health care sector
· Decision-making in the service system
· The role of strategic thinking, decision-making, management and leadership in the work community and service provision
· Strategy process steps, related approaches and tools (analyses, BSC, knowledge-based management)
· Ethics, assessment, quality and effectiveness of strategic operations and decision-making
· Managed strategy and change process

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 13.01.2025

Timing

13.01.2025 - 10.03.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Campus

Location-independent

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Heli Vaartio-Rajalin
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 3. Open UAS: 3.)
Groups
  • YTEKES24V
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Apply strategy processes and related methods as well as assess and develop the quality of operations
· Make decisions in different service system contexts

Content

· Future operating environments and services in the social welfare and health care sector
· Decision-making in the service system
· The role of strategic thinking, decision-making, management and leadership in the work community and service provision
· Strategy process steps, related approaches and tools (analyses, BSC, knowledge-based management)
· Ethics, assessment, quality and effectiveness of strategic operations and decision-making
· Managed strategy and change process

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.06.2024 - 23.08.2024

Timing

23.08.2024 - 01.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Sami Nummela
  • Kristiina Engblom-Pelkkala
Groups
  • YTEKEK24

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Plan and assess services from a business perspective

Content

· Business approach in service management and work community operations
· Service funding channels
· Financial planning, budgeting, cost control · Productisation
· Competitive bidding and legislation on public contracts
· Service marketing process, basic competitive measures in marketing, marketing communication
· Information management systems supporting finances and marketing

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.06.2024 - 28.08.2024

Timing

28.08.2024 - 07.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Marjo Harju
  • Marjo Vähäkangas
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)
Groups
  • YTEKES23V
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Determine future competence visions and profiles
· Assess and develop visionary and strategy-based future competence
· Assess trends in operations

Content

· Future competence requirements
· Competence required in future service design, service provision, service guidance and financial and business approaches
· Competence assessment, development and systems, as well as assessment of operations

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.12.2024 - 20.01.2025

Timing

20.01.2025 - 07.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Marjo Vähäkangas
  • Sanna-Maria Nurmi
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)
Groups
  • YTEKEK24
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Determine future competence visions and profiles
· Assess and develop visionary and strategy-based future competence
· Assess trends in operations

Content

· Future competence requirements
· Competence required in future service design, service provision, service guidance and financial and business approaches
· Competence assessment, development and systems, as well as assessment of operations

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.07.2025 - 31.07.2025

Timing

01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

9 op

RDI portion

8 op

Mode of delivery

10 % Contact teaching, 90 % Distance learning

Unit

Master School

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Master of Management and Leadership in Health Care
Teachers
  • Anu Vaihekoski
  • Krista Salo-Tuominen
  • Anne Rouhelo
Groups
  • YTEKEK24

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· produce a lingually acceptable final report on her/his development project
· present verbally the process, main results and outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically own competence as a project manager and phases of her/his development project
· recognize utility of the outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically the process, outcome and final report of other students’ development project
· write a maturity test concerning her/his master’s thesis

Content

· Final report of the master’s thesis
· Reporting seminar
· Maturity test
· Acting as opponent
· Peer feedback
· Self-evaluation
· Poster prsenting the development project

Materials

National and international publications related to the thesis topic. Literature on RDI methods.

Teaching methods

Independent work. Based on sociocultural learning concept, along with an approach that promotes innovation in learning and development.

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

Learning and applied RDI activities are combined with the development needs of working life through Innovation pedagogy and the tripartite model.

Student workload

Completing the final report
Plagiarism check
Preparing and presenting a poster or oral presentation at the TALK seminar
Writing a maturity test

Content scheduling

Objectives:

The student is able
- produce a linguistically acceptable written final report
- describe the overall process of the thesis, its key results, and the outcomes
- critically evaluate own skills and the different phases of their thesis
- recognize the usability of the final product of the thesis
- write a maturity test based on the thesis

Content:
- final report of the thesis
- maturity test
- oral or poster presentation of the thesis

Further information

The reporting phase can only begin once the implementation phase has been approved.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Approved completion of the tasks. The evaluation grid is described in detail in Messi, covering the following areas:
- knowledge and skills in the field, as well as the ability to understand and evaluate them
- RDI expertise
- self-development skills
- organizational and collaboration skills
- ethical competences

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The report does not meet the given requirements.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The criteria are described in detail in Messi.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The criteria are described in detail in Messi.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The criteria are described in detail in Messi.