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Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship in Social and Health Care (5 cr)

Code: 7031497-3014

General information


Enrollment

01.05.2020 - 24.08.2020

Timing

24.08.2020 - 02.10.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish
  • English

Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Mari Tavasti

Groups

  • PNURTS17

Objective

Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship in Social and Health Care 5 cr joste
- Students will be able to serve as nursing experts in various teams, networks and partnerships.
- Students will know how to actively participate in research, development and innovation processes.
- Students will learn to follow good work community practices.
- Students will gain the ability to assess and develop the quality of all the treatment process phases.
- Students will gain insight into self-management
- Students will learn about and recognise career opportunities for nurses.
- Students will understand the importance of effective and successful activities in service development and their professional responsibility in ensuring the quality of treatment.
- Students will understand the importance of changes in the health care service system and know how to carry out their duty in change situations.
- Students will gain insight into leadership and management styles and learn to manage teams and work groups.
- Students will know how to analyse the concept of entrepreneurship, understand entrepreneurship as an opportunity in terms of career choices and employment, as well as learn to take advantage of their internal entrepreneurship.

Content

Contents
- Leadership and management in health care and nursing
- Conditions and special features of high-quality and cost-effective health care services
- Quality and quality assurance in health care and nursing
- Self-management, internal entrepreneurship and good work community skills
- Team leadership and management
- Planning, prioritisation and resourcing of work duties and working hours
- Solving conflicts in the work community
- Research, innovation and project activities in the development of health care
- Entrepreneurship in social and health care and internal entrepreneurship

Materials

EXAM MATERIAL:
- Lectures
- E-book: Rigolosi E. 2013. Management and leadership in nursing and health care. 3rd edition (or newer).
Available as e-book.

Themes:
PART I:
1. Management processes
2. Theories of management and leadership

PART II:
5. Leader behavior

PART III.
8. Communication
9. Power
10. Confident communication
11. Conflict resolution
12. Time management

PART IV:
15. Team builder

Teaching methods

Lectures (contact online)
Independent working
Seminars

Exam schedules

Exam date can be seen in timetable.
--> Exam at school!

International connections

Problem-based learning

Completion alternatives

None.

Student workload

1 cr = 27h, 5cr = 135h

Leadership & Management 2 cr: Independent essay and exam 54h
Quality assurance 1 cr: Seminar work 27h
Entrepreneurship 1 cr: Independent work with pair 27h
Health and well being 1cr: Independent work in Optima 27h

Content scheduling

In English

Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship in Social and Health Care 5 cr joste
- Students will be able to serve as nursing experts in various teams, networks and partnerships.
- Students will know how to actively participate in research, development and innovation processes.
- Students will learn to follow good work community practices.
- Students will gain the ability to assess and develop the quality of all the treatment process phases.
- Students will gain insight into self-management
- Students will learn about and recognise career opportunities for nurses.
- Students will understand the importance of effective and successful activities in service development and their professional responsibility in ensuring the quality of treatment.
- Students will understand the importance of changes in the health care service system and know how to carry out their duty in change situations.
- Students will gain insight into leadership and management styles and learn to manage teams and work groups.
- Students will know how to analyse the concept of entrepreneurship, understand entrepreneurship as an opportunity in terms of career choices and employment, as well as learn to take advantage of their internal entrepreneurship.


Contents
- Leadership and management in health care and nursing
- Conditions and special features of high-quality and cost-effective health care services
- Quality and quality assurance in health care and nursing
- Self-management, internal entrepreneurship and good work community skills
- Team leadership and management
- Planning, prioritisation and resourcing of work duties and working hours
- Solving conflicts in the work community
- Research, innovation and project activities in the development of health care
- Entrepreneurship in social and health care and internal entrepreneurship


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Weeks: 35-40

5 cr includes:

Leadership and management in health care 2 cr
Quality and quality assurance 1 cr
Entrepreneurship 1 cr¨
Health and well being of the employee 1 cr

Further information

Please note! If you are uncapable to participate online-lecture/contact for important reason, please inform teacher AND ask an other student to act as your "advocate" during lecture/seminar/supervising you are not going to participate. Your advocate keeps you informed and makes sure you are part of a small group.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in all parts: PASS/FAIL

Leadership & Management: Independent essay PASS/FAIL and exam: 0-5 grade
Quality assurance: PASS/FAIL
Entrepreneurship: PASS/FAIL
Health and well being PASS/FAIL