Health Promotion Management I (5 cr)
Code: 7321028-3004
General information
Enrollment
12.06.2020 - 07.09.2020
Timing
01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
15 - 20
Degree programmes
- Master of Social Services and Health Care
Teachers
- Ritva Laaksonen-Heikkilä
- Tuuli Lahti
Groups
-
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Objective
The student shall be able to
- solve problems in health promotion and develop and manage health promotion innovatively in the field of social and health care
- explain decision-making mechanisms in social and health care and social policies and services and interpret their effect on controlling decision-making in social and health care nationally and internationally
- explain the structure, decision-making and financing system of a service system and compare from different angles the possibilities of the current service system to meet the population's needs
- explain the significance of strategy as a management tool as well as the foundations of a strategic process and its implementation
- evaluate and familiarize ownself with different leaderships and management models
Content
- Social and Health care services in Finland
- Promoting health and well- being in municipal decision making
- Public health challenges and their health promotion in Finland (and in other countries)
- Health promotion management and leadership
- Business and enterprise in health promotion management and leadership
- Models and theoretical base of health promotion management and leadership (theories and models and good practices, such as knowledge management, LEAN, changed management and service design)
- Leadership and health and well-being at work
(achievement in English and suitable for exchanged students)
Materials
Material is in the Optima.
Teaching methods
Group work, individual tasks and exam
Exam schedules
The time for the exam will be discussed together.
Exam on Wednesday 7.10.2020 at 17 o'clock (The exam is open 17.00-23.00).
Student workload
Exam 2op
Task 2op
Classroom working 1 op
Content scheduling
Finnish Social and Health policy
Finnish Health Care system
Social and Health Care in Europe
Contact instruction:
Wednesday 26.8.2020 at 12.30 o'clock (12.30-15.45).
Monday 21.9.2020 at 8.15 o'clock (8.15-15.45)
Seminar on Tuesday 22.9.2020 at 10.00 o'clock (10.00-15.45)
Further information
MAster-studies, not for bachelor-studies. From Avoin AMK max. 3 students.
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Written work will be evaluated with numbers 0-5.
Evaluation of the course
Written work will be evaluated with using following criteria:
1 Theoretical background and references.
2 Structure, content and logic of the written work.
3 Presentation of the topic in all levels from chosen point of view.
4 Personal argumentation and discussion.
5 Formal compliance with the instructions.