Study Guide

Objective

• you are able to work in multi-professional teams, work communities and operating environments
• you have first-line management skills
• you are familiar with labour legislation concerning management
• you are able to evaluate your management skills from the perspective of different client groups and well-being at work
• you understand workplace communication as a whole and its relation to first-line management, and you can strategically plan communications

Content

• contemporary management and organisational theories
• first-line management of welfare services and its characteristics
• legislation concerning first-line management
• work community management in practice
• work community skills that promote the well-being of the community
• workplace communications as a whole and its different areas, communication culture, management communications and communication strategies

Materials

Information about learning materials available in ITS learning space of the course.

Exam schedules

The course is completed with assignments. There is no exam.

Student workload

5 ects = 135 hours student work

Teaching hours in campus 36 hours AND independent work (assignments)

Assignments
1) Work community skills (individual work): assessment accepted / fail
2) Labor legislation (pair work):assessment accepted / fail
3) Work community report (group work 2 ects): assessment 0 - 5

Content scheduling

In autumn semester during weeks 36 - 44 in SALO IOT Campus

NOTE! The course starts on 4.9. in Salo campus.

Orientation: objectives,course timetable, contents and assignments
4.9.at 9.30 - 14.00 Orientation: objectives,course timetable, contents and assignments; organization and culture, organizational skills and roles (PM)
18.9. at 9.30 - 14.30 Organizational communication (PM)
19.9. at 12.00 - 15.30 Basics of management (ML)
23.9. at 9.30 - 14.00 Legislation and responsibilities (ML)
2.10. Independent work, no lectures
9.10. at 9.30 - 11.30 Legislation assignments (ML) + independent work at 12.00-14.30
16.10. Independent work, no lectures
24.10.at 9.30 - 14.30 Presentations (ML, PM)
30.10. independent work, no lectures
Deadline for reports is 1.11.2024

Further information

ITSlearning space of the course

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Lectures, group work and independent work ( 2 ects)
Attendance is mandatory at the start of the study course and during the assignment breakdown classes.

Assignments (3 ects)
1) Work community skills assignment (individual assignment), assessment: accepted / fail
2) Labor legislation assignment (pair assignment), assessment: accepted / fail
3) Work community report (group assignment 2 credits), assessment: 0 - 5

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student
- does not know the basics of first-line management and work community
- does not understand the importance of work community skills
- is not familiar with the labor legislation governing first-line management
- has not worked actively as a member of a small group
- has not taken part in the task breakdown classes
- has not returned all assignments or the assignments are significantly incomplete


One or more of the above criteria is fulfilled.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student
- has insufficient knowledge of the basics of first-line management and the work community
- understands only to a limited extent the meaning of work community skills
- has only superficially familiarized himself with the labor legislation governing first-line management
- has participated in small group work, but there is room for improvement in terms of activity and responsibility
- has not actively participated in the task breakdown classes
- some task or tasks are incomplete

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student
- knows well the basics of first-line management and the work community
- understands well the importance of work community skills
- knows well the labor legislation governing first-line management and understands how it is applied
- has acted actively and responsibly for small group work
- has actively participated in the task breakdown classes
- all tasks have been done well, following the criteria and showing a good understanding of the contents of the course

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student
- knows and knows how to apply the basics of first-line management and work community
- commendably understands the importance of work community skills and knows how to apply knowledge
- has a commendable knowledge of and knows how to apply the labor legislation governing first-line management
- has actively and responsibly promoted small group work while taking others into account
- has actively participated in the task breakdown classes
- all tasks have been done excellently in compliance with the criteria and showing the ability to analyze and apply the contents of the course in depth