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

Content scheduling

Teaching on Wednesdays weeks 35 - 44 in SALO IOT Campus

27.8. at 9.30 - 14.30 Orientation: objectives ,course timetable, contents and assignments; organization and culture, organizational skills and roles (PM)
3.9. at 9.30 - 14.30 Basics of management (ML)
10.9. Independent work (assignments and group work)
17.9. at 9.30 - 14.30 Legislation and responsibilities (ML)
24.9. at 9.30 - 14.30 Organizational communication (PM)
1.10. Independent work, no lectures
8.10. Independent work, no lectures
22.10. at 9.30 - 15.30 Presentations (ML, PM)
29.10. Deadline for the reports

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