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Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services

Degree:
Master's degree in Health Care and Social Sciences

Degree title:
Master of Health Care
Master of Health Care
Master of Health Care
Master of Social Services

Credits:
90 ects

Master of Social Services and Health Care, Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, Fall, 2023
Code
(SSYS24)
Master of Social Services and Health Care, Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, Fall, 2023
Code
(SSYS23)
Master of Social Services and Health Care, Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, Fall, 2022
Code
(SSYS22)
Master of Social Services and Health Care, Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, Fall, 2021
Code
(SSYS21)
Master of Social Services and Health Care, Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, Fall, 2020
Code
(STJYS20)
Enrollment

01.10.2023 - 31.10.2023

Timing

18.03.2024 - 31.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
  • Degree Programme in Business Management and Leadership
  • Degree Programme in Technology Competence Management
Teachers
  • Kim Wrange
Teacher in charge

Kim Wrange

Groups
  • SSYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2023
  • LJYS23
    Master of Business Administration, Business Management and Leadership, Fall, 2023
  • ITYS23
    Engineer (MEng), Technology Competence Management, Fall, 2023
  • ITYS22
    Engineer (MEng), Technology Competence Management, Fall, 2022

Objective

The student will be able to observe and identify problems for change and new trends in society and predictive signals, signals to evaluate the impact of the organization and the work community, and to respond to new challenges flexibly and using forecasting methodologies, to identify and explore options for planning for the future and systematic research methodologies, and critically evaluate the functionality of the various options in work processes and lead an active role in his/her work and to plan for change and problem-solving process.

Content

Foresight, futures' studies, change, problem solving, silent signals, scenario-based strategy work.

Teaching methods

On-line lectures, on-line discussions, strategy day as classroom work.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.10.2023 - 31.10.2023

Timing

11.01.2024 - 26.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
  • Degree Programme in Business Management and Leadership
  • Degree Programme in Technology Competence Management
Teachers
  • Olli Hatakka
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen (tuplarooli)

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 10. Open UAS: 10.)
  • Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • SSYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2023
  • SIYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Active Ageing, Development and Management, Fall, 2023
  • LJYS23
    Master of Business Administration, Business Management and Leadership, Fall, 2023
  • ITYS23
    Engineer (MEng), Technology Competence Management, Fall, 2023
  • KAKK24
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2024
  • YVV23_24
Small groups
  • Open UAS students
  • Degree students

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

15.08.2023 - 30.09.2023

Timing

07.09.2023 - 08.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
  • Degree Programme in Technology Competence Management
Teachers
  • Kim Wrange
Teacher in charge

Kim Wrange

Groups
  • SSYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2023
  • YVV23_24

Objective

Students will gain skills to increase their self-knowledge, which is the foundation of all leadership. In addition, students will sum up their own personal values and match them to the work community values.

Content

Who am I?, What do I want?, My Values??, Goal Setting, Stress and its management, Time management.

Teaching methods

A dialogical training day on-line and self-management oriented assignment of chosen literature.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

15.08.2023 - 30.09.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen (tuplarooli)

Groups
  • SSYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2023

Objective

After completing this course you will be able to:
- Recognize human and management concepts, the underlying values, and the key characteristics and competencies required for leadership.
- Identify your own strengths and areas for development in leadership work.
- Develop your own leadership skills in a goal-oriented and long term manner.
- Recognize the significance of societal and environmental changes for leadership.

Content

Independently written plan for your own leadership development and career goals in accordance with separate instructions.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Enrollment

01.04.2023 - 15.04.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and welfare

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

1 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen (tuplarooli)

Groups
  • SSYS22
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2022

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Enrollment

15.08.2023 - 30.09.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Virtual portion

8 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Tiina Soininen
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen (tuplarooli)

Groups
  • SSYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2023
  • KAKS23
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2023

Objective

After completing this course you will be able to:
- Understand the diversity and challenges of leadership
- Internalize the significance of evidence-based leadership in social and health care
- Understand the importance of digital, remote, and network leadership
- Understand the significance of changes in leadership, its continuous development and the development of your own management

Content

- Leadership in a changing environment
- Strategic leadership
- Future perspectives and observing change
- Competence-based management
- Changes in developing leadership
- Evidence-Based leadership
- Knowledge-based leadership
- Work community dynamics and dialogues
- Management of occupational well-being and ethics
- Trust in leadership
- Digitalization and remote leadership

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Enrollment

01.10.2023 - 31.10.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 26.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

15 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Henri Romppanen
  • Elina Turunen
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen (tuplarooli)

Groups
  • SSYS22
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2022

Objective

You become acquainted with the international development and possibilities of management. You learn to communicate and cooperate in an international operational environment. You can establish communication channels with different international groups and respond to different expectations on the part of international partners and clients. You can utilize this knowledge when developing social and health care organizations in Finland.

Content

-a one-week study trip abroad or taking part in an international conference, the duration of which is at least two days; the lecturers of the course try to arrange a study trip – you can participate in it or try find a suitable conference yourself
-a seminar day at Karelia UAS where you will hold a presentation about your own study trip or conference, listen to other presentations and take actively part in conversation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

15.08.2023 - 30.09.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Helena Ikonen
  • Marika Lappalainen
  • Kaisa Peuhkurinen
Teacher in charge

Susanna Kinnunen

Groups
  • SSYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2023

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 08.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Elina Turunen
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
  • Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • SSYS22
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2022
  • SIYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Active Ageing, Development and Management, Fall, 2023
  • KAKS23
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2023
Small groups
  • Open UAS students
  • Degree students

Objective

After completing this course you will be able to:
- Identify recruitment needs
- Implement and evaluate the recruitment process
- Apply different recruitment methods
-Take into account the special characteristics of international recruitment.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate the onboarding process for a new employee

Content

Key content:
- Employer image
- Identification of recruitment needs
- Planning, implementation and evaluation of the recruitment process
- Employee selection process
- Onboarding
- Engaging a new employee

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Enrollment

01.10.2023 - 31.01.2024

Timing

15.02.2024 - 30.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Elina Turunen
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen (tuplarooli)

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
  • Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • KAKK24
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2024
Small groups
  • Open UAS students
  • Degree students

Objective

After completing this course you will be able to:
- Identify recruitment needs
- Implement and evaluate the recruitment process
- Apply different recruitment methods
-Take into account the special characteristics of international recruitment.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate the onboarding process for a new employee

Content

Key content:
- Employer image
- Identification of recruitment needs
- Planning, implementation and evaluation of the recruitment process
- Employee selection process
- Onboarding
- Engaging a new employee

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Enrollment

11.03.2024 - 12.05.2024

Timing

03.06.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen

Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 1 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 20.)
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • KAKK24KE
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Summer, 2024
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 1
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 2

Objective

After completing this course you will be able to:
- Identify recruitment needs
- Implement and evaluate the recruitment process
- Apply different recruitment methods
-Take into account the special characteristics of international recruitment.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate the onboarding process for a new employee

Content

Key content:
- Employer image
- Identification of recruitment needs
- Planning, implementation and evaluation of the recruitment process
- Employee selection process
- Onboarding
- Engaging a new employee

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 30.03.2024

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and welfare

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

5 - 20

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Elina Turunen
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen (tuplarooli)

Groups
  • SSYS22
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2022
  • YVV23_24

Objective

After completing this course you will be able to:
- Utilize the development methods used in social and health care management for the renewal of functions and structures
- Evaluate and utilize research data in the health sector
- Identify your own leadership skills and are able to strengthen them

Content

You can carry out practical training in different social and health care environments, either in Finland or abroad. Practical training can also be conducted within various social and health care projects. If you participate in an international conference and visit social and health care organizations abroad (approximately 5 days), you will earn 2,5 ECTS for the internship. If you are on exchange abroad for a longer period and you are familiarizing yourself with the management and development practices of a healthcare organization, it will be agreed upon in advance with the internship supervisor whether the exchange will replace the entire internship period. The total scope of the internship is 5 ECTS (135 hours), of which approximately 55 hours are reserved for creating the plan and final report, and 80 hours are allocated for the actual internship. The internship does not have to be continuous; you can plan the timing to achieve the goals you have set for the internship.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Enrollment

01.04.2023 - 15.04.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Sote YAMK Virtuaalihenkilö
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen (tuplarooli)

Groups
  • SSYS22
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2022

Objective

After completing this course you will be able to:
- Search for and process the best possible information, analyzing it within the work community, in the development of well-being and health, and in the management of customer-oriented activities.
- Apply information about the effects and opportunities of internationalization, anticipating future trends in your own professional field.
- Apply information about the effects of the political-administrative control system on practical activities and to adapt the activities of the unit you are managing to changing requirements (Social and health care legislation).
- Understand the principles of financially profitable operations in management.
- Evaluate and compare productized services provided by social and health entrepreneurs.
- Lead the organization of welfare services in sparsely populated areas.

Content

- Knowledge in customer-oriented management of work community competence, operations and well-being
- Internationalization development and global perspective in social and health services
- Social and health care legislation and political-administrative control system in relation to unit operations
- Financially profitable operations in management
- Management of welfare services in sparsely populated areas
- Entrepreneurship in the social and health sector as part of the social and healthcare service system

Location and time

The teaching is implemented as online teaching

Materials

Study materials can be found in the course Moodle

Teaching methods

The aims and content of the course are further specified.

At present, the aim is to:

- You can search for and process the best possible information in the work community, in the development of well-being and health, and in the management of customer-oriented activities.

- You can apply information about the effects and opportunities of internationalization anticipating the future in your own field - You will learn to compare the production production structures, processes and resources of Finland and other EU countries in the social and health care sector

- You are able to take into account and apply information about the effects of the political-administrative control system (state and municipality) on practical activities and to adapt the activities of the unit you are managing to changing requirements (Social and health care legislation)

- You understand the principles of financially profitable operations in management

- You can evaluate and compare the cost-effectiveness of productized services provided by social and health entrepreneurs

- You are able to manage the organization of welfare services in sparsely populated areas.

The content follows the goals

Student workload

The course is a total of 5 x 27 = 135 hours, of which the majority of independent work includes lectures of the teacher and two seminar days.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment methods and criteria

Approved - rejected - to be completed

Enrollment

01.04.2023 - 15.04.2023

Timing

14.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Pekka Sivonen
Teacher in charge

Pekka Sivonen

Groups
  • SSYS22
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2022

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.10.2023 - 31.10.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 26.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

7 op

RDI portion

7 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Elina Turunen
  • Susanna Kinnunen
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Susanna Kinnunen

Groups
  • SSYS23
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2023

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.10.2023 - 31.10.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 26.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

15 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in the Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services
Teachers
  • Elina Turunen
  • Marika Lappalainen
Teacher in charge

Marika Lappalainen (tuplarooli)

Groups
  • SSYS22
    Physiotherapist / Nurse / Social Services / Public Health Nurse (MA), Development and Management of Health Care and Social Services, syksy, 2022

Evaluation scale

H-5