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Leadership and Development in Social Services and Health Care (5 cr)

Code: STS6036-KEC20M3

General information


Enrollment
16.03.2020 - 17.05.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.06.2020 - 31.07.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Sosionomikoulutus (SS)
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
15 - 100
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
Tarja Pesonen-Sivonen
Tarja Laatikainen
Course
STS6036

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

You are able tounderstand the meaning of leadership in Health and Social Care Practicerecognize various theories of leadershiprecognize contemporary changes in work and in work lifemanage your own work and you know the significance of intrapreneurship and entrepreneurshiprecognize labour law and apply it in practical casesreflect ethical questions of leadershipknow the basic principles of financial managementto evaluate and develop work communities and well-being at work

Content

Introduction to leadership, management and work community developmentContemporary changes in organizations, in work and in leadership in Social and Health CareLabour lawKnowledge Management, Quality Management, Diversity Management, Work Welfare Management, Financial ManagementEthical questions of leadershipIntrapreneurship and entrepreneurship

Location and time

You are able to
understand the meaning of leadership in Health and Social Care Practice
recognize various theories of leadership
recognize contemporary changes in work and in work life
manage your own work and you know the significance of intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship
recognize labour law and apply it in practical cases
reflect ethical questions of leadership
know the basic principles of financial management
to evaluate and develop work communities and well-being at work
Introduction to leadership, management and work community development
Contemporary changes in organizations, in work and in leadership in Social and Health Care
Labour law
Knowledge Management, Quality Management, Diversity Management, Work Welfare Management, Financial Management
Ethical questions of leadership
Intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship

Materials

Alternative and supplementary course material
Graeme Martin. 2006. Managing People and Organizations in Changing Contexts. Elsevier. Netherland
Nieto, Michael L. 2006. An Introduction to Human Resource Management. An integrated approach
Klainberg, Marilyn, Dirschel Kathleen M. 2010. Today`s Nursing Leader. Managing, Succeeding, Excelling.
Martin, Vivien, Charlesworth Julie, Henderson Euan. 2010. Managing in Health and Social Care.
More literature and course material will be announced at the beginning of the course

Student workload

135 h Individual work

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