Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- analyze health care management from different perspectives (human, society, technology)
- develop her/his identity as an innovative health care leader
- manage cross-cultural partnerships, and multidisciplinary networks and teams in public and private consortiums transnationally and internationally
- lead innovatively transition and multiprofessional development projects

Teaching methods

Objectives of the course

The student is able:
• to analyze health care management from different perspectives (human, society, technology)
• to develop her/himself as an innovative health care leader
• to construct his/her self-management competencies for working in challenging and constantly changing environments
• to manage diverse partnerships and interdisciplinary networks and teams in public and private consortiums locally and globally
• to lead innovatively transition and interprofessional development projects

Content:

Overview of leadership and management: management theories and different leadership styles. Leadership in health care organizations.
Motivation theories: intrinsic motivation and autonomy. Self-determination theory.
Budgeting
Cost accounting
Performance measurement

Methods of learning
* Interactive lectures
* Teamwork on selected leadership and / or management approach
* Writing critical and analytical learning report

* Presenting results of teamwork.

Location and time

The contact days are in Tikkurila

13.09.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B404
09.10.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B404
08.11.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B404
09.11.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B404
13.12.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B401

Learning materials and recommended literature

The learning material will be announced later.

Important dates

13.09.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B404
09.10.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B404
08.11.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B404
09.11.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B404
13.12.2024 09.00 - 16.30 B401

Students workload

10 credits, 267 h

Content and scheduling

Overview of leadership and management: management theories and different leadership styles. Leadership in health care organizations.
Motivation theories: intrinsic motivation and autonomy. Self-determination theory.
Budgeting
Cost accounting
Performance measurement

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Leadership:
1. The first version of the developmen plan (Pass/fail)
2. Presentation of the development plan (Pass/fail)
3. Final version of the development plan (Grade 1-5)

Management:

1. Strategy and Balance Scorecard Task (pass/fail)
2. Individual or Group Research and Peer review 100%
3. and + hourly participation

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1. Knowledge base:
The student is able to
- gather , process, produce, and evaluate information about healthcare management and leadership widely.
- -use concepts of the area of expertise systematically
2. Problem solving:
The student is able to
- solve problems in healthcare management and leadership research, develooment and/or innovation avtivities
3.Development:
The student is able to
- recognize and analyze focuses of healthcare management and leadership making use of the knowledge base
4. Communication:
The student is able to
- communicate about healthcare management and leadership clearly both orally and in writing

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

1. Knowledge base:
The student is able to
- gather, process, produce, and evaluate information about healthcare management and leadership critically and widely making use of both national and international scientific sources
- use concepts of the area of expertise fairly
2. Problem solving:
The student is able to
- solve problems in healthcare management and leadership research, development and/or innovation activities by applying and combining information from different fileds
3.Development:
The student is able to
- create target-oriented, justified development plans for healthcare management and leadership considering the community
4. Communication:
The student is able to
- communicate about healthcare management and leadership clear and consistent manner both orally and in writing

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

1. Knowledge base:
The student is able to
- create a consistent framework/knowledge base for healthcare management and leadership making use of both national and international scientific sources in a critical analytic fashion
2. Problem solving:
The student is able to
- solve demanding problems in research, development and/or innovation activities in healthcare management and leadership where new knowledge and competence is created as well as to apply and combine information from different fields
3.Development:
The student is able to
- develop the activities of the healthcare management and leadership competence area in a target-oriented and communal fashion
4. Communication:
The student is able to
- communicate about healthcare management and leadershipconvincingly both orally and in writing to audiences within and exterior to the field