Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- explain the key national and international health care policies related to changes in the social welfare and health care operating environment
- evaluate the impact of services promoting health and well-being and the needs for reform from the perspective of individuals and society
- analyse the good practices of transformational organisations, well-functioning work communities and leadership
- lead and coordinate their own and their team’s activities
- evaluate quality management, cost-effectiveness and patient safety as well as the factors that affect their execution and results
- identify the special features of entrepreneurship in the social welfare and health care sector and the significance of entrepreneurship to the service system
- develop and describe a new business idea (product or service) related to social welfare and health care services
- plan, implement and evaluate an innovation project in the context of a multidisciplinary expert community and network
- employ applicable research, project-work and service-design methods in an innovation project
- evaluate the process of an innovation project and the project’s outcome with regard to the goals set

Teaching methods

Leadership: Online in the Canvas workspace.

Innovative Nursing: E-learning at Canvas for independent tasks in Service Design. Activating contact teaching / online teaching, working in workshops (campus / Zoom) according to the stages of Service Design. Cooperation with a working life project partner.

Entrepreneurship: Online studies in Canvas. Entrepreneurship modules can be done independently according to your schedule

Location and time

Lohja Campus and Canvas.

Learning materials and recommended literature

The entire study material is in Canvas

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

The project is implemented in working life cooperation.
Leadership studies are integrated into internships / working life.

Important dates

Orientation to module V

Project work in the teams' own schedule

Workshop I

Workshop II

Final seminar Presentation of service solutions produced in projects

Students workload

Leadership 4op 108h
Innovative Nursing 4op 108h
Entrepreneurship 2op 54h

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Evaluation methods and criteria

Competence assessment uses Laurea's level 2 of the common assessment criteria. The more detailed assessment criteria of the course components are announced and reviewed in the course orientations.

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

The student does not meet the approved performance criteria.

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student knows how
-has used professional concepts consistently and demonstrates
familiar with the knowledge base
- report and communicate professionally
-action independently, taking into account the operating environment
- take responsibility with the customer and / or partner
and responding to their needs
-describe their own activities
importance for the success of cooperation
- describe their skills in a relationship
Learning outcomes of the study

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

The student knows how
-critically evaluate information and justify
evidence-based operations
-present solutions for professionals
tasks using creativity
- promote professional cooperation and develop the customer relationship
-promotes the entrepreneurial nature of the group through its activities
and a responsible approach to work
- describe their own skills
development in relation to the study
competence objectives

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

The student knows how
-evaluate and develop the team entrepreneurial and responsible working
- assess competence exploitation opportunities as well design your own and the group development
-evaluate the knowledge, skill produced or the applicability of the idea and
effectiveness in other connections anticipate the customer and needs of the partners
-analyze the acquired information and do conclusions as well as combining theoretical and experiential knowledge to each other