Management of the Work Community and Team Activities (3op)

Tavoitteet

The student is able to
- describe the good practices of team management in health care environments
- act responsibly in challenging work community situations
- describe the laws and regulations governing quality management and information management in health care
- search for information that describes the quality of the services, use indicators and patient safety reports and explain their significance to support decision-making and management
- analyse factors affecting health care costs in health care environments
- analyse key factors and principles from the perspective of sustainable development in the health care environments
- describe how nurses can participate in ensuring the quality of nursing in their work community
- describe their role in building the organisation's brand, reputation and creating the customer service experience

Toteutustapa

Orientation discussion has to be done in canvas before orientation.

The course consists of four modules with 2 lectures, active participating of canvas conversations, independent work and written assignment.

Aika ja paikka

Check timetable from Pakki and deadlines from Canvas.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Is given during the orientation

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

According to the degree regulations (2024), Students are entitled to apply for recognition of prior learning regardless of where, when and how the competence has been acquired. ... At Laurea, there are two different procedures for the recognition and accreditation of prior learning: a) accreditation of prior learning (competence acquired in higher education studies at another institution) and b) demonstration of competence (competence acquired in other ways). The recognition and accreditation of prior learning is initiated by the student themselves. The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence. The student is entitled to guidance for the recognition and accreditation of their competence. Further information in the student intranet.

You may also assess work-based learning as a way to acquire the competence needed. Read more in the student intranet.

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

Not on this course

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

Based on the degree regulations (2024), the student accepted for the implementation is required to confirm their participation by showing activity at the start of the study in the following way:

In order to demonstrate activity, the student must be present at the first contact lesson or notify the teacher in charge of their absence to confirm their participation in the study. Registration will be rejected if the student does not report their absence at the start of the study or the reason for the absence cannot be considered justified. Another student can be taken in their place. The first contact lesson is 8.1.2026

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

Not on this course

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

3 cr = 81 hours student work

orientation discussion 2h
2 lectures 8h
my personal leadership plan 14h
indipendent work and joining discussions in canvas 57h

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

This study unit is evaluated numerically on a scale of T1-K5.

Participation in the orientation task: completed/in progress (10 points)

The course is graded as a single overall grade, which is formed as follows:

The Nurse’s Cost Consciousness assignment is worth 25 points.

The Risk Management in Nursing test is worth a maximum of 25 points. The passing threshold is 12/25.

These two components together account for 40% of the overall grade.

The numerically assessed assignment is My Leadership Plan (maximum 100 points).
In the assessment of the plan, the student’s self-assessment is emphasized. The student completes it using the scoring in the assessment rubric.
The assessment rubric and the student’s self-assessment help the teacher provide feedback and speed up the assessment process.
In the overall grade, this assignment accounts for 60%.
Active participation in discussions is required, and they are marked as completed/done.

All students have right to try to improve their grade once. Student has to inform course teachers about their desire to improve their grade within six months from grading. Improving applies to the whole study unit. Student must provide a plan how they are improving their competence before improving the grade. Improvement can't be done before the student has passed the whole study unit. Teachers of the study unit decide when and how the improvement is done.