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Management Orientations (5cr)

Code: BH00BS36-3002

General information


Enrollment
01.08.2020 - 15.09.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.09.2020 - 31.12.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Master's Degree in Social Services and Health Care, Social Work
Teachers
Tanja Hautala
Tiina Hautamäki
Course
BH00BS36

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students are familiar with the main types of management theories and with some of their contemporary applications. Students recognise their own way of managing and being managed, and develop these skills. They examine various areas of management, for example strategic management and human resources management, and they are able to propose means for developing management.

Content

Scientific management, the human relations movement, managerialism and other management theories. Change management and multiprofessional organizations. The manager’s role and impact on development activity.

Materials

Kurssin kirjallisuus, esimerkiksi:

Carlsson, Maria & Forssell, Christina (2008) Esimies ja coaching. Helsinki: Art House.

Huotari, Päivi (2009) Strateginen osaamisen johtaminen kuntien sosiaali- ja terveystoimessa - neljän kunnan sosiaali- ja terveystoimen esimiesten käsityksiä strategisesta osaamisen johtamisesta. Acta Universitatis Tamperensis: 1382. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Kujala, Anne (2015) Esimiesten ammattijohtamisvalmiuksien mittaaminen visuaalisella kehyskertomuksella - murtuuko myytti? Tarkastelussa terveys- ja sosiaaliala. Acta Wasaensia 333. Vaasa: Vaasan yliopisto.

Kulmala, Jenni (2017) toim. Parempi vanhustyö. Menetelmiä johtamisen kehittämiseen. Juva: PS-kustannus.

Niiranen, Vuokko & Seppänen-Järvelä, Riitta & Sinkkonen, Merja (2019) Johtaminen sosiaalialalla. Gaudeamus. E-kirja.

Rissanen, Sari & Lammintakanen, Johanna (toim.) (2017) Sosiaali- ja terveysjohtaminen. Sanoma Pro Oy.

Seeck, Hannele (2012) Johtamisopit Suomessa. Taylorismista innovaatioteorioihin. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.


Lisäksi SeAMKin kirjastosta löytyy paljon kirjallisuutta sanoilla johtaminen, pedagoginen johtaminen, tiimien johtaminen, strateginen johtaminen, ihmisten johtaminen jne.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students know and are able to describe various management theories and objects of management.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to compare various management styles and evaluate in practice the management styles in various organizations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to critically analyse different management styles and relate them to their own and other people’s action.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

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