Basics of Management (9cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students will learn to describe important theoretical principles of management and apply them in managing elderly care services. Students will learn to define the meaning of economy and describe financial management practices as preconditions for service provision. Students will learn to apply central labour laws and statutes and they understand the importance of personnel management and welfare at work. They will learn to use cooperative supervision methods in the management and development of operative and strategic work.

Content

- current topics in management of elderly care organizations
- budget structure
- economic and other organizational goals and evaluation of their implementation
- labour laws and statutes and cooperative supervision methods
- key definitions and methods of personnel management

Materials

Sydänmaanlakka: Älykäs julkinen johtaminen (2015)
Reikko, Salonen, uusitalo: Puun ja kuoren välissä – lähijohtajuus sosiaali-ja terveysalalla. (2010, saatavissa verkossakin)
Rissanen, Lammintakanen: Sosiaali- ja terveysjohtaminen
Niiranen, Seppänen-Järvelä, Sinkkonen, Vartiainen: Johtaminen Sosiaalialalla (2010)
Kulmala (toim.): Parempi vanhustyö - menetelmiä johtamisen kehittämiseen (2017)
And other current articles

Teaching methods

Lectures, visits, learning assignments and practical exercises
The course consists of contact teaching and an online part.
The online part is timed throughout the familiarization period and includes both independent assignments and online group work.

Student workload

238 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students know the basics of management and economy and are able to apply their knowledge in practice. They are, as future experts of elderly care, able to describe relevant theories and research knowledge to an adequate degree.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students have good knowledge of the contents as defined in learning outcomes. They reflect and evaluate challenges in elderly care. Students know how to examine services from an economic perspective. They compare the management theories they have studied to their work in a goal-oriented manner.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students have extensive, in-depth knowledge of the contents as defined in learning outcomes. They reflect and critically evaluate current and future development challenges in the management of elderly care. Students know how to examine services from an economic perspective. They are able to apply the management theories they have studied to their work in a goal-oriented manner.

Qualifications

most part of the basic and professional studies

Further information

The student must have a webcam and a speaker / headphones.