Leadership and human resources managementLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the stages of the evolution of leadership thinking and their implications for contemporary leadership.
You can apply the key principles of leadership and management competence and develop them.
You can evaluate and define your own leadership skills and identify development needs related to them.
You can structure the societal, social and economic mechanisms of your operating environment and their effects on leadership.
You can manage the well-being of a work community and occupational safety in the operating environment.
You are familiar with key labour legislation and understand its importance from a management and leadership perspective.
You can apply your field's values and ethical principles from the perspectives of leadership and social responsibility.

Content

How has leadership thinking developed and how do contemporary trends in leadership affect management?
How do you apply the key principles of leadership and management competence in the management and development of healthcare and social services?
How do you create your own leadership development plan with a self-management perspective in mind?
What are the societal, social and economic mechanisms and impacts on the management of your operating environment?
How do you promote and manage the well-being of a work community and assess and manage the occupational safety of the operating environment.
What is essential in labour legislation and what significance does it have from a management perspective?
What values and principles are associated with your field from the point of view of leadership and social responsibility?

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can

a. acquire, process, produce and critically evaluate multidisciplinary knowledge in their area of expertise
c. independently evaluate and lead the activities of individuals and groups
d. respond and develop functions independently
e. evaluate strategic approaches and justify their use from a leadership and development perspective
g. communicate competently and consistently orally and in writing in their native language and one foreign language