Leadership Skills and Quality Assurance (5cr)
Course unit code: SWZZ1500
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- English
Objective
The students are familiar with the principles and concepts of good leadership. They are able to act as members and leaders of multi-professional and intercultural teams. They understand the significance of quality efforts in leadership and service development. The students understand the financial preconditions for providing social and health services.
Content
- Concepts and styles of leadership
- Stress management and welfare as a leader´s task
- Intercultural leadership
- Self- management and entrepreneurship of employees
- Team leadership
- Quality leadership of health and social services
- Financial processes in leader´s work
Qualifications
The students are familiar with the social and health care sector services and customer work methods and has taken part in the activities of multi-professional teams.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Pass (S) The students
- can recognize good leadership practices in the well-being sector based on the latest research information
- use key methods and concept in her assignments
- show knowledge of key concepts and practices associated with financial operation, budgets and final accounts.
- prove development of their leadership skills by reflecting actively during course process.