Leadership Skills and Quality Assurance (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

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

Materials

Kelly,P.,Tazbir,J.2014.Essentials of nursing leadership & management.Pages 1-13,113-115,139-142.Clifton Park, Ny. Cengage Learning. Peter Northouse,G.2015.Third Edition. Introduction to Leadership. Concepts and Practice. Pages 1-7,21-27,49-64,70,83-103,105-107,109-111,123-137,171-194,221-229,249,261-273.Western Michigan University. Sage Publication, Inc. Teacher´s recorded lectures. Latest scientific articles.

Completion alternatives

• Full-time studies and Blended learning: Individual assignments,team/group assignments, individual assessment, team/group assessment.

Student workload

• Full-time studies and Blended learning: Virtual environment 5 h, literature reading and source findings 50 h, lecture participant 20 h, leadership assignments 20 h, quality assignments 10 h, finance assignments 10 h, assessment, self assessment and team assessment 10 h, team meetings and tutor hours 10 h. Total 135 hours.

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.

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.

Further information

The course can be learned distinctively on captains/vice captains role in teams.