Level/category

Extension studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Free Elective

Recommended year of study

4

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aims (why):
The overall aim with the course is to enhance the students’ ability for becoming reflective practitioners, more aware of their own behaviour, attitudes and actions and their impact on others and on the organisation. Further, the aim is to encourage students to analyse and critically review their practices and set it in a wider context. Summarizing, this could be achieved by linking practice with appropriate theories, models and concepts.

Learning outcomes

The aims (why):
The overall aim with the course is to enhance the students’ ability for becoming reflective practitioners, more aware of their own behaviour, attitudes and actions and their impact on others and on the organisation. Further, the aim is to encourage students to analyse and critically review their practices and set it in a wider context. Summarizing, this could be achieved by linking practice with appropriate theories, models and concepts.

The structure (how):
The course building on the PBL-concept (problem based learning) with vignette technique requires for each student: own activity and responsibility for learning. The course also offers students to actively participate and contribute to fellow students learning through BLS.

Course contents

Course content (what):
This course is a literature course, aiming to broaden the knowledge of specific public management (old and new) and to gain critical awareness of trends affecting management in the public health sector.
1. Understanding organizational change
2. Organizational identities

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Passed the course Organization and leadership

Previous course names

none

Recommended or required reading

Gautam, K. 2008, "Addressing the Research-Practice Gap in Healthcare Management", Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. r2008.
Harding, N. 2007, "Essai: On Lacan and the 'Becoming-ness' of Organizations/Selves", Organization Studies; Berlin, vol. 28, no. 11, pp. 1761.
Harding, N. & Learmonth, M. 2000, "Thinking critically: The case of health policy research", Technology Analysis & Strategic Management; Abingdon, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 335.
Learmonth, M. & Harding, N. 2006, Evidence-based management: the very idea, Public Administration; London, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 245.
Lorden, A. 2008, "The balanced scorecard framework--A case study of patient and employee satisfaction: What happens when it does not work as planned?", Health care management review, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 145.
Lynn, L. 2008. Public Management: Old and new. Routledge, New York.
Walshe, K. & Smith J. 2006, Healthcare management, Open University Press, Maidenhead.

Study activities

  • Lectures - 20 hours
  • Tuition managed by students but supervised by the teacher - 13 hours
  • Individual studies - 70 hours
  • Web-based and web-supported studies - 30 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 133 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 100 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 33 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

Reports and productions

Teacher

  • Gustavson Mia
  • Sigfrids Ingmar

Examiner

Gustavson Maria

Home page of the course

none

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until further notice

Assessment methods

2008-10-30 - Reports and productions

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