The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Human ageing and elderly service 2005 (international students) - Care management in elderly care
- Human ageing and elderly service 2005 (native students) - Care management in elderly care
- Human ageing and elderly service 2006 (native students) - Care management in elderly care
- Human ageing and elderly service 2007 (native students) - Care management in elderly care
- Human ageing and elderly service 2008 (native students) - Leadership and management
- Human ageing and elderly service 2006 (international students) - Care management in elderly care
- Human ageing and elderly service 2007 (international students) - Care management in elderly care
- Human ageing and elderly service 2008 (international students) - Leadership and management
- Human ageing and elderly service 2009 (international students) - Leadership and management
- Human ageing and elderly service 2009 (native students) - Leadership and management
- Human ageing and elderly service 2010 (international students) - Leadership and management
- Human ageing and elderly service 2010 (native students) - Leadership and management
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim for this course is for the students to
deeper their knowledge about the managerial
challenges the elderly care in Nordic countries are
facing.
Learning outcomes
The overall objective is that you upon completion
of the course have competences in analyzing and
illustrating challenges recognized by managers in
the provision of elderly care. After the course
you should:
Comprehend and explain how professional
individual’s can affect and are affected by
working in organizations, also elderly care
organizations.
Interpret and explain organizational theories with
own words and demonstrate the theories in
empirical settings.
Demonstrate and predict some of the challenges
elderly care from a managerial perspective is
facing in the Nordic counties.
Shows and relates new work organizational
approaches which are needed in order to enhance
employee’s well being and employ-ability.
Course contents
Lectures
Interview of leaders in the provision of elderly
care
Seminars
Home-examination
IMPORTANT for all students to register to Its
learning
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Accomplished course: Leadership and management, AS-
1-012-(0)
Additional information
Learning philosophy
The course builds on each students and collective
critical reflect on prior experience in elderly
care setting. The student has the main
responsibility for her/his own learning but heavy
focus will also be placed on learning in teams.
Assessment
The course has a division of group work (50%) and
an individual work (50%). The assessment of the
course is:
Group presentation max. 40p.
Exam max. 50p.
Good and active presence max. 10
Total 100p.
Points and grade:
100-91 points 5
90-81 points 4
80-71 points 3
70-61 points 2
60-51 points 1
50-0 points not accomplished the course
Recommended or required reading
Sullivan, E & Decker, P. 2005. Effective
leadership & management in nursing, 6th edition.
Pearsoneducation international.
Walshe, K & Smith, J. (2006) Healthcare
Management, Open university press.
Study activities
- Lectures - 40 hours
- Individual studies - 93 hours
- Internet-based studies - 0 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Demonstrations and proficiency exams
Teacher
Gustavson Mia
Examiner
Gustavson Maria
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations