Social welfare and health care administration and finance (4cr)

Objectives

Students
- master the basics of the municipal administration and public economy, especially in the region of social and health care
- are aware of the position and effects that municipal administration and public economy have on the organization of social and health care services as well as their finance and development
- can describe changes in production of services in municipalities and their effects on social and health care
- acknowledge entrepreneurship and its possibilities as an option when discussing production of services and can acquire information about free entrepreneurship in health care.

Content

Type of course
Compulsory

Level of course
Professional studies

Objective of course
Students
- master the basics of the municipal administration and public economy, especially in the region of social and health care
- are aware of the position and effects that municipal administration and public economy have on the organization of social and health care services as well as their finance and development
- can describe changes in production of services in municipalities and their effects on social and health care
- acknowledge entrepreneurship and its possibilities as an option when discussing production of services and can acquire information about free entrepreneurship in health care.
- know the means to lobby social decision-making and are able to use their possibilities

Course contents
- municipal organization and tasks
- municipal democracy
- inhabitants´ participation possibilities
- municipal finance
- municipal and administrative legislation
- financing of social and health care services, production possibilities and expenses
- nationwide development of social and health care services
- changes in municipal service production
- alternative options and responsibilities related to organisation of basic services
- productisation of social services and activity-based accounting
- competitive purposes in production of services and their impact on the client, service producer and social welfare system
- entrepreneurship in the field of social welfare and health care
- social influence skills

Teaching methods
Lectures, assignments, study visit, influence assignment, exam.

Assessment methods
An influence assignment. Exam and active participation in the lessons.

Prerequisites
-

Required reading
Oulasvirta L.&Brännkär C. (ed.), Toimiva kunta (2004)

Further reading:
Sutela Marja, Sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelujen ulkoistaminen, oikeudelliset reunaehdot (2003)
Kivistö Arja, Talousohjaus ja tuotteistaminen sosiaali- ja terveyshuollossa (2003)

Name of lecturer:
Teija Eskola

Year of study
2nd year

Period
First period

Language of instruction
Finnish

Prerequisites

S200B-9 Social welfare and health care administration and finance

Credits
4 cr

Type of course
Compulsory

Level of course
Professional studies

Objective for the student
- master the basic information of the municipal administration and public economy, especially in the region of social and health care
- awareness of the position and effects that municipal administration and public economy have to the organization of public services as well as their finance and development
- describe changes in production of services in communities and their contribution to social and health care
- acknowledge entrepreneurship and its possibilities as an option while discussing production of services. The student is also assumed to acquire information about free enterprise in the nursing and health care.
- know the means to lobby civil decision-making and is able to use one’s capabilities

Course contents
- municipal organization and its tasks
- municipal democracy
- opportunity for participate (for the inhabitants of a municipality)
- public-sector finance
- municipal and administrative legislation
- financing of the public services, possibilities of output and expenses
- nationwide development of public services
- changes in municipalities service supplies
- alternative options and responsibilities covering the basic public services
- productisation of social and health care services and management accounting
- competitive purposes for the production of services and their impact on the municipal’s inhabitant, the producer of the service and the overall social welfare system
- entrepreneurship in the field of social welfare and health care
- influencing public structures

Teaching methods
Lectures, tutorials, assignments, seminars, study visits, independent learning, exam.

Assessment methods
An assignment of mediation and interacting. Exam and active participation as well as activity in the contact lessons.

Prerequisites
-
Required reading
Oulasvirta L.&Brännkär C. (toim.), Toimiva kunta (2004)

Further reading:
Sutela Marja, Sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelujen ulkoistaminen, oikeudelliset reunaehdot (2003)
Kivistö Arja, Talousohjaus ja tuotteistaminen sosiaali- ja terveyshuollossa (2003)