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Guiding and Developing the Work Community (5 cr)

Code: 7L00FF63-3002

General information


Enrolment period
02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
Credits
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
MD in Clinical Expertise and Development
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Master's Degree Programme in Clinical Expertise and Development
Teachers
Tuula-Maria Rintala
Person in charge
Tuula-Maria Rintala
Course
7L00FF63

Objectives (course unit)

After completing the course, the student is able to
• train the staff in the work community in utilising the advanced competence of the staff
• co-ordinate the work of the teams in charge of the patients’ care
• apply the theory of a learning organisation in the development of the staff competence
• evaluate the staff’s competence from the strategic perspective
• plan, carry out and evaluate the development of the staff’s competence
• support the staff to continuous development of caring for the patients with non-communicable diseases
• lead the change process in the work community and consolidate the change

Content (course unit)

• A learning individual and a learning organisation
• The culture of collaborative learning and dialogic interaction
• Dynamics of the work community
• Leadership of the team
• Guiding and supporting the staff
• Developing the staff’s competence and its effectiveness from the strategic perspective

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
• is able to search for information on the subject and is able to use national and international sources
• is able to apply the collected information at a descriptive level when reviewing current practices and means of action
• does not display a critical evaluation of the topic

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
• is able to seek evidence-based knowledge from both national and international sources, and is able evaluate the sources critically
• is able to construct both analyses and syntheses of the topic
• is able to use the acquired knowledge in critical evaluation and development of current practices

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
• is able to retrieve evidence-based knowledge from a number of national and international sources of information, critically evaluate the studies and synthesise the collected data
• shows a profound command of the subject
• is able to evaluate current practices critically and is able to create new evidence-based practices

Assessment scale

0-5

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