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Economy and Management in Social Services and Health Care (3 cr)

Code: 7F00EC28-3003

General information


Enrolment period

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Credits

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Physiotherapy

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Tarja Tittonen
  • Ilkka Piiroinen

Person in charge

Ilkka Piiroinen

Groups

  • 21FY

Objectives (course unit)

Students
- can explain the operating principles of finances, service system and democracy
- analyse the roles of public, private and third sectors in organising and producing services
- can describe the productisation process of a service and its stages
- can mark the price for social and health care services

Content (course unit)

- the basic structure of Finnish state and municipal organisations and economy
- producing and organising social and health care services
- purchasing legislation and tendering
- financial planning and financial estimate
- productisation and pricing
- evaluating cost-effectiveness
- digital equipment

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Evaluation criteria, pass/fail:
In a passed mark, the student:
- structures link between services of social services and health care, and applies knowledge to different situations
- is able to apply productization in social services and health care
- is able to set prices on services in social services and health care, and understands basic principles of expenditure
- reviews and evaluates issues from the perspective of the client / team / work community
- is able to co-operate responsibly and with consideration of other team members
- demonstrates readiness to develop their interaction skills
- assumes responsibility and commits themself to the work of the team in addition to their own activities

In a failed mark, there are inadequacies in the student's basic information and application of the data in the rejected performance is flawed. The student avoids active participation in learning situations. The student neglects
preparation and does not take advantage of the feedback received.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail