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Sustainable Leadership

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSYS1505
Type: Compulsory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: SSY 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024
Level: Master of Health Care / Master of Social Services
Year of Study: 1 (2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019 / 2019-2020 / 2020-2021 / 2021-2022 / 2022-2023 / 2023-2024 / 2024-2025)
Credits: 4 cr
Responsible Teacher: Uusi-Kakkuri, Piia
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
1S-SY-1Y2015-08-31 – 2015-12-19Regina NurmiFinnish2015-08-14 – 2015-10-13
2S-SY-1Y2016-08-26 – 2016-12-23Riku Niemistö, Regina NurmiFinnish2016-08-22 – 2016-09-19
3S-SY-1Y2017-09-01 – 2017-12-22Regina NurmiFinnish2017-08-21 – 2017-09-18
4S-SY-1Y2018-08-31 – 2018-12-21 Finnish2018-08-20 – 2018-09-17
5S-SY-1Y2019-08-26 – 2019-12-22Regina NurmiFinnish2019-08-19 – 2019-09-09
3001SSY2020-1Y2020-08-24 – 2020-12-20Hannele LaaksonenFinnish2020-08-17 – 2020-09-11
3002SSY2021-1Y2021-08-01 – 2021-12-31Hannele LaaksonenFinnish2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06
3003SSY2022-1Y2022-08-22 – 2022-12-31Piia Uusi-KakkuriFinnish2022-08-01 – 2022-09-06
3004S-SY-23S, SSY2023-1Y2023-08-01 – 2023-12-31Piia Uusi-KakkuriFinnish2023-08-01 – 2023-09-06
3006SSY2024-1Y2024-08-01 – 2024-12-20Piia Uusi-KakkuriFinnish2024-08-01 – 2024-09-06

The descriptions shown below are for the academic year: 2024-2025

Learning Outcomes

The student knows how to
- justify the importance of implementation of the strategy as a part of a fruitful and functioning organization
- develop actions and well-being at work of a working community
- lead and reform actions in different operational environment

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course 108 h, of which scheduled studies 15 h and autonomous studies 93 h.
The assessment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Contents

- personnel strategy and personnel planning as a part of organization’s operation
- engaging and multisectoral leadership
- organization culture
- principles of learning organization
- management and functionality of a working community, wellbeing at work, occupational health and safety and challenging situations at work places
- Interaction and working community skills

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Material pointed out by the lecturer

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Contact teaching, guided network studies (Moodle) and independent studies.

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1: The student
- describes as an example the strategy work and its role in the organization's leadership
- describes as an example workplace management methods as well as measures to build up well-being at work
Grade 3: The student
- describes the strategy work and its role in the organization's leadership and applies the knowledge in a familiar context
- describes workplace management methods as well as measures to build up well-being at work and applies the knowledge in a familiar context
Grade 5: The student
- examines analytically the strategy work at every level of the organization and applies the knowledge in a new context
- analyses and reflects workplace management methods as well as measures to build up well-being at work and applies the knowledge in a new context

Assessment Methods

Attendance, short assignments, literature examination and learning diary. Numeric evaluation (0–5).


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