Impactful and multidisciplinary leadership – 1st academic year, Master’s degree (VAILKVS26V)
- Type of studies
- Open UAS Master’s Studies, Pathway studies
- Campuses
- Online campus, Diak joint implementation
- Location
- Online campus
- Ilmoittautumisaika
- 27.7.2026—10.8.2026
Opintojen sisältämät toteutukset
VAI01VS26DIAK Leadership and development of multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities
Sisältö
• Leadership in multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities and networks
• Integrative leadership and leadership in multidisciplinary and multi-professional networks
• Coaching leadership
• Development of leadership skills and competencies in multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities and networks
• Integrative leadership and leadership in multidisciplinary and multi-professional networks
• Coaching leadership
• Development of leadership skills and competencies in multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities and networks
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
• Structure the dimensions and development challenges of leading multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities and networks
• Analyse the possibilities of integrative leadership and lead multidisciplinary and multi-professional networks
• Act as a coaching leader in multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities and networks
• Develop their leadership skills and the competencies within multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities and networks
• Structure the dimensions and development challenges of leading multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities and networks
• Analyse the possibilities of integrative leadership and lead multidisciplinary and multi-professional networks
• Act as a coaching leader in multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities and networks
• Develop their leadership skills and the competencies within multidisciplinary and multi-professional work communities and networks
Grading scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
AOS01VS26DIAK-VAI Development of professional competence and expertise I
Sisältö
• Current national and international master’s-level competences and requirements; recognition of changing trends in working life
• Setting personal development goals and creating a development plan; making use of study guidance and support
• Peer mentoring as a tool for examining and developing individual and collective expertise
• Setting personal development goals and creating a development plan; making use of study guidance and support
• Peer mentoring as a tool for examining and developing individual and collective expertise
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
• Analyse national and international competence requirements in diverse, constantly changing multidisciplinary environments
• Identify their strengths and areas for development in expertise
• Enhance self-leadership skills
• Utilise mentoring to support the development of their expertise
• Analyse national and international competence requirements in diverse, constantly changing multidisciplinary environments
• Identify their strengths and areas for development in expertise
• Enhance self-leadership skills
• Utilise mentoring to support the development of their expertise
Grading scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
VPVK27AVOIN Elective Studies
Grading scale
0-5
VAI02VK27DIAK Promoting equality and diversity in social and health services
Sisältö
• Theoretical and research-based foundations of equality and diversity
• Analysis of the implementation of equality and diversity
• Working methods for promoting equality and diversity
• Leadership of equality and diversity implementation
• Analysis of the implementation of equality and diversity
• Working methods for promoting equality and diversity
• Leadership of equality and diversity implementation
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
• Critically examine the theoretical and research-based foundations of equality and diversity
• Analyse the implementation of equality and diversity in national, regional, and local operational structures
• Apply working methods that promote equality and diversity in social and health services
• Lead the implementation of equality and diversity in social and health services in a goal-oriented, systematic, and impactful manner
• Critically examine the theoretical and research-based foundations of equality and diversity
• Analyse the implementation of equality and diversity in national, regional, and local operational structures
• Apply working methods that promote equality and diversity in social and health services
• Lead the implementation of equality and diversity in social and health services in a goal-oriented, systematic, and impactful manner
Grading scale
0-5
VAI03VK27DIAK Client-oriented co-development and leadership
Sisältö
• Dimensions of client orientation and participation and their analysis
• Approaches to effective co-development
• Co-development methods, service design, and other client-oriented and participatory development methods
• Coordination and leadership of multidisciplinary co-development processes
• Approaches to effective co-development
• Co-development methods, service design, and other client-oriented and participatory development methods
• Coordination and leadership of multidisciplinary co-development processes
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
• Critically examine the dimensions of client orientation and participation as well as analyse their implementation in culturally diverse social and health services
• Apply approaches to effective co-development
• Utilise co-development, service design, and other client-oriented and participatory methods in developing work practices in social and health services
• Coordinate and lead multidisciplinary co-development processes
• Critically examine the dimensions of client orientation and participation as well as analyse their implementation in culturally diverse social and health services
• Apply approaches to effective co-development
• Utilise co-development, service design, and other client-oriented and participatory methods in developing work practices in social and health services
• Coordinate and lead multidisciplinary co-development processes
Grading scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
TUMVS26DIAK Research methods
Sisältö
• Philosophy of science, quantitative, and qualitative research methods
• Scientific information retrieval, literature review, and critical reading skills
• Data collection and analysis methods
• Reliability and ethics in research
• Scientific information retrieval, literature review, and critical reading skills
• Data collection and analysis methods
• Reliability and ethics in research
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
• Describe the nature of quantitative and qualitative research and the philosophical and methodological foundations of science
• Search for, critically evaluate, and utilise national and international research data to construct a theoretical framework and literature review
• Justify appropriate data collection and analysis methods to answer research questions
• Prepare a research plan considering research ethics
• Analyse and assess the reliability of research
• Describe the nature of quantitative and qualitative research and the philosophical and methodological foundations of science
• Search for, critically evaluate, and utilise national and international research data to construct a theoretical framework and literature review
• Justify appropriate data collection and analysis methods to answer research questions
• Prepare a research plan considering research ethics
• Analyse and assess the reliability of research
Teaching methods
Skill labs, exams and assignment
Assessment criteria
Numerial evaluation 1-5
Grading scale
0-5
TIE01VS26DIAK Academic writing and communication I
Sisältö
• Principles and genres of academic writing
• Use of source material, referencing practices, and citations
• Self-assessment of academic writing
• Use of source material, referencing practices, and citations
• Self-assessment of academic writing
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
• Develop skills in academic writing and critical thinking
• Analyse and evaluate the structure, language, and argumentation of academic texts
• Write coherent academic texts in their field
• Use self-assessment methods in academic writing
• Develop skills in academic writing and critical thinking
• Analyse and evaluate the structure, language, and argumentation of academic texts
• Write coherent academic texts in their field
• Use self-assessment methods in academic writing
Grading scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty