Impactful and multidisciplinary leadership – 1st academic year, Master’s degree
- Type of studies
- Open UAS Master’s Studies, Pathway studies
- Campuses
- Online campus, Diak joint implementation
- Location
- Online campus
- Ilmoittautumisaika
- 7.12.2026—13.12.2026
- Start Term
- 18.1.2027—31.12.2027
- Study mode
- Online teaching
- Study language
- Finnish
- Application Status
- Registration opens soon
- Pricing
- Fee-based
- Code
- AAF942
- Extent
- 30 op
- Price
- 300 €
- Admission quota
- 10
- Available places
- 10
- Teachers
- Heini Kapanen, Eeva-Liisa Pastinen, Jari Helminen, Eija Nieminen, Atte Kollanus, Heidi Silvan, Heini Kapanen, Susanna Kallakorpi, Ville Päivänsalo, Eeva-Liisa Pastinen, Hanna Laitinen, Eeva-Liisa Pastinen, Hanna Laitinen
Opintojen sisältämät toteutukset
VAI03VS27DIAK 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
0-5
VPVS27POLKU Elective Studies
Grading scale
0-5
AOS01VK27DIAK-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
TIE01VK27DIAK 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
TUMVK27DIAK 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
Grading scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
VAI12VK27DIAK Johtaminen ja kehittäminen monialaisissa ja -ammatillisissa työyhteisöissä ja verkostoissa
Sisältö
– integrative leadership and leadership of multidisciplinary and interprofessional networks
– coaching leadership
– development of leadership competence and development of competence within multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks
– coaching leadership
– development of leadership competence and development of competence within multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
– analyse the possibilities of integrative leadership and is able to lead multidisciplinary and interprofessional networks
– act as a coaching leader in multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks
– develop both their own leadership competence and competence within multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks
– analyse the possibilities of integrative leadership and is able to lead multidisciplinary and interprofessional networks
– act as a coaching leader in multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks
– develop both their own leadership competence and competence within multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks
Grading scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
VAI02VS27DIAK 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
VAI11VK27DIAK Leadership of multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities in change
Sisältö
– leadership of multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks
– develop both their own leadership competence and competence within multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks.
– develop both their own leadership competence and competence within multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
– structure the dimensions and development challenges of leading multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks
– structure the dimensions and development challenges of leading multidisciplinary and interprofessional work communities and networks
Grading scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty