Entrepreneurship and Management in the Social and Health Care Sector (5cr)
Code: C-10065-SX00EA03-3077
General information
- Enrollment
- 04.05.2026 - 17.05.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 19.10.2026 - 11.12.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 40
- Course
- C-10065-SX00EA03
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Evaluation scale
0-5
Content scheduling
Independent study 5 op. based on the instructions and learning materials given in the Moodle workspace.
Objective
Operating and cost environment - Students are familiar with the different ways of organising and providing social and health services and the guiding legislation. - Students understand the importance of productivity and profitability of organisations and companies’ operations and are able to assess the costs and productivity of operations. Work community development - Students understand and know the importance of development and quality in the production of a service. - Students are able to create new work practices and business ideas. Entrepreneurship and business organisation - Students have the basic skills to start a business and also know how to use public advisory services to start a business. - Students know the social significance of entrepreneurship and the relationship between the economy and business. Supervisory work and management - Students understand the importance of management and human resources for the success of the organisation and the company. - Students identify general work skills, responsibilities and ways of organising work and adopt an entrepreneurial approach to work.
Content
- Legislation, contractual practices and funding in the field of social and health services - Social challenges and their impacts on service needs and production - Entrepreneurial attitude and skills - Productisation, pricing, quality, branding and marketing of services - Establishing a business from a business idea to a business plan - Different types of companies - Procurement procedures and tendering - Management skills and quality development in the operation of organisations - Working life skills and their importance in the operations of organisations and businesses: life management, communication skills, innovation capacity and digital skills - Collecting and using available information for operational development and management - Understanding client needs - Partnership networks as part of the success of the business and the organisation
Location and time
Online course 20.10.-12.12.2025 Orientation lecture x.x.2025 at 4.15pm - 5.45pm. Join Zoom Meeting Zoom xxxxxxxxx The event will be recorded. Available for viewing for two weeks in the Moodle workspace. Come to get answers -session on x.x.2025 xxxxxxxxxx.
Materials
Course material in Moodle. Moodle workspace opens at the start of the course at x th of x. An information letter will be sent to the students by e-mail about a week before the start.
Teaching methods
Online course In Moodle workspace, return of assignments in the given schedule.
Employer connections
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Exam schedules
Students have the right to retake a failed exam twice and a passed exam once. The opportunity to retake an exam or raise a grade does not apply to course components. (Study instructions 21§, 2025.) Student can resubmit a failed intermediate task once.
International connections
N/A
Completion alternatives
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Student workload
5 cr = 27h x 5cr = 135h