AC0779 - Strategic Management of Healthcare

During this module you will engage in a range of learning and teaching activities including lectures, seminars, tutorials and guided learning. You will undertake classroom and virtual based discussions and case study analysis using contemporary literature and research to facilitate your discussion and critical thinking. In addition, you will be required to undertake personal study in relation to the integration of concepts and approaches introduced within the module, in the context of organisational issues within either your place of employment or the healthcare sector generally. Collaborative learning will be facilitated to enable you to learn with, from and about each other to promote an ethos of collaborative / peer working for strategic management of healthcare. Blackboard collaborative will be available on the module E learning portal site to help facilitate this aspect of your learning and enable you to work together in a team with your peers. The diversity in terms of age, background and culture of fellow students will help you to learn from each other and develop a range of skills such as communication, managing and planning and team working. Lecture materials will be made available through the e-learning portal together with links to key materials and websites for example the Institute of Healthcare Management. Clips from broadcastable media will also be available to support classroom- based discussion by using relevant website resources. The module will use electronic digitised reading lists, electronic assessment submission and the Turnitin anti-plagiarism software that will also be used as a formative learning tool.

The module lead will provide guidance and support for the duration of the module and help you in relation to your academic progress. You will be given guidance in connection with specific issues relating to the module such as assessment requirements, monitoring of your progress and practical issues such as timetabling and room changes. Contact details for all academic and administrative team members are available for you in the programme and module handbooks on the e-learning portal. Electronic teaching and learning materials are also provided and updated on the e-learning portal. This includes module handbooks, assessment information, PowerPoint presentations, electronic digitised reading lists and relevant web links. All these online resources are available out with the scheduled teaching sessions. The University libraries offer generous opening hours and an award -winning range of services. You might find the Skills Programme and online multimedia ‘SkillsPlus’ resources helpful. The University Student Support and Wellbeing Services offer information, guidance, and support to you on a range of issues. They can help if you have a disability or if you need some extra help. If you are an international student, you will also have access to Academic language skills (ALS) module to help you further develop your academic writing and study skills.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

By the end of the module:
Knowledge & Understanding:
1. You will be able to understand healthcare organisations in a global context and evaluate the relations between, strategic thinking, strategic planning and strategic healthcare management.


Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
2. You will critically appraise organisational behaviour including techniques to manage change and principles of performance management in health services.


Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

3. You will be able to use management models to analyse the strengths and weaknesses organisations to help make sound judgements and enhance your working/communication skills.

4. You will be able to critically analyse the concept of strategic thinking for dealing with complex issues both systematically and creatively.

Formative: Your knowledge and understanding, learning needs, and academic progress on the module will be monitored by the completion of a formative task.

You will use an AI tool to create 500- words about a core concept that is the focus of your chosen essay for your summative assessment Then you will paraphrase this 500- words in your own words and provide a short reflection (no more than 500 words) of how you feel using AI can help or hinder your academic writing.
Your total word count will be 1000 words(All MLOs ).

Summative:
Your summative assessment for this module will consist of two parts:

1) Part 1: A 2500-word essay. You will choose one essay title from the two options provided.. (All MLOs)
This part will comprise 70% of the total mark for the module

1) A short 10-minute individual presentation that will discuss a key issue of strategic management in the healthcare sector using strategic elements from your teaching and your own reading on the topic.
This part will comprise 30% of the total mark for the module

This will test understanding of key healthcare management concepts (MLO 1, 2, 3, 4,)

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This module will introduce you to theories and concepts of strategic approaches in relation to the leadership and management of healthcare organisations in both the public and private sectors. The module explains how strategic managers must become strategic thinkers with the ability to evaluate the ever changing healthcare sector , analyse data, question assumptions, and develop new ideas. This module is intended to provide you, as a future senior healthcare manager and leader, with the tools and concepts necessary to analyse and understand how to formulate and implement strategies and policies appropriate for a range of diverse healthcare organisations in both the public and private sector. The module is particularly relevant to senior or aspiring managers working in healthcare or if you have an interest in strategic management in health organisations. The module investigates how healthcare organisations adapt to their environments and how healthcare leaders can effectively create opportunities in their industries through innovative strategies. The module develops strategic thinking through promoting a sound understanding of core concepts of strategy and by applying such concepts to real organisational issues. It provides a framework for understanding the strategic leadership and management role in healthcare organisations and offers a guide for exploring strategy issues in a global context. The module develops integrative thinking and working in a collaborative manner across peoples, organisations, groups and disciplines. Learning and teaching includes classroom-based and virtual lectures and seminar sessions, individual or group tutorials, case-study discussions and directed self-study. This will demonstrate your understanding of relevant concepts and your ability to apply these in the context of healthcare organisations.