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Course type:

Short Course

Director of studies:

MyLSTM

Mode of study:

Duration:

2 Weeks

Home fee:

£1,225

Overseas fee:

£1,225

3 good reasons to study

The course uses realistic case studies based on the experience and knowledge of teaching staff in low-income and middle income countries.

Teaching staff have up-to- date experience of research management development.● This course links well with other LSTM teaching, including Human Resource Planning and Management.

This course links well with other LSTM teaching, including Human Resource Planning and Management.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

This course is available as both face to face and fully online. Please do let us know in your application which mode of study you would prefer.

This course aims to provide students with knowledge and critical understanding of the organisation and management of health care organisations. Although the practical aspects of management are the most critical for managers, it is also important to have some grounding in the major theories. Some managers help to plan programmes, whilst others may have plans for their programmes prepared at a higher level in the organisation. Whichever is the case, a major part of the manager's work is to implement plans of action and the course aims to provide a variety of tools and approaches to help managers with this task. You will learn about structures and cultures of organisations; different management functions; monitoring the implementation of plans and taking corrective action; performance and quality management; and management of change.

It is taught using a student-centred approach including group exercises, case studies and directed reading, supported by presentations from LSTM lecturers and outside speakers.

Course Outline

- Introduction to Organisation and Management
- Organisations: Structure and Culture
- The role of management
- Managing the performance of the organisation
- An introduction to Quality Assurance
- Managing Change

Recommended Reading
1. Armstrong, M. (1999) Managing Activities London: Institute of Personnel and Development
2. WHO (2000). The World Health Report 2000. Health systems: improving performance. Geneva, World Health Organization.
3. de Savigny, D. and T. Adam, Eds. (2009). Systems thinking for health systems strengthening. Geneva, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO.

10 Academic Credits - Assessments

100% - It is assessed by a 3000 word critical analysis of a case study.

For an additional fee of £95, you can be entered for full Academic Credits for this course (Masters level credit). The academic credits are offered to provide choice and flexibility to all of our students and students who do not wish to do the assessments will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance. Applicants wishing to find out more about the assessment should contact MyLSTM@lstmed.ac.uk.

Entrance Requirements

Academic requirements:

This course is specifically designed for managers who seek to manage the process of change and improve the performance of their area of responsibility. It is an opportunity for all professionals to advance their knowledge and keep abreast of the most modern concepts in management.

English language requirements:

Attending course with Academic Credit:
The course is taught in English. Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all learning components, or a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 88 for the Internet-based Test (iBT), with minimum scores of 21 for Listening and Writing, 22 for Reading and 23 for Speaking. Tests should be within their validity period of 2 years.

Attending course – Certificate of Attendance Only:
The course is taught in English and in a postgraduate setting. Students whose first language is not English should be aware that to benefit from the course participants should have English language proficiency at the equivalent of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5.

Aims

This course aims to:

Describe key principles and functions of management within an organisation

Identify strategies for the successful implementation of change in organisations

Analyse the effectiveness of management systems in an organisation

Identify ways of improving organisational effectiveness using quality and human resource management initiatives

Careers

This course is designed specifically for managers who seek to manage the process of change and improve the performance of their area of responsibility. It is an opportunity for all professionals to advance their knowledge and to keep abreast of the most modern concepts in management – particularly focused on a health setting.

Testimonials

All comments are taken from anonymous course evaluation feedback.

The case studies were so unique and helpful because they were justlike real life experiences during my years of work. It create opportunities for me to reflectback on decisions I have made in the past. (2017 evaluation feedback)

The course was very useful and the knowledge acquired can be applied in different settings. (2017 evaluation feedback)

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Start date	End date	Home fee	Overseas fee
10 January 2022	21 January 2022	£1,225	£1,225	Apply

Start date:
10 January 2022

End date:
21 January 2022

Home fee:
£1,225

Overseas fee:
£1,225

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Organisation and Management