Module Details

Tools for designing organisational change

MS2256

Course
Tools for designing organisational change
Code
MS2256
Academic Year
2025/2026
Curriculum Year
2024/2025
Degree Programme
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCES
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
2
Lecture Hours
24
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/42 - General and Applied Hygiene
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OPZ - Opzionale
Year
2
Teaching period
Secondo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
To acquire the knowledge and the ability to apply knowledge on three main thematic areas in acute critical care: the first, of a general nature, is aimed at presenting the object of study "organization", to ensure that the student begins to master the terminology and main contents related to it; the second, more specific, presents the state of the art of the national health sector and the organizations operating in it with particular reference to primary care and prevention in order to help the student to understand the meaning of regionalization of the NHS and to read its reference context; the third, more peculiar, represents how the health professions are placed in the current sector, to highlight the modalities of expression of the professional component at national and single company level.
Apply the theories of Continuous Quality Improvement, Project Management and Risk Management to the skills of the health professions.
Reference Texts
Foglietta F. Management in sanità. Manuale per direttori di struttura complessa
Maggioli Editore, 2022
Learning Outcomes
The proposed course is generally aimed at guiding students towards a logic of "organizational responsibility" as well as professional, to develop a more balanced vision between the clinical-assistance sphere of work and the economic-managerial one. In particular, the course is aimed at: helping to innovate the complex framework of the National Healthcare System and of the reality of the Health Trusts with particular reference to critical care; provide keys for a more in-depth understanding of the organizational dynamics in critcal care.
Prerequisites
None.
Teaching Methods
Interactive frontal lesson. Presentations in MS-Power Point format and websites. Lecture-discussion with projection of audiovisuals, discussion of scientific works, group reports.
Additional Information
Tutorials: the formulation of a project in critical care. Some exercises will be done in the context of direct teaching. Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services- students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects. Gender mainstreaming: approaches to grant equal benefits in actions and activities for women and mens and for eliminating gender inequalities.
Assessment Methods
The profit exam is offered in a single session for the entire integrated course. With regard to the part of Organizational change planning tools, before the exam each student will have to present on DIR a case study of mini-planning of organizational changes in their own context to demonstrate the acquisition of the ability to apply knowledge, ability to organizational decision making and problem solving in critical care (10 points). The next test will consist of an exam session in which the student will be subjected to a quiz test (24 multiple choice quizzes, with only one correct answer, 24 points) aimed at investigating the cognitive aspects and application of knowledge of the discipline of teaching. The duration of the written test will be 30 minutes. Passing the quiz test requires that the goal plus one of the correct answers are provided. The grade will be formed on the basis of the results of the case study and normalized on the basis of the percentage of responses from the cohort (best performance of the first session). To achieve a 30/30 cum laude score, the student must in any case demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course.
Detailed Syllabus
At the end of the course students will be able to describe and develop effective organizational changes in critical care, through the study of:
• Main health system models, principles, historical evolution and models of the National and Regional Health System and the main organizational models of critical care in healthcare companies;
• Principles and logics of organizational innovation: management by processes – Time Management;
• Change Management techniques in healthcare: project management.
• Clinical Risk Management: Concepts and definitions, epidemiology and impact, sentinel events. Implementation strategies. Risk definition tools. Risk analysis tools.
Expected Learning Outcomes
In order to achieve the knowledge and skills corresponding to the level of sufficiency, the student is asked to demonstrate:
Knowledge and understanding: the concept of organization, the models of analysis of health organizations, the establishment of the National Health Service, the structure of healthcare companies, project management.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: ability to apply the knowledge acquired during the course and to understand the concepts of health organization and design in healthcare.
Autonomy of judgment: ability to understand and interpret health models and evaluate proposed projects.
Communication skills: ability to expose concepts clearly, in both oral and written form, using appropriate scientific language.
Learning skills: Ability to use the knowledge acquired to participate in seminars and / or in-depth study courses.
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