Module Details

General Management

MS2406

Course
General Management
Code
MS2406
Academic Year
2026/2027
Curriculum Year
2022/2023
Degree Programme
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
1
Lecture Hours
12.5
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/10 - Business Organisation
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
5
Teaching period
Secondo Semestre
Campus
ALESSANDRIA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
Business Organization and the Business System. The essential characteristics of organizational structure. Operating systems. Human resources management. The national healthcare system: responsibility, organization, and personnel management.
Reference Texts
Rebora G. Scienza dell'organizzazione. Il design di strutture, processi e ruoli, Carocci, 2017 Maggi D. Sistema di Controllo di Gestione nelle Aziende Sanitarie, Giuffrè, 2003
Learning Outcomes
The course aims at providing tools, in the healthcare sector: - comprehend how to use the key elements of organization design to create effective organizations; - to recognize the influence of culture on members' bahaviour.
Prerequisites
The course is integrated. There are no requirements for the Business Organization section.
Teaching Methods
Traditional lessons (frontal, participatory) will alternate with case analyses.
Additional Information
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request speci[c 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/servicesstudents- 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 de[ne 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
Multiple choice quizzes on the program. The students will have to answer multiple choice questions (4 options) single answer (one correct answer). Scores are awarded with 1 point for each correct answer, -0.25 points for each incorrect answer and 0 points for no answer.
Detailed Syllabus
Organizational Theory Organizational Structures Organizational Design ChallengesOrganizational Culture Change Management Human Resource management The National Health System: Responsibilities, Organization, and HR Management
Expected Learning Outcomes
1. Applying knowledge and understanding. The knowledge acquired during the course will allow the student to use the organizational skills and competences to be applied in the health care sector. In particular, the student must acquire the business language of the company disciplines and be able to formulate the organizational analysis of the company processes. 2. Making judgments. The course will allow the student to develop an autonomy of judgment and will put the student in the conditions to express considerations regarding the organization and human resource management 3. Learning skills. The study of the discipline will allow the student to understand the dynamics of the company framing the analysis of the single business unity in a coordinated vision of the business facts and the economic environment in which the company carries out its activity.
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