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| Module code: AGW23.W.16 |
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2S (2 hours per week) |
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3 |
| Semester: 7 |
| Mandatory course: no |
Language of instruction:
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Assessment:
Oral exam
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AGW23.W.16 Applied Health Sciences, Bachelor, regulation 01.10.2023
, semester 7, optional course
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30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 90 hours (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 67.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
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Recommended as prerequisite for:
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Module coordinator:
Studienleitung |
Lecturer: Studienleitung
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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will have the following skills and competencies:
Knowledge and comprehension:
· After successfully completing this module, students will be able to: understand future trends and assess their relevance to the healthcare system (incl. demographic change and AI applications), as well as evaluate their significance in terms of the management of prevention and care.
· They will be able to understand “futures literacy” as a tool for dealing productively with uncertainty—that is, for thinking in terms of futures. They will be able to apply methods, such as the Futures Triangle, to specific challenges and develop courses of action.
· They will be familiar with agile (project) management approaches.
· They will have gained hands-on experience with the demands of leadership, communication, and decision-making in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams under conditions of uncertainty, time pressure, and limited resources.
· They will be familiar with relevant approaches from international project and crisis management in the humanitarian sector, with a focus on health care.
Application, utilization, and creation of knowledge/art:
· After successfully completing this module students will be able to: analyze case studies from project and crisis management in the healthcare sector (including the international humanitarian sector) in terms of innovation and adaptability.
· They will be able to apply “futures literacy” methods to specific challenges in the healthcare sector and identify possible courses of action.
· They will be able to plan and decide on measures to address complex challenges in the healthcare sector under time pressure, in the face of uncertainty, with limited resources, and with incomplete information.
Communication and cooperation:
· Students will be able to develop approaches and ideas for solving complex challenges in the healthcare sector.
· Interactive sessions on leadership, communication, and decision-making in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams under conditions of uncertainty, time pressure, and limited resources, focusing on selected topics in the healthcare sector.
Academic/Artistic Identity/Professionalism:
· Students will be able to reflect on their own role, their options for action, and their responsibilities in addressing complex challenges in the healthcare system.
· They will have developed an awareness for the need to tackle complex challenges with courage, confidence, and future-oriented skills, to build networks, and to act more proactively than reactively.
· They will demonstrate a scientifically grounded and forward-looking approach to complex challenges in the healthcare sector. Furthermore, they will remain capable of taking effective action with competence and using the methods learned even in complex times.
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Module content:
The seminar provides practical insights into key future issues in the healthcare sector—including demographic change, the use of artificial intelligence, and the further development of leadership, management, and communication in uncertain and complex environments. Using “futures literacy” methods, students will develop a systematic understanding of how to make well-founded and strategically sound decisions amid uncertainty, time pressure, and limited resources. Internationally proven approaches to project and crisis management, as well as case studies from the humanitarian sector, will illustrate the demands placed on innovation, leadership, and adaptability in complex environments.
· Future trends and their relevance to the healthcare sector: including demographic change, AI applications, and developments in healthcare delivery.
· Futures Literacy: Learning to cope with an uncertain future.
· Planning and decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, time pressure, and limited resources.
· Leadership and communication in a complex, interdisciplinary, and multicultural context.
· Case studies from project and crisis management
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Teaching methods/Media:
Blended learning
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Recommended or required reading:
Will be announced at the beginning of the module.
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