1. Introduction to Learning and Job Design: Overview of the course objectives, key concepts of learning and job design, and their significance in the health and social care sectors.
2. Theories and Models of Learning: Exploration of various learning theories and models relevant to healthcare and social care settings, including behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and adult learning theories.
3. Assessing Learning Needs: Techniques and tools for assessing learning needs within healthcare and social care organizations, including conducting needs assessments, identifying skill gaps, and considering individual and organizational factors.
4. Designing Customized Learning Programs: Strategies for designing tailored learning programs that align with organizational goals, address identified needs, and incorporate appropriate instructional methods, technologies, and assessment approaches.
5. Evaluating Learning Effectiveness: Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of learning programs in healthcare and social care, including formative and summative evaluation techniques, collecting feedback, and using data to improve future programs.
6. Principles of Job Design: Examination of job design principles and their application in healthcare and social care, including job analysis, job crafting, task allocation, and considering employee motivation, satisfaction, and well-being.
7. Creating Engaging Job Roles: Strategies for creating engaging job roles that promote employee satisfaction, autonomy, and growth, considering the unique requirements and challenges of the healthcare and social care sectors.
8. Aligning Job Roles with Organizational Goals: Understanding how to align job roles with organizational objectives, values, and strategies, fostering coherence and maximizing the contribution of employees to the mission of the healthcare or social care organization.
9. Implementing Job Design Initiatives: Practical considerations for implementing job design initiatives within healthcare and social care organizations, including change management, communication, and addressing potential barriers.
10. Ethical Considerations in Learning and Job Design: Exploration of ethical issues and considerations related to learning and job design in healthcare and social care, including fairness, equity, diversity, and the impact on service users and employees.
11. Future Trends in Learning and Job Design: Overview of emerging trends and technologies shaping the field of learning and job design in the health and social care sectors, including the role of digital learning, virtual reality, and adaptive job design approaches.
12. Capstone Project: Integration of knowledge and skills acquired throughout the course into a practical capstone project, where participants apply learning and job design principles to a real-world scenario in healthcare or social care.
The evaluation process is conducted through the submission of assignments, and there are no written examinations involved.