Objectives and competences
Students will: acquire basic information and knowledge about a person, her needs, characteristics, abilities, etc., get to know basic definitions and foundations of safety and health as one of the basic human rights and get knowledge of human and psychological factors for ensuring health and safety at work, learn about the fundamentals of management and the safety and health culture at the workplace, as well as the legal basis for safety and health at work. They will learn about the field of ergonomics and occupational medicine and will also learn how to design a health promotion program.
Students will understand the dimensions of the management of health and wellbeing and will develop in-depth knowledge of methods and techniques of planning, training, health and well-being. They will be able to analyze individual activities and compare and identify best practices in these areas. They will be able to explore different models and aspects of the management of health and well-being, use information resources, and participate in groups. Students will be able to prepare and carry out research in the field of individual Health and Wellbeing Management as a case study or field research.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and Understanding
Learners:
- deep and systematic understand of the management of health and well-being,
- analyze, argue and categorize various aspects of health and well-being,
- proactively develop solutions with others,
- requisitely comprehensive identify, interpret, apply and evaluate techniques and methods that can be practically used in the field of health and wellness management.
Cognitive / Intellectual Skills
Learners:
- think critically, analyze, master complexity and data imperfections, as well as controversies in the field of Management of Health and Well-being,
- create new approaches in a way that can contribute to the development of the Management of Health and Well-being,
- conceptually understand and independently assess the methods and models in the field of Management of Health and Well-being
- discuss alternative approaches in this area,
- act independently and formulate original solutions to problems,
- plan and implement professionally demanding tasks in the field of Management of Health and Well-being.
Key / Transferable Skills
Learners:
- lead groups and participate in them,
- plan tasks, motivate members of the group and manage conflicts in the field of health and well-being management,
- use a wide range of learning resources,
- effectively evaluate their own operations and the work of colleagues in order to improve practices in the field of health and well-being management,
- independently and competently and innovatively explore problems and solutions within the framework of the management of health and well-being on their own and self-critically,
- lead and support the learning of others in the sense of continuous professional development,
- requisitely comprehensively and continuously communicate with other professionals from HRM and other business fields,
- successful advise in the field of health and well-being management,
- continue their professional education independently in the field of health and well-being management and in the areas of other business functions.
Practical Skills
Learners:
- work in complex and unpredictable situations,
- have an overview of good practices in the field,
- are experts in the field of health and well-being management with the ability to work in complex and unpredictable situations,
- master the techniques in a smooth, precise and effective way,
- adapt to new situations and develop new skills to work in new situations.
Readings
1. Šarotar Žižek, Simona, Treven, Sonja, Mulej, Matjaž. (2022). Človek, njegova celovitost, psihično dobro počutje ter varnost in zdravje. Zapiski predavanj pri predmetu Management zdravja in dobrega počutja. Maribor: Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru.
2. Šarotar Žižek, Simona, Milfelner, Borut. (2013). Vpliv zadostne in potrebne osebne celovitosti na psihično dobro počutje zaposlenega: znanstvena monografija. Maribor: IRDO - Inštitut za razvoj družbene odgovornosti, 2013. 1 optični disk (CD-ROM), barve.
3. Šarotar Žižek, Simona (ur.), et al. (2015) Psihično dobro počutje zaposlenih, (Zbirka Well-being). Maribor: IRDO.
4. Šarotar Žižek, Simona (avtor urednik), Treven, Sonja, Treven, Urška, Milfelner, Borut, Pisnik, Aleksandra, Potočnik, Amna, Mulej, Matjaž, Ivanovič, Bogdan, et al., Šarotar Žižek, Simona (urednik), Treven, Sonja (urednik), Jiménez, Paul (urednik), Potočnik, Amna (urednik) (2013). Premagovanje stresa kot sredstvo za zagotavljanje dobrega počutja : znanstvena monografija projekta Chance 4 change. Maribor: Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta, 2013.
5. Potočnik, Amna (urednik, recenzent), Šarotar Žižek, Simona (urednik, recenzent), Mulej, Matjaž (urednik, recenzent). (2013). The quest for happiness : conference proceedings = Auf der Suche nach Glücklichkeit : Beiträge der Gastreferenten = V iskanju srečnosti : zbornik avtorskih prispevkov, (Zbirka Družbena odgovornost). Maribor: Mariborska razvojna agencija (MRA): Inštitut za razvoj družbene odgovornosti (IRDO).
6. Giacalone Robert A. in Proimslo, Mark d. (2013). Handbook of unethical work behavior: implications for individual well-being. New York; London: M. E. Sharpe.
7. Fuller, Colin in Vassie, Luise H. (2004). Health and safety management : principles and best practice. Strokovna monografija. Harlow (Essex): Pearson Education ; London [etc.] : Financial Times ; New York [etc.]: Prentice Hall.
8. Diener, Ed,. (2009). Assessing well-being : the collected works of Ed Diener. Dordrecht [etc.] ; Heidelberg ; New York : Springer : Springer Science+Business Media, cop.
9. Kinder, Andrew. (2008). Employee well-being support : a workplace resource. Chichester (UK) ; Hoboken (N.J.) : J. Wiley, cop.
