Performance enhancement

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About this course

More than ever, companies rely on excellent performance to survive and thrive in their industries. Therefore organizations are keen on understanding how to boost employee and team motivation, well-being, and performance. This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of how individual, team, and situational factors interact and provides comprehensive understanding of how evidence-based interventions enhance individual and team performance. The course consists of plenary lectures, online microlectures, workshops and a group assignment. For the group assignment, students will choose a topic that they want to study more in depth. Topics may vary each year depending on the expertise of the lecturers. Past topics were for example goal-setting and feedback interventions or job crafting interventions.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course, students are able to:

  • Describe the state-of-the-art of work in organizational psychology regarding the topics presented in this course.
  • Apply this advanced theoretical knowledge to organizational practice.
  • Judge scientific literature.

Prior knowledge

You must meet one of the following collections of requirements

  • Collection 1
  • Completed Final examination Bsc program
  • Collection 2
  • Completed Pre-Master

Resources

  • Scientific articles and lecture slides

Additional information

course
5 ECTS • broadening
  • Level
    master

Starting dates

  • 2 Feb 2026

    ends 5 Apr 2026

    LocationEindhoven
    LanguageEnglish
    TermBlock GS3
    E - Mo 9-10, Tu 5-8, Th 1-4
    Course is currently running
  • 1 Feb 2027

    ends 4 Apr 2027

    LocationEindhoven
    LanguageEnglish
    TermBlock GS3
    E - Mo 9-10, Tu 5-8, Th 1-4
    Enrolment starts 15 Nov, 00:00
    Register between 15 Nov, 00:00 - 3 Jan 2027