Course aims:
- One aim of the course Work, Health and Performance (WHP) is to acquire knowledge about factors influencing well-being, health and performance in a work related context. Examples of themes addressed in the course are: recovery from work, work home balance, New Ways of Working (flexibility in working times and remote working), occupational interventions, economic evaluations of interventions, safety and error management at work, national and international legislation and directives on occupational health and occupational risk assessment & evaluation. You also learn how the acquired knowledge can be transferred to the applied field of WHP. (EK 1.2, 1.8 and 2.1)
- You learn to characterize and compare theoretical work stress models. Moreover, you are expected to use your knowledge of these theories to interpret empirical findings as well as situations in the applied field of WHP. (EK 1.8 and 2.1)
- You acquire knowledge on legislation and directives on working conditions and occupational health. By the end of the course, you are expected to be able to identify the legal requirements set for risk assessment & evaluation within organisations. (EK 1.2)
- By the end of the course, you (i) can evaluate the quality and content of contemporary WHP-interventions, (ii) can characterize interventions by means of a scientific framework for prevention and – intervention and (iii) are able to identify relevant factors (regarding intervention content, -implementation process, and -context) that are crucial for the effects of interventions.(EK 1.8, 2.1, 3.2 and 3.3)
- Finally, you are able to apply the knowledge gained in the course to write an advisory report (essay) about an occupational health topic that is relevant to the professional field. (EK 2.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 4.2)
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This course builds on the knowledge that you acquired in previous courses, such as ‘Introduction to Work, Organisation and Health’ (PSMWOH10A)) and ‘Work Psychology (PSB3BE40E). The course Work, Health and Performance (WHP) expands WHP-knowledge, but you also learn how this knowledge can be transferred to the applied field of occupational health psychology. Examples of relevant WHP-themes within the course are: recovery from work, telepressure, work home balance, New Ways of Working, stress interventions, economic evaluations of interventions, safety and error management at work, national and international legislation and directives on occupational health, and occupational risk assessment & evaluation. You apply the knowledge gained in the course to write an advisory report (essay) about an occupational health topic that is relevant to the professional field.
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This course is only open for students of the Master specialisation Work, Organisation & Health.
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Essay (written report). The final course grade is based on the grade for the written essay (100%).
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- Please note: Due to possible unexpected events or measures involving the corona-crisis, (parts of) this course may be adapted / changed / or skipped.
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