IDR219 Teams and Performance Culture
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Bård Erlend Solstad
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
Teaching language
EnglishRecommended prerequisites
IDR215 Sport Nutrition and Recovery for Athletic Performance
IDR217 Applied Sport Practice
Course contents
The course is designed to equip students with insights into elements that contribute to success in sports/esports teams. The course will cover how groups and teams develop, how people interact and behave in groups, factors that affect team productivity, characteristics of high-performance teams, and the cultivation of a high-performance culture within sports.
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Individual prerequisites for expertise
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Individual characteristics, individual capabilities, and team performance
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Group development
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Team building
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Group dynamics and performance
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Motivation and effort within groups
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Communication
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Creating a unified team
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Performance cultures in sports
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students should:
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Understand the human factor in creating a high-performance culture
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Be able to demonstrate knowledge about prerequisites for expertise in sport (i.e., electronic and traditional/conventional) and the relationship between individual abilities and team performance
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Understand how groups develop and function
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Be able to reflect upon how individuals are shaped by group dynamics, and conversely, how group processes are influenced by individual behaviors
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Possess an understanding of factors that impact group productivity and strategies to enhance them
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Have knowledge about characteristics of high-performance cultures and methods for both implementing and maintaining such a culture
Examination requirements
All mandatory tasks must be completed and approved. See details in Canvas.
Teaching methods
The course is taught as a combination of lectures, group work, case discussions, and individual tasks. A selection of oral and written tasks will be mandatory.
See Canvas for details.
The expected workload for the average student is 135 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.
Assessment methods and criteria
4-hour written individual exam. Graded assessment.