Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2008

     

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POLI 420 001 (CRN: 13727)

ELECTION SYSTEMS

Long Title: ELECTION SYSTEMS, TECHNIQUES, AND ADMINISTRATION
Department: Political Science
Instructors:
Wallach, Dan S.
Stein, Robert M.
Byrne, Michael
Meeting: 1:00PM - 4:00PM F (25-AUG-2008 - 5-DEC-2008) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
 
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 3
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 25
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 11
Enrollment data as of: 10-NOV-2024 1:49PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Final Exam Unknown
 
Description: This multidisciplinary course will consider how elections are conducted to enhance participation, to accurately measure the will of the electorate, and to be sufficiently rigorous to convive all parties that the results are legitimate. This course will consider the design and evaluation of election technologies, ranging from voter registration through the polling booth and vote tabulation. This course will consider three questions: how do individual voters interact with the voting technology, how are voting technologies engineered to be accurate and secure, and how do the social aspects of voting fulfill democratic goals for elections? A central requirement for this course will be group research projects, many operating in our community, built around the November 2006 election. Cross-list: COMP 435, PSYC 420.