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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2016
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PSYC 420 001 (CRN: 15241)
ELECTION SYSTEMS
Long Title: ELECTION SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND ADMINISTRATION
Department: Psychology
Instructors:
Meeting: 1:00PM - 3:29PM W (22-AUG-2016 - 2-DEC-2016)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 49
Section Enrolled: 15
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 49
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 46
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 297)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 4-NOV-2025 7:17AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
8-DEC-2016
2:00PM - 5:00PM R
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 convince 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 election. Cross-list: COMP 435, POLI 420.