Voting Advice Applications
| Title | Ηλεκτρονικοί Σύμβουλοι Ψήψου / Voting Advice Applications |
| Code | ΚΕ0Ε43 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Political Sciences |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Ioannis Andreadis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001510 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Politikṓn Epistīmṓn 2023-sīmera
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Spring | - | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600247530
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600247530
- At the Website of the School: https://www.eps.auth.gr/el/polsci/6251
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6467
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
An Introduction to Voting Advice Applications - The Content and Formulation of Statements in Voting Advice Applications - Methods for Estimating Parties’ Positions in Voting Advice Applications - How Voting Advice Applications Produce Voting Recommendations - VAAs’ Interactions with Parties, Media and Voters - Data Quality and Data Cleaning - Profiling Users - The Impact of Voting Advice Applications on Electoral Participation - The Impact of Voting Advice Applications on Vote Choice -Using VAA-Generated Data for Mapping Partisan Supporters in the Ideological Space - Does the Electoral System Influence the Political Positions of Parties and Candidates? - Keeping Promises: Voting Advice Applications and Political Representation
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 25 | 0.9 | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 15 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 115 | 4.2 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Garzia, D. Marschall, S. (2014) Matching Voters with Parties and Candidates. Voting Advice Applications in Comparative Perspective, ECPR Press, ISBN: 9781907301735 ΚΩΔΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 41963606
Last Update
12-01-2024
