Spring 2017  |  PA 5975 Section 001: Election Design (69356)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
2 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Election administration design principles, including ballot and polling place design and poll worker training materials. Application of principles of field.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dchisnel+PA5975+Spring2017 http://classinfo.umn.edu/?wquesenb+PA5975+Spring2017
Class Description:
An innovative course on design principles and their application to the election administration

field (2.0 credits). At the end of this course, students will be able to:

● Identify good and bad design in election materials and use that knowledge to review

materials or provide input to people creating election materials.

● Practice basic election design including plain language, layout, and design as applied to

common election materials such as voter information, how-to- vote instructions, poll

worker and candidate manuals, forms, and ballots.

● Apply design principles to real election materials within typical time, financial, and

legislative constraints.

● Evaluate the usability of election materials for voters and other users, using a variety of

techniques.
Grading:
● Participation in class discussions contribute to 30% of your final grade

● Written Assignments contribute to 40% of your final grade

● The final Election Design course project, including a VoiceThread presentation and peer

feedback video discussion contributes to 30% of your final grade
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/69356/1173
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/wquesenb_dchisnel_PA3975_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/wquesenb_dchisnel_PA5975_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 February 2017

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