210130 SE M7: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (2022S)
Negative Campaigning, Attack Ads and Incivility in Electoral Politics
Continuous assessment of course work
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Studierende, die der ersten Einheit unentschuldigt fern bleiben, verlieren ihren Platz in der Lehrveranstaltung.Achten Sie auf die Einhaltung der Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und die korrekte Anwendung der Techniken wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Schreibens.
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Studierende, die der ersten Einheit unentschuldigt fern bleiben, verlieren ihren Platz in der Lehrveranstaltung.Achten Sie auf die Einhaltung der Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und die korrekte Anwendung der Techniken wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Schreibens.
Plagiierte und erschlichene Teilleistungen führen zur Nichtbewertung der Lehrveranstaltung (Eintragung eines 'X' im Sammelzeugnis).
Die Lehrveranstaltungsleitung kann Studierende zu einem notenrelevanten Gespräch über erbrachte Teilleistungen einladen.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 11.02.2022 08:00 to Mo 21.02.2022 08:00
- Registration is open from We 23.02.2022 08:00 to Mo 28.02.2022 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 18.03.2022 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
**IMPORTANT**: Due to the change in the regulations by the university the first class will be in-person as well!
- Tuesday 08.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 15.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 22.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 29.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 05.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 26.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 03.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 10.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 17.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 24.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 31.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 14.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 21.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 28.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
- You must attend the first session to remain enrolled in this class
- Attendance and class participation (10 % of the final mark)
- Students will write three discussion papers in which they engage at least three of the weekly readings (You advance a hypothesis or an argument that is based on and grounded in the assigned readings). (20 % of the final mark)
- Submission of research proposal and giving feedback to your peers (20 % of the final mark)
- Research paper (50 % of the final mark)Each component will be graded separately. The overall grade will be the weighted average of the grades from the subcomponents, whereby it is not necessary that each of the components is successful. In other words, students are allowed to fail any of the five components and can still pass the class as long as the overall mark is at least 4. However, students have to submit at least something for every component.The marking scheme is structured as follows:100-87 Points = 1
86,99-75 Points = 2
74,99-63 Points = 3
62,99-50 Points = 4
49,99-0 Points = 5
- Attendance and class participation (10 % of the final mark)
- Students will write three discussion papers in which they engage at least three of the weekly readings (You advance a hypothesis or an argument that is based on and grounded in the assigned readings). (20 % of the final mark)
- Submission of research proposal and giving feedback to your peers (20 % of the final mark)
- Research paper (50 % of the final mark)Each component will be graded separately. The overall grade will be the weighted average of the grades from the subcomponents, whereby it is not necessary that each of the components is successful. In other words, students are allowed to fail any of the five components and can still pass the class as long as the overall mark is at least 4. However, students have to submit at least something for every component.The marking scheme is structured as follows:100-87 Points = 1
86,99-75 Points = 2
74,99-63 Points = 3
62,99-50 Points = 4
49,99-0 Points = 5
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Please note that this course is held in English. Students must be able and willing to read and understand academic literature in English and also be able to follow and take part in a discussion in English. Students also have to submit their coursework in English.
Examination topics
- Attendance is required in the first class and, overall, not more than two classes can be missed (‘prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung’).
- Active participation in class
- Completion of the required assignments in time.
- Submission of the final paper on or before: 30.7.2022
- Active participation in class
- Completion of the required assignments in time.
- Submission of the final paper on or before: 30.7.2022
Reading list
Literature will consist of book chapters and academic articles as listed in the syllabus. Students should expect to read a minimum of 3-4 academic articles per weekThe use of R will be supplemented with readings from https://r4ds.had.co.nz/ and https://www.tidytextmining.com/
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 07.03.2022 12:29
explore the scholarly debates about negative campaigning and develop the practical skills needed to undertake, evaluate and analyze negative campaigning in text data.The course falls into two broad sections. Throughout the first section we consider the nature, origins, and consequences of negative campaigning in elections. Then, in the final few weeks, we turn to the analysis of negative campaigning in text data: students will practice the most important computational and statistical techniques for handling text data, generating analyses that could serve as the basis for their later dissertation. This section will require students to use the statistical software R.The seminar will be held in English, all literature is in English, and the students are expected to write their assignments in English as well. In addition to learning about negative campaigning students will therefore also be able to 1) process information and communicate effectively in English (a necessary skill in and outside of academia) 2) be able to read and understand state of the art campaign research (which is almost exclusively published in English).