Comments on: Schedule and Readings

By: Tweets for Today « Kathy’s Tweets (was WP for classes)

Tweets for Today « Kathy’s Tweets (was WP for classes) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:26:18 +0000

[...] @hrheingold If you have a moment, I’d appreciate feedback: com597.wordpress.com/schedule — fall grad seminar on digital democracy [...]

By: margerynabors

margerynabors — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:42:52 +0000

Week 7 it is! Thank you for the option. Cheers.

By: gzliuzw

gzliuzw — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:35:46 +0000

I would like to sign up for the nineth week, the topic of the role of money in elections

By: Rubi

Rubi — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:45:45 +0000

I would like to present on week 4 about the role that Google, Facebook and YouTube have played in the 2008 presidential campaign. The pros and Cons of using and abusing these tools.

By: khall33

khall33 — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:43:26 +0000

I would like to present on week 9 – the role of Money & budgets.

By: Tharaa Bayazid

Tharaa Bayazid — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:54:56 +0000

I would like to present on the day of week 8, and I’ll decide on the topic very soon…

Tharaa

By: margerynabors

margerynabors — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:50:27 +0000

I understand we will not be meeting on the BIG DAY, but I would love to use that week’s topic (Elections and Technology) for my seminar discussion. Cheers. Margery Nabors

By: ronijeanayalla

ronijeanayalla — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:02:13 +0000

I’d like week 8 – journalism for my seminar discussion. – Roni Ayalla

By: kegill

kegill — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:40:14 +0000

Student feedback on schedule:

(1) Wk3 – top down/bottom up
(2) Wk5 – self-organizing base – polarization w/in parties? – possibility of 3rd party growth (Ross Perot)
(3) Global perception of US based on digital tech out there
(4) Branding – electioneering – how you brand a candidate or issue / marketing (wk7)
(5) Wk7 – reaching out to marginalized portions of society
(6) Wk6 – black box voting; electoral system
(7) Wk4 – impacts on smaller races v larger races
(8) Technology policy (net neutrality)
(9) 2008 election is “past” after week 7
(10) deliberative democracy, specifically in WA – how has Wa state used its networking to do deliberative democracy
(11) Wk9- budgets
(12) Wk8-how can jrl who are blogging get access to “power” w/out credentials. what is a legitimate jrl
(13) How will US electioneering be adopted (or not) in other countries