Moses - Digital Democracy

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Diese Modulbeschreibung gilt nicht im aktuellen Semester.

Die Modulbeschreibung gilt nur für den Zeitraum SS 2019 - WiSe 2021/22.

Module / Version:
#40944 / #1

Validity:
SS 2019 - WiSe 2021/22

Default display language:
English

Module title:
Digital Democracy

Credits:
3

Responsible person:
Brill, Markus

Grading:
benotet

Type of exam:
Portfolioprüfung

Zugehörigkeit

Faculty:
Fakultät IV

Institute:
Institut für Softwaretechnik und Theoretische Informatik

Area of expertise:
34352500 FG Effiziente Algorithmen

Prüfungsausschuss:
No information

Kontakt

Office:
TEL 5-1

Contact person:
Brill, Markus

E-mail address:
brill@tu-berlin.de

Website:

http://www.algo.tu-berlin.de/teaching/

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion, students will be able to: - discuss the potential impact of digitalization on democratic processes, - model democratic instruments as preference aggregation methods, - analyze digital democracy tools from a social choice perspective, - develop preference aggregation methods for digital democracy applications.

Content

Digital Democracy (a.k.a. interactive democracy or e-democracy) is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of approaches to make democratic processes more engaging and responsive. A common goal of these approaches is to utilize modern information technology -- in particular, the Internet -- in order to enable more interactive decision making processes. For example, many digital democracy proposals involve online platforms that provide much more flexibility and interaction possibilities than traditional democratic systems. Examples include LiquidFeedback [https://liquidfeedback.org], Democracy.Earth [https://www.democracy.earth], and All Our Ideas [http://www.allourideas.org]. In this seminar, we discuss principles behind digital democracy tools (such as the delegated voting paradigm underlying liquid democracy applications), as well as a variety of example applications of digital democracy tools. Moreover, we explore how the theory of preference aggregation (a.k.a. social choice theory) can be employed to aid the design of digital democracy tools.

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course Name	Type	Number	Cycle	Language	SWS	VZ
Digital Democracy	SEM		SoSe	English	2

Workload and Credit Points

Digital Democracy (SEM):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Attendance	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
Pre/post processing	15.0	4.0h	60.0h
			90.0h(~3 LP)

The Workload of the module sums up to 90.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 3 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

Seminar with talks by the participants and group discussions. Participation is highly recommended.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

Basic knowledge of discrete mathematics.

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Portfolio examination

Type of portfolio examination

100 Punkte insgesamt

Language

English

Test elements

Name	Points	Categorie	Duration/Extent
(Deliverable assessment) handout	20	written	2-4 pages
(Deliverable assessment) presentation	50	oral	45 min
(Learning process review) oral consultation	30	oral	19 min

Grading scale

Notenschlüssel »Notenschlüssel 3: Fak IV (3)«

Gesamtpunktzahl	1.0	1.3	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.7	3.0	3.3	3.7	4.0
100.0pt	85.0pt	80.0pt	75.0pt	70.0pt	65.0pt	60.0pt	55.0pt	50.0pt	45.0pt	40.0pt

Test description (Module completion)

No information

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Sommersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

The maximum capacity of students is 12.

Registration Procedures

See website (http://www.algo.tu-berlin.de/teaching/).

Recommended literature
No recommended literature given

Assigned Degree Programs

Semester:

Zeige auch ausgelaufene Studiengänge und StuPOs

This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

	Studiengang / StuPO	StuPOs	Verwendungen	Erste Verwendung	Letzte Verwendung
This module is not used in any degree program.

Computer Engineering (MSc) Computer Science (Informatik) (MSc) Wirtschaftsinformatik/ Information Systems Management (MSc)

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