Electoral behaviour Field of study: Political and Public Counselling
Programme code: W3-S1DP19.2023

Module name: Electoral behaviour
Module code: W3-DP-S1-ZW
Programme code: W3-S1DP19.2023
Semester:
  • winter semester 2025/2026
  • winter semester 2024/2025
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The course aims to indicate the role and place of elections in the political system. During the course, students learn about the motivations of electoral behavior and relate them to existing theoretical models referring to political behavior (sociological model, psychological model, economic model in prospective and retrospective variant, problem voting, marketing model). Phenomena and processes related to electoral behavior (e.g., political identification - including negative identification, prospective and retrospective motivations, and the impact of personalization of political strategies on electoral behavior) are shown based on current electoral research conducted in Poland and other democratic countries.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Knowing the mechanisms of electoral activation, course participants can actively work for the electoral mobilization of citizens. [K01]
 DP_1_K01 [5/5] DP_1_K02 [5/5]
Course participants are able to identify and understand the multifaceted determinants of electoral behavior. [U01]
 DP_1_U05 [3/5]
Course participants are able to analyze the conditions of electoral behavior of Polish society in elections at various levels. [U02]
 DP_1_U01 [4/5]
Course participants demonstrate advanced knowledge of electoral behavior - their specificity and models. [W01]
 DP_1_W02 [4/5]
Course participants demonstrate advanced knowledge of the role and place of elections in the political system. [W02]
 DP_1_W01 [3/5] DP_1_W04 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
discussion classes [ZW_1] 30 Lecture-discussion [b02] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		course work K01 U01 U02 W01 W02
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Undertaking, on one’s own initiative and individually, activities aimed at expanding the scope or depth of the teaching content, also beyond the walls of the University [e01] Activities complementary to the classes
a set of activities undertaken independently and on the student's own initiative, aimed at expanding the depth and scope of knowledge and skills, their revision and repetition, retention or verification, also activities carried outside the university, e.g., in a culture promoting or educational institution, a laboratory, in the open air, etc.; also self-education
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Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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