UNISA Short Course in Management of Democratic Elections in Africa



UNISA Short Course in Management of Democratic Elections in Africa

Programme in Management of Democratic Elections in Africa (76780)

 

Purpose

The SLP “Management of Democratic Elections in Africa” is a strategic project aimed at building and enhancing capacity for effective and responsible management of elections in South Africa and the rest of Africa.

 



Target group

Electoral commissioners, presiding electoral officials, other lection managers, researchers involved in research for election management.

 

Admission requirements

NQF level 5 qualification

 

Duration

6 months

 

Language medium

English

 

Registration periods

Second semester registration periods

 

Tuition method

Face to face and open distance learning methods of tuition.

 

Kind of assessment

Note:

Formative assessment and examination admission will comply with UNISA’s formative assessment rules and policies

 

Formative assessment:

Individual Assignments

 

Summative Assessment:

Individual Portfolios

 

Creating Conditions for Democratic Elections in an African Context (PMDE01P)
Syllabus/Content Topics
  • Democratic elections in an African context

 

  • The normative and legal framework of democratic elections

 

  • Population census and demarcation of electoral constituencies

 

 

Understanding Key Issues and Processes for Democratic Elections in an African Context (PMDE02Q)
Syllabus/Content Topics
  • Voter registration and electoral democracy education

 

  • Legislative framework for funding of political parties

 

  • The role of the media during the electoral process in an African context

 

 

Managing Key Issues and Processes for Democratic Elections in an African Context (PMDE03R)
Syllabus/Content Topics
  • Plan and organize resources, security and logistics during democratic election in an African Context

 

  • Managing key processes during an election

 

  • Research and knowledge management

 



 

Course leader

Prof SBO Gutto LLB(Hons); MALD; Dip (Human Rights); PhD

Discipline: Law and Political Economy

Office: 10 PAMDA (IARS) Building 287 Skinner Street Pretoria

P O Box 392 Unisa 0003

Tel: + 27 12 320 3180

Fax: +27 12 320 3417

E-mail [email protected]

 

 

Programme administrator(s)

Ms Pauline Kekana

Office: 10 PAMDA (IARS) Building

Institute for African Renaissance Studies (IARS)

UNISA Campus, 287 Skinner Street, Pretoria 0002

Tel: 012 320 3180/1

Fax: 012 320 3417

E-mail: [email protected]