SMU Auditing Programme booklet

SCHOOL OF LAW’S AUDITING PROGRAMME
AY2014/2015 TERM 3A
CLE is pleased to invite members of the legal fraternity in Singapore and other interested
parties to apply to audit selected courses offered by the SMU School of Law.
Persons auditing the course are welcome to attend and observe seminars taught by our
instructors. They are exempted from course requirements (such as project assignments, final
exams etc) and are expected to abide by the guidelines of the respective course instructors on
class participation. Persons auditing the course should be highly proficient in English.
Persons auditing the course will, for purposes of the course, be granted physical access to the
SMU Li Ka Shing Library to refer to the books within the library and may borrow books
from the Course Reserves section for 2 hours for use only within the library.
However persons auditing the course will not have borrowing privileges at the SMU Li Ka
Shing Library. They also will not have access to the Library’s electronic databases (ebooks /
ejournals / edatabases) and restricted copyrighted materials. In addition, there is no access to
SMU sports facilities.
Persons auditing the course, and who are from overseas, are not entitled to apply for Student
Visa. They will be required to apply for their own Visa / Pass by referring to the Immigration
& Checkpoints Authority (ICA) website - http://www.ica.gov.sg/.
Courses in the Academic Year 2014/2015 Term 3A will commence on the week of 27
April 2015 and classes are expected to be completed by early-June 2015. The number of
places available for each course is limited. Registration will be subject to availability of
places and the consent of the instructor in question, which is given on a case-by-case basis. A
written confirmation will be sent to successful applicants approximately 2 weeks before the
start of the course. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the course,
provided the person auditing the course has attended at least 75% of the relevant classes.
Attached are the list of courses available for audit (Appendix A) and the details of the
finalised class schedules (Appendix B).
The fee for auditing each course is listed as follows. The fee is non-refundable and this
applies even if the persons auditing the course did not attend any or all of the classes.
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S$1500 for 1.0cu course
(Intensive Course from 27 April to early-June. There are 3 sessions per week with
each session lasting 3 hours)
To apply, please submit a completed application form together with a recent passport-sized
coloured photo, a photocopy of your NRIC / FIN card and a crossed cheque made payable to
“Singapore Management University”, to the following address:
Attn: Ms Sascha Ng
Continuing Legal Education
School of Law
Singapore Management University
60 Stamford Road #04-11
Singapore 178900
Application to audit courses in the Academic Year 2014/2015 Term 3A will close on
Wed, 22 April 2015.
SMU School of Law's Auditing Programme is accredited as a CPD (Continuing
Professional Development) activity by the SILE (Singapore Institute of Legal Education) and
participants who meet SILE's CPD requirements may claim Public CPD points. To claim
Public CPD points, participants must attend a minimum of 75% of the classes for the
courses and may not be absent from each class for more than 15 minutes ('Attendance
Policy'). Public CPD points obtained are based on the actual number of classes attended. For
more information, please visit www.sileCPDcentre.org.
SCHOOL OF LAW’S AUDITING PROGRAMME
AY2014/2015 TERM 3A
APPLICATION FORM
Please complete the application form and send it together with:
a. One recent passport-size coloured photograph
b. A photocopy of your NRIC / FIN card
c. A cheque for the relevant amount, crossed, and made payable to “Singapore
Management University”
To:
Fax:
Ms Sascha Ng
Continuing Legal Education
School of Law
Singapore Management University
60 Stamford Road, #04-11
Singapore 178900
Please paste your
passport size
photograph here
6828 0805
I enclose a cheque* for
the following course.
____________** in payment of the registration fee for auditing
Academic Year / Term: ____AY2014/2015 Term 3A (27 April to early-June 2015)___
Course Code / Course Title:____________________________________ _____________
Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr/Professor:__________________________________________________
(As reflected in NRIC / Passport)
NRIC Number / Nationality: ________________________________________________
Name & Address of Organisation:____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Designation: ____________________________________________________________
Tel: ________________________________ Fax: _______________________________
E-mail: _________________________________________________________________
University attended or currently attending:___________________________________
Year admitted into the University:___________________________________________
Degree Awarded or Enrolled:_______________________________________________
AAS No:____________ (e.g. AAS 149/2007. Fill this in only if you need to claim CPD
Points under the SILE’s CPD Scheme. Visit www.sileCPDcentre.org.sg for details.
Otherwise, please indicate “NA”.)
_____________________________________
Applicant’s Signature / Date
* Cheque should be crossed and made payable to “Singapore Management University”
** Registration fee includes 7% Goods and Services Tax (GST). The fee is non-refundable and
this applies even if the persons auditing the course did not attend any or all of the classes.
Full refund will be given to an applicant if the application is unsuccessful or his or her
course is cancelled.
REPLY SLIP
(FOR OFFICIAL USE)
To: __________________________________________________________
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We are pleased to confirm your registration for the above course.
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Please send us a cheque for the registration fee.
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Others: ___________________________________________________
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for CLE Committee
APPENDIX A - COURSES OFFERED IN AY2014/2015 TERM 3A
(27 APRIL TO EARLY JUNE 2015)
LAW001 - Ethics & Social Responsibility
(Intensive Course from 27 April to early June. There are 3 sessions per week with each session
lasting 3 hours)
Course Instructor: David N SMITH
This course is 1.0cu
Course Description:
Issues of ethics and social responsibility arise in all professions and all aspects of life. The failure to
anticipate, recognize and deal effectively with these issues can have serious implications for individuals,
companies (and other institutions), governments and society. One major challenge is recognizing issues
of ethics and social responsibility when they arise. Another challenge is understanding why and how
individuals, companies and governments get themselves into ethical difficulties and how and why
companies fail in being “socially responsible”. A third challenge is figuring out how to resolve ethical
challenges and dilemmas as they occur: what is the right thing to do? We will examine, through cases,
problems, and other readings, issues of ethics and social responsibility that arise in real life contexts:
what principles would you apply to this problem and what would you do in this situation? The course
will explore ethics in diverse contexts, including the workplace, advertising and marketing, new
technology, and international business. Lawyers have a special responsibility in government and
corporations in ensuring ethical behavior and in establishing systems for preventing unethical behavior.
Issues of concern to lawyers will be integrated into each class session.
LAW401 –Intellectual Property Law**
(Intensive Course from 27 April to early June. There are 3 sessions per week with each session
lasting 3 hours)
Course Instructor: David LLEWELYN
This course is 1.0cu
Course Description:
This course will examine the intellectual property law of Singapore. The course will start with a short
general overview of the intellectual property rights and seek to identify some general issues and themes
on the essential nature of the rights and the impact of intellectual property issues on domestic
commercial activity and international trade. The course will then turn to look at a selection of the
mainstream intellectual property rights namely: copyright, patents, passing-off and finally registered
trade marks. The emphasis will be on the general principles relevant to each of the rights. The four
intellectual property rights chosen to concentrate on (copyright, patents, passing off and registered trade
marks) are the core of the intellectual property law system. They are the principal intellectual property
rights and will serve well as vehicles to introduce you to basic principles and themes which arise across
the IP system as a whole.
LAW402 – Chinese Contract Law**
(Intensive Course from 27 April to early June. There are 3 sessions per week with each session
lasting 3 hours)
Course Instructor: Zhang WEI
This course is 1.0cu
Course Description:
Contract law is of primary importance to business and commercial activities. It is one of the most
established areas in China's civil and commercial law system. The course will provide students with a
comparative perspective on selected issues in Chinese contract law. It will compare the major rules and
principles of contract in common law and Chinese law. At the same time, it will introduce the main
features of Chinese legal system and its practice of private law by incorporating the insights from recent
studies on Chinese economy, politics and society. Therefore, this course also serves as a gateway to
understanding of other fields of Chinese business and commercial law. It will cover, among others,
contract formation, contract policing, performance and nonperformance, interpretation of contracts,
contractual remedies, and rights of third parties. At the end of the course, students will obtain knowledge
about the basic framework of Chinese contract law, the key attributes of the commercial law practice, as
well as the overall judicial environment, in China.
General Note:
- LAW courses refer to courses primarily catered to LL.B. and J.D. students of SMU
** Auditing participants may benefit more from these courses if they have prior legal
training.