AY2025/26 Term 2

LO1.1: Our students can recognize, develop, measure, record, validate and communicate financial and other related information.
LO1.2: Our students can analyze, synthesize and evaluate financial and other related information for decision making in a management context.
LO2.1: Our students understand and can apply business concepts and principles.,
LO2.2: Our students can communicate effectively in a business context.,
LO3.1: Our students understand and can apply the ethical principles relevant to accounting professionals.
LO3.2: Our students can recognize and incorporate ethical and social responsibility considerations in decision making.

• Gain hands-on experience with real-world problem-solving
• Work in teams to collect and analyze data on public issues
• Synthesize and present findings on a question of public importance

This course is designed to explore knowledge in various disciplines.
The goals for this class are threefold:
1.Absorb knowledge from social issues presented by invited speakers
2. Foster confidence in disseminating information and interacting with speakers during the knowledge communication process
3. Use the knowledge you acquire in this class to identify critical societal issues and offer solutions from a perspective of choice architecture

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Apply advanced legal research and writing skills
• Construct analytical frameworks for international legal disputes
• Draft a substantial legal memorial
• Develop oral advocacy and mooting techniques
• Participate in consultations and practice rounds
• Respond constructively to feedback
• Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration
• Prepare for international moot court competitions

After successfully completing this course, students will

1. Explain facilitative mediation and the purpose of each stage in the process
2. Explain the different approaches to mediation and when each might be appropriate
3. Apply the skills and techniques in communication, negotiation, and mediation
4. Reflect meaningfully on the practical experience and analyze how the experience relates to conflict resolution theories
5. Research and critically discuss some current issues in conflict resolution and effectively present (orally and in writing) your research findings

This term, the course will focus on the following themes:*

• Global trends in mediation.
• What happens after the ink has dried on the Singapore Convention? Once countries have signed on, what does it mean for them and what else to they need to do or to build to benefit from the Convention?
• International and comparative legal frameworks for mediation.
• Implications for mediator standards and ethics in light of the Singapore Convention.
• Online dispute resolution initiatives / digital readiness for mediation service providers

*There may be changes to the themes, depending on current international developments and the needs of participating mentor organisations.

This course aims to provide students with the following learning opportunities:

• Understanding basic features of major digital technologies;
• Understanding emerging and cross-cutting law and policy issues surrounding the uses of such technologies and of data in international trade;
• Analysis of cutting-edge law and policy materials and issues on such uses;
• Promotion of self-learning, group learning and further learning after the course; and
• Exercising creativity in designing useful recommendations.

• A comprehensive understanding of the stages, processes, and advantages of different dispute resolution mechanisms
• The unique role of each participant in dispute resolution processes, with a focus on the advocate’s role
• Knowledge of the models and theoretical approaches appropriate to settle disputes through negotiation and mediation
• Capacity to draft written submissions to clients, mediators, arbitrators, and judges, and recognise the distinctive functions of these submissions
• Deliver persuasive and clear oral arguments in different dispute resolution fora

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Understand the general legal framework regulating major corporate deals
2. Understand the main legal documents involved in corporate deals
3. Understand the business and financial rationales for the legal devices used
4. Understand the key issues in negotiating and advising on venture capital investment deals

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the key concepts in Strategic Management in Digital Media and Entertainment E-Commerce Ecosystem (DMEEE).
• Identify key learning and experiences from the real-life strategic business challenge proposed by Mediacorp and JUMBOGroup.
• Explain how changes in the DMEEE could lead to new high-growth opportunities for Singapore.
• Explain how the differences in the consumer consumption of digital media, entertainment, and e-commerce for Asians and non-Asians will impact the digital strategy in DMEEE
• Identify and analyze potential strategic business opportunities in Asia.
• Develop an innovative digital strategy to compete in DMEEE in Asia.