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Law and Technology
Last Updated Date:   22 July 2024


4 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
Laws and regulations must contend with increasingly complex and fast-moving advances in technology. This course equips law students with the basic technical knowledge necessary to appreciate the interface between technology and law and the use of technology in the law. Through a series of simple basic Python coding exercises and hands-on design-thinking projects, students will also be exposed to elements of programming and their use as well as their limitations. We will also illustrate the issues with a review of the law as applied to artificial intelligence. Students completing this course will have a better appreciation of the regulatory issues associated with technology that are increasingly posing legal and ethical challenges for lawyers, regulators, and judges.

Course Convenor: A/P Daniel Seng Kiat Boo

Co-teacher(s): Dr Ilya Akdemir, Jennifer Lim, Paul McClelland, Lim How Pin, Marcus Ho, Shaun Lim, Lenon Ong, Yap Jia Qing, Tan Yu Qing, Siow Wei Loong, Bryan Ong, Huey Lee & Melvin Mok

Course Codes: LC2017

Contact Hours:

Workload: 2hr lecture (periodic - please see schedule; supplemented with online lectures) + 1hr tutorial

Mode of Assessment: Class Performance - 15%; Graded Coding exercise - 25%[Due: Week 5: Wed, 11 Sep (2pm)]; Graded Sit-in coding assessment - 40% [Week 8: Wed, 9 Oct (12noon - 2pm)]; End of course impact paper - 20% [Week 13: 13 Nov (12 noon)]

Preclusions: LL4493V/LL5493V/LLJ5493V/LL6493V; LL4493/LL5493/LLJ5493/LL6493 Law and Technology

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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