This course introduces basics of media law, ethics, and policy, emphasizing Singapore’s unique approach. Objectives are:
To develop working knowledge of the law in Singapore-to train you to recognize potential trouble, to know when you’re safe, and give you practice in defending your decisions.
To examine the development of the Singapore’s media law and its underlying policy rationales, and compare and contrast different approaches to media law internationally.
To examine the role of media ethics standards, as supplements or alternatives to regulation. In the ethics section, we also think about what kind of professional standards we want to uphold in our careers.
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Instructor: Dr Mark Cenite
Taken in Y1S1 2021Assessment format:
Weekly quizzes (open book, discussion allowed, 5 MCQ questions per week during tuts): 10%
Class participation: 5%
Test 1 (MCQ): 40%
Test 2 (MCQ): 45%Notes on the course:
– Lectures are pre-recorded, students are expected to watch lecture videos before going to tutorial
– Tutorials are spent doing weekly quiz + applying lecture content to real life cases
– Content covers topics like defamation, POFMA, freedom of speech laws etc.Pros:
– Prof Mark is /amazing/, easily one of my favourite profs, he’s really chill and nice, super open to people asking him questions 🙂
– There is a huge question bank with answers (separated by topic), which makes studying for exams relatively easier :”D
– Tutorials are engaging! I don’t have an interest towards law but the in-class discussion/content is interesting (when it’s in-person, that is,,,)
– Class part is less stressful, because he’ll just pass the mic around/ call people so everyone gets a turn
– No readingsCons:
– The tests require a lot of memory work, because some questions really do go down to the specific wording of the law (it really helps to be good at studying;;;)
– Questions in tests usually focus on application, so cramming and regurgitation doesn’t really work in your favour either 😛My thoughts:
– This was one of my pre-allocated mods, but I really enjoyed the class!! Might even go as far to call it my favourite class this sem
– Word of advice: just do your work consistently and do the practice questions and you should be fine ^ ^December 4, 2021
