ORIENTATION AND BRIDGING COURSE (OBC) SCHEDULE 2024


IMPORTANT NOTES:
Saturday, 13th July: Class of 2029 report to the campus
Sunday, 14th July: Students settle in residence; DSA&FS briefing on the OBC schedule over lunch
The Orientation and Bridging Course will begin on Monday, 15th July as detailed below:

Date

Time

Description

Resource Person

Monday 15 July

9:00 am-11:30 am

Welcome (Welcome Programme)

Office of the Dean and DSA&FS

 

11:30 am-1:00 pm

Introduction to ICT policies and SoPs

ICT Division

 

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

LUNCH

 

2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Lekshe Joen-Wang

Ngawang S. Lhundrup

 

3:00 pm-4:00 pm

How to brief a case

David Tushaus

 

5:00 pm-8:00 pm

Tea and ice breakers with Graduate Students

David Tushaus and Moni Kr.

Tuesday 16 July

9:00 am-10:00 am

Lekshe Joen-Wang

Ngawang S. Lhundrup

 

10:10 am-11:30 am

ICT: Computer keyboard skills in Dzongkha and English

ICT Division

 

11:30 am-1:00 pm

Basic citation and referencing (Dzongkha)

Rigzhung Faculty

 

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

LUNCH

 

 

2:00 pm-3:00 pm

ICT: Introduction to Google Workspace

ICT Division

 

3:10 pm-4:30 pm

Plagiarism and academic integrity

Karma Lhazin

Wednesday 17 July

9:00 am-10:00 am

Legal Skills: Introduction to Legal Reading and Writing

David Tushaus

 

10:10 am-11:00 am

Thrim-Tshig: Introduction to Legal Terminology I

Rinzin Wangdi

 

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Legal Skills: Critical Reading

Tshering Dolkar

 

12:00 pm-1:00 pm

Writing Basic legal memo

David Tushaus

 

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

LUNCH

 

2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Sexual Harassment and Research Center

Sonam Tshering


3:10pm - 4:00pm

Student Stipend, Student Activity Fund and other student related financial matters

Sonam Jamtsho (CFO)

Thursday 18 July

9:00 am-10:00 am

Ka-ney Sel Wai Melong

Dorji Gyeltshen

 

10:10 am-11:00 am

Lekshe Joen-Wang

Ngawang S. Lhundrup

11:30 am-1:00 pm

Media and Alumni

Kinley Wangdi and Leki Tshering

 

1:00 pm- 2:00 pm

LUNCH

 

 

2:00 pm-3:00 pm

 

 

 

3:00 pm-5:00 pm

Driglam Choesum

Kinley Dorji

Friday 19 July

9:00am –10:00am

Lekshe Joen-Wang

Ngawang S. Lhundrup

 

10:10 am-11:30 am

Basic Research Skills

Pedup Dukpa

 

11:30 am-1:00 pm

Legal Skills: Introduction to Legal Writing (Core Grammar)

Pedup Dukpa

 

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

LUNCH

2:00 pm-3:00 pm

 

 

 

3:10 pm-4:00 pm

Thrim-Tshig: Introduction to Legal Terminology II

Rinzin Wangdi

Saturday 20 July

10:30 am-12:00 pm

Campus tour and Orientation (ring road walk depending on weather conditions)

Student Executive Council (SEC)

7:30 PM

Movie Night

Singye Wangchuk

Sunday 21 July

10:30 am-12:00 pm

Cleaning up of residence and surrounding premises

Student Executive Council (SEC) to guide and coordinate

Monday 22 July

9:00 am - 10: 00 am

Orientation on Student Handbook

Moni Kumar Rai

 

10:10 am-12:00 pm

Field visit to Ugyen Guru Lhakhang [as part of Driglam Choesum practical]

Kinley Dorji

 

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

LUNCH

2:00 pm-5:00 pm

Field visit to Paro Dzongkhag office as part of Driglam Choesum practical

Kinley Dorji

Tuesday 23 July

9:00 am-10:00 am

Ka-ney Sel Wai Melong

Dorji Gyeltshen

 

10:10 am-11:00 am

Basic Citation and Referencing (English)

Karma Lhazin

 

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Lekshe Joen-Wang

Ngawang S. Lhundrup

12:00 pm-1:00 pm

Study Skills l

Nima Dorji

 

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

LUNCH

 

2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Study Skills II – The Law School Classroom

Nima Dorji

 

3:10 pm-4:00 pm

Communication Skills

Nima Dorji

Wednesday 24 July

9:00 am-10:00 am

Initiation of the First evening prayer

Ngawang S. Lhundrup

 

10:10 am-11:30 pm

ICT: Microsoft and final questions

ICT Division

11:30 pm-1:00 pm

Grading and Attendance policies

Karma Choden

 

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

LUNCH

 

2:00 pm-4:00 pm

Disaster Risk Management awareness and Facilities User education

Karma (Estate)

Thursday 25 July

9:00 am-10:00 am

Ka-ney Sel Wai Melong

Dorji Gyeltshen


11:00 am-1:00 pm

Health checkup at the Pangbisa BHU

Sangay Choden

 

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

LUNCH

 

 

2:00 pm-3:30 pm

The JSW Law Curriculum

Dema Lham

 

3:30 pm-4:30 pm

DSA&FS Support system

Wangchuk Namgyel

Friday 26 July

9:00 am-10:30 am

Wellbeing

Sangay Choden and Yeshi Lhamo

 

11:00 am-12:30 pm

Student Constitution and Policies: DO’s and DON’Ts

Student Executive Council (SEC)

1:00 pm-2:00 pm

LUNCH

 

 

2:00 pm-4:00 pm

Closing (OBC Closing 2024)

DSA&FS

 

 

OBC Survey

Moni Kumar