PUBLIC LAW (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
KHK5253	Information Technologies and Law	Fall Spring	3	0	3	8

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF KÜZECİ
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF KÜZECİ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None.
Course Objectives:	Internet law is highly dynamic, rapidly evolving and complex area of law. By the end of the course, students will be able to sort through such legal complexities; express the basic concepts of Internet law; become aware of the significiant impact of new information technologies(especially the Internet) both on social, political and legal discussions; develop legal argumentation in cases related to this field. This course will give also an opportunity to the students to spealiaze on such a new and arising legal issues related to Internet. Discussion and debate will play an important role in this course. By actively participating the class, students will experience to think about the solutions of today’s and tomorrow’s legal issues generating by the development of the technology.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- express the basic concepts of Internet law;
- recognize the significiant impact of new information technologies both in social and legal context
- develop legal argumentation in cases related to the Internet
- understand the importance of freedom of expression on the Internet
- define legal issues related to surveillance society

Course Content

This course is adresses wide range of legal problems related to the information and communication technologies, of which the Internet is the primary component. In this context, the course deals with the relationship between Internet, law and information society; the development of information technology and the emergence of regulation (pros and cons); privacy and surveillance in the age of Internet; debates on freedom of expression on the Internet; cybercrime; the impact of the Internet on intellectual property law and also new legal and social problems arising by social networking sites.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Inroduction: the development of information technologies and the basic terms
2)	Privacy, surveillance and the Internet
3)	Data Protection Principles
4)	The Draft Act of Data Protection
5)	Freedom of expression and the Internet
6)	Law no. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by means of Such Publications
7)	Mid-term exam
8)	Cybercrime and Internet security-I
9)	Cybercrime and Internet security-II
10)	Obtaining and protecting domain names
11)	Electronic commerce
12)	Protection of intellectual property law on the Internet
13)	Social networking sites
14)	Social networking sites-II
15)	General assesment
16)	Final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Elif Küzeci, Kişisel Verilerin Korunması, Ankara 2010 ISBN: 978-605-5593-23-0.

Kayıhan İçel, Yener Ünver, Kitle Haberleşme Hukuku, Basın, Radyo, Televizyon, Video, İnternet, İstanbul 2009, ISBN:978-6053-77-1.

References:

Muammer Ketizmen, Türk Ceza Hukukunda Bilişim Suçları (Cybercrime in the Turkish Criminal Law),2008, ISBN: 978-605-5980-18-4;

Yaman Akdeniz, Kerem Altıparmak, İnternet: Girilmesi Tehlikeli ve Yasaktır, Türkiye’de İnternet İçerik Düzenlemesi ve Sansüre İlişkin Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirme (Internet: Restricted Access, A Critical Assesment of Internet Content Regulation and Censorship in Turkey), 2008, ISBN: 978-975-8752-65-2;

Access Denied, The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering, Roland Deibert, John Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, Jonathan Zittrain, (ed.), 2008 ISBN: 978-0-262-0245-1;

Lee A. Bygrave, Data Protection Law, 2002, ISBN: 90-411-9870-9;

İnternet ve Hukuk (Internet and the Law) Yeşim M. Atamer (ed.), 2004, ISBN: 975-6857-62-5;

Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop it, 2008, ISBN: 978-0300124873.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Midterms	1	58	58
Final	1	100	100
Total Workload			200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	1) Develop and deepen knowledge in the same or in a different field to the proficiency level based on Bachelor level qualifications. 2) Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the field is related with.
2)	1) Use of theoretical and practical knowledge within the field at a proficiency level. 2) Interpret the knowledge about the field by integrating the information gathered from different disciplines and formulate new knowledge. 3) Solve the problem faced related to the field by using research methods.
3)	1) Communicate current developments and studies within the field to both professional and non-professional groups systematically using written, oral and visual techniques by supporting with quantitative and qualitative data. 2) Investigate, improve social connections and their conducting norms with a critical view and act to change them when necessary.
4)	1) To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of expertise and to direct their learning.
5)	1) To be able to supervise and teach these values by observing social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field. 2) To be able to develop strategy, policy and implementation plans in the fields related to the field and to evaluate the obtained results within the framework of quality processes. 3) To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills they have internalized in their field in interdisciplinary studies.
6)	1) Being able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in the field. 2) To be able to develop new strategic approaches for the solution of complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field and to produce solutions by taking responsibility. 3) Being able to lead in environments that require the resolution of problems related to the field.