| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW (TURKISH, NONTHESIS) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| KHK5253 | Information Technologies and Law | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Language of instruction: | Turkish |
| Type of course: | Must Course |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Assist. Prof. MERT NOMER |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assist. Prof. MERT NOMER |
| 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. |
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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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 1 | % 50 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 12 | 156 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 199 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Being able to develop and deepen their knowledge at the level of expertise in the same or a different field, based on undergraduate level qualifications. | 4 |
| 1) | To be able to interpret and create new knowledge by integrating the knowledge gained in the field with the knowledge from different disciplines, | 5 |
| 1) | To be able to systematically transfer current developments in the field and their own studies to groups in and outside the field, in written, verbal and visual forms, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. | 4 |
| 1) | To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of expertise and to direct their learning. | 4 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 1) | Being able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in the field. | 4 |
| 2) | To be able to critically examine social relations and the norms that guide these relations, to develop them and take action to change them when necessary. | 4 |
| 2) | To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction with which the field is related. | 5 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 2) | To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field. | 5 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 3) | Being able to lead in environments that require the resolution of problems related to the field. | 4 |
| 3) | To be able to solve the problems encountered in the field by using research methods. | 4 |
| 3) | To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills they have internalized in their field in interdisciplinary studies. | 5 |