INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 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
KHK5254 Protection of Personal Data 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
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Courses objective is to make students have the fundamental knowledges and discussing ability about the increasingly important subject ¨data protection¨.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- express the basic concepts of data protection law;
- recognize the significiant impact of surveillance technologies both in social and legal context
- develop legal argumentation in cases related to the personal data protection
- understand the importance of basic principles of data protection law
- define legal issues related to surveillance society

Course Content

This course is adresses wide range of legal problems related to personal data protection. In this context, the course deals with the relationship between data protection, surveillance and information society; the development of data protection law and the emergence of regulation in Turkey; privacy and surveillance in the age of Internet; personal data protection in telecommunication sector; medical data protection and also new legal and social problems arising by social networking sites.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Information society and personal data protection
2) The right of data protection-I
3) The right of data protetcion-II
4) The history of data protection law
5) International instruments of data protection
6) Kişisel verilerin korunmasının temel ilkelerine giriş
7) Mid-term exam
8) Basic principles of data protection
9) Sensitive personal data
10) Constitutional grounds of data protection in Turkey
11) Personal data protection in Turkish Criminal Code
12) Personal data protection in Turkish Civil Code and Turkish Code of Obligations
13) Protection of personal health records in Turkey
14) Personal data protection in admistrative law
15) Draft Act on Personal Data Protection
16) Final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Elif Küzeci, Kişisel Verilerin Korunması, Turhan Yayınları, Ankara 2010.
References: Christopher Kuner, Europeaan Data Protection Law, 2. Baskı, Oxford University Press, Büyük Britanya 2007.

Lee A. Bygrave, Data Protection Law, Kluwer Law International, Hollanda 2002.

Daniel J. Solove, The Digital Person, New York University Press, ABD 2004.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 15 % 15
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 60
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 16 3 48
Midterms 1 50 50
Final 1 77 77
Total Workload 175

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) 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. 5
1) To be able to interpret and create new knowledge by integrating the knowledge gained in the field with the knowledge from different disciplines, 4
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. 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. 4
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. 5
2) To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction with which the field is related. 4
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. 5
2) To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field. 4
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. 5
3) To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills they have internalized in their field in interdisciplinary studies. 4