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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| LAW1001 | Fundamentals of Law I | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Assist. Prof. İSMAİL PAMUK |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. ZAFER KAHRAMAN Assist. Prof. İSMAİL PAMUK |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | One of the course's objectives is to help students understand different legal concepts. However, the main purpose is to lay a foundation for the students to use in their future professional careers. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. The relevance and role of social order norms in social life; 2. The essential characteristics of other rules of social conduct ( moral rules, religious rules, and rules of good manners) and their relationship with legal rules; 3. The history of secularization in the Republic of Turkey, and how legal regulations address religious concerns; 4. The characteristics of legal rules that distinguish them from other rules of social order; 5. The procedure for enforcing legal rules, along with concepts such as the burden of proof, presumptions, and interpretation; 6. The sources of law and their fundamental qualities; 7. The Turkish judicial organization and the powers of courts, especially the supreme courts; 8. World legal systems and their distinguishing features; 9. The foundation of the division between public and private law; 10. The fundamental principles of the law of persons; 11. The fundamental principles of family law and its institutions; 12. The fundamental principles of succession law; 13. The fundamental principles of property law; and 14. The fundamental principles of the law of obligations. |
| 1. Law and Other Rules of Social Conduct • Society and Order (Chapter I) 2. Law and Other Rules of Social Conduct: Social Order • Moral Order, Religious Order, and Rules of Manner (Etiquette) (Chapter II) 3. Law and Other Rules of Social Conduct • Characteristics That Distinguish Legal Rules (Norms) from Other Rules of Conduct (Chapter III) • Application of Legal Rules (Chapter IV) 4. Sources of the Law 5. The Turkish Judiciary 6. Legal Systems of the World • Branches of Law: Introduction (Chapter I) • Public Law and Private Law (Chapter II) • Private Law (Chapter IV) 7. Law of Persons • Real Persons and Legal Persons (Societies and Foundations) 8. Family Law 9. Law of Succession 10. Property Law 11. Law of Obligations |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | 1. Discussion on Syllbus, class rules and requirements. 2. Law and Other Rules of Social Conduct: -Society and Order | Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law ( 4. Ed. pp.1-10 and New ed. pp. 21-25) |
| 2) | Law and Other Rules of Social Conduct: 1. Moral Order 2. Religious Order 3. Rules of Manner (Etiquette) | Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law ( 4. Ed. pp.7-24 and New ed. pp. 26-46) |
| 3) | 1. Characteristics Which Distinguish Legal Rules (Norms) from Other Rules of Conduct 2. Application of the Legal Rules | Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law ( 4. Ed. pp.25-48 and New ed. pp. 47-73) |
| 4) | Sources of the Law | Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallace, Introduction to Turkish Law (Seventh Edition) p. 1-19 |
| 5) | The Turkish Judiciary | 1. Class note that will be provided by the instructor 2. Websites of the high courts |
| 6) | 1. Legal Systems of the World 2. Branches of Law and Public Law-Private Law Distinction | Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law ( 4. Ed. pp. 53-57 and New ed. pp. 77-85 and 85-91 and 136-140) |
| 7) | Miterm week. Midterm week is decided and planned by the University Administration. Midterms might be given on week as stated in the Academic Calender. In this case topics of the week 8 will be taught on week 7. | |
| 8) | The Law of Persons (Real Person) | Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law, 7th Edition (pp. 91-102) |
| 9) | Law of Persons (Legal Persons) | Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law, 7. Edition (pp. 105-121) |
| 10) | Family Law | Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law, 7th Edition, (pp. 123-147) |
| 11) | Law of Succession | Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law, 7th Edition, s. 149-161) |
| 12) | Property Law | Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law, 7th Edition, s. 163-175) |
| 13) | Law of Obligations | Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law, 7th Edition (pp.177-203) |
| 14) | Completion of unfinished topics and general review for final exam |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | -Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law -Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law,7th Edition -Notes that will be issued by the instructor |
| References: | -Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law -Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law,7th Edition -Notes that will be issued by the instructor |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 46 |
| Final | 1 | % 54 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 46 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 54 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 154 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 200 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
| 2) | To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. | |
| 3) | To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. | |
| 4) | To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. | |
| 5) | To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. | |
| 6) | To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. | |
| 7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | |
| 8) | To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. | |
| 9) | To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
| 10) | To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |