LAW3222 Law and EconomicsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
LAW3222 Law and Economics Fall 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: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. KADİR EMRE GÖKYAYLA
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. EMİN KÖKSAL
Recommended Optional Program Components: Optional Course Materials: videos, games, etc.
Course Objectives: The course aims to put the interaction between the legal system and the market system. It examines why law is necessary for markets to function and it uses economic principles to analyze laws.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Defines the economic theory of property
II. Defines the Coase theorem
III. Defines the economic theory of tort law
IV. Defines the social cost of accidents
V. Identifies the optimum precaution
VI. Defines an economic theory of crime and punishment
VII. Identifies the optimum deterrence
VIII. Defines antitrust law and regulated industries
IX. Analyzes regulated industries
X. Defines privatization and deregulation

Course Content

An economic theory of property,An economic theory of tort law, An economic theory of crime and punishment, An economic theory of contract, Antitrust law and regulated industries, Privatization & Deregulation

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) An introduction to law and economics
2) An economic theory of property
3) Topics in the economics of property law
4) An economic theory of tort law
5) Topics in the economics of tort liability
6) An economic theory of crime and punishment
7) Review
8) Topics in crime and punishment
9) An economic theory of contract
10) Topics in the economics of contract law
11) Antitrust law and regulated industries
12) Topics in antitrust law and regulated industries
13) Privatization
14) Privatization & Deregulation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Law & Economics, Robert Cooter and Thomas Ulen; Pearson Education
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
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 13 3 39
Study Hours Out of Class 13 13 169
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 212

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) Be able to specify functional and non-functional attributes of software projects, processes and products.
2) Be able to design software architecture, components, interfaces and subcomponents of a system for complex engineering problems.
3) Be able to develop a complex software system with in terms of code development, verification, testing and debugging.
4) Be able to verify software by testing its program behavior through expected results for a complex engineering problem.
5) Be able to maintain a complex software system due to working environment changes, new user demands and software errors that occur during operation.
6) Be able to monitor and control changes in the complex software system, to integrate the software with other systems, and to plan and manage new releases systematically.
7) Be able to identify, evaluate, measure, manage and apply complex software system life cycle processes in software development by working within and interdisciplinary teams.
8) Be able to use various tools and methods to collect software requirements, design, develop, test and maintain software under realistic constraints and conditions in complex engineering problems.
9) Be able to define basic quality metrics, apply software life cycle processes, measure software quality, identify quality model characteristics, apply standards and be able to use them to analyze, design, develop, verify and test complex software system.
10) Be able to gain technical information about other disciplines such as sustainable development that have common boundaries with software engineering such as mathematics, science, computer engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, economics, management and be able to create innovative ideas in entrepreneurship activities.
11) Be able to grasp software engineering culture and concept of ethics and have the basic information of applying them in the software engineering and learn and successfully apply necessary technical skills through professional life.
12) Be able to write active reports using foreign languages and Turkish, understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give clear and understandable instructions.
13) Be able to have knowledge about the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the problems of engineering in the era and the legal consequences of engineering solutions.