POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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
BA2161	Business Law	Spring Fall	3	0	3	4

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 :	Instructor İSMAİL PAMUK
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ŞEBNEM KILIÇ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The main objective of the Course is to introduce to the students the basic information on the legal order and also some of the areas of private law that they will face in their daily professional lives.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1- Improve legal awareness and legal reasoning about labor relations.
2- Improve a comprehensive understanding about the legal foundations of concepts and applications that they would encounter in their professional lives.
3- Distinguish the employment contract from the other contracts.
4- Define the rights and obligations of the employee and the employer based on the employment contract.
5- Evaluate legal consequences of termination of the employment contract.
6- Analyze the regulations about wages and working and resting times.

Course Content

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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)	Application of the Legal Rules	Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law ( 4. Ed. pp.25-48 and New ed. pp. 47-73)
5)	Sources of the Law	Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law (pp. 1-10, 12-18)
6)	The Judiciary	Note provided by the instructor Websites of the high courts
7)	Legal Systems of the World	Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law ( 4. Ed. pp. 53-57 and New ed. pp. 77-85)
8)	1) Arasınava yönelik tekrar 2) Kamu Hukuku Özel Hukuku Ayrımı 3) Kişiler Hukuku	Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law ( 4. Ed. pp. 59-67 and New ed. pp. 85-92) Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law (pp. 92-112)
9)	1. Review of midterm exam questions 2. The Law of Persons	TTuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law (pp. 103-112 and 116-117)
10)	1. The Law of Persons (cont’d) 2. Commercial Law	Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law (pp. 103-112 and 116-117) The note that will be provided by the instructor
11)	1. Commercial Law 2. Business Associations	The notes that will be provided by the instructor
12)	Business Associations (cont'd)	The notes that will be provided by the instructor
13)	Law of Obligations	The Law of Obligations Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law (pp.159-173)
14)	İş Hukuku	Note that will provided by the instructor

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	-Rona Aybay, An Introduction to Law, Alfa Publishing -Tuğrul Ansay & Don Wallance Jr, Introduction to Turkish Law,6th Edition or newer -Notes that will be issued by the instructor
References:	Required Reading Toker Dereli, Labour Law in Turkey, (Editor: R. Blanpain), Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands 2015. Supplementary resource (in Turkish): Öner Eyrenci/Savaş Taşkent/Devrim Ulucan, Bireysel İş Hukuku, İstanbul.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 0
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	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Midterms	1	2
Final	1	2
Total Workload		46

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)	Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2)	Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3)	Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4)	Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5)	Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6)	Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7)	Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8)	Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9)	Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10)	Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11)	Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12)	Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.