PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY
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)	To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2)	To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
3)	To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
4)	To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
5)	To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
6)	To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
7)	To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
8)	To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
9)	To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes.
10)	To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
11)	To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations.
12)	To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
13)	To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices.
14)	To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.