ARCHITECTURE
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)	Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2)	Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3)	Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4)	Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5)	Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6)	Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7)	Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8)	Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9)	Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10)	Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.