SOCIOLOGY
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
IB3310	International Business Law	Fall	3	0	3	5

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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):	Instructor İSMAİL PAMUK Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYŞE ŞAHİN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	An examination of the principles, foundations, and institutions of international law regulating financial, commercial, maritime, and trade transactions across international frontiers. This is private international law, which is distinguished from public international law, or traditional interstate relations, and international organization. International business law includes, but is not limited to, the World Trade Organization (WTO), international business transactions, international conflict of laws, problems of international trade and investment, and the overall legal structure of international economic relations.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course knows;
1. Basic characteristics of Public International Law, its sources and persons;
2. Relevance of Private International Law to international business disputes;
3. International Economic Organizations to include their establishment, mandates and organs;
4. Issues of International Economic Law to include regulation of the international trade and international monetary system;
5. Rules governing International Sales Contracts as regulated under CISG.
6. Major contracts types covered by INCOTERMS and responsibilities of the parties for every type.
7. Rules of Conventions regarding the international carriage of goods with different methods to include carriage by road, by sea, by rail and by air;
8. Payment methods and documentation in international sale contracts;

Course Content

Public International Law;
Subjects of the International Business Law;
International Economic Organizations;
Private International Law;
Regulation of the International Trade:
International Monetary System;
International Sales Contracts;
Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods;
Payment Methods and Documentation in International Sale Contracts
Foreign Investment

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	-Discussion on Syllabus, class rules and requirements. -Introductory remarks -Public International Law	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp.249-261.
2)	-Subjects of the International Business Law -International Economic Organizations	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp.281-311
3)	Private International Law	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp.262-281. Tuğrul Ansay& Eric. C. Schneider, Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (2nd Edition) pp.221-232
4)	Regulation of the International Trade	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp.311-338
5)	-Regulation of the International Trade -International Monetary System	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp.311-338 and pp.339-374.
6)	International Monetary System	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp.339-374
7)	Midterm
8)	International Sales Contracts	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp. 375-408
9)	-International Sales Contract	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp. 375-408
10)	Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp. 409-438
11)	Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp. 409-438
12)	Payment Methods and Documentation in International Sale Contracts.	Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing), pp. 440-465.
13)	International Commercial Arbitration in Turkey	Tuğrul Ansay& Eric. C. Schneider, Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (2nd Edition) pp. 245-257
14)	Foreign Investment	Tuğrul Ansay& Eric. C. Schneider, Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (2nd Edition), pp. 233-245

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	- Bülent SÖZER, Legal Environment of Business (Beta Publishing). -Tuğrul Ansay& Eric. C. Schneider, Introduction to Turkish Business Law, (2nd Edition)
References:	Milletlerarası Ticaret Hukuku, Nuray Ekşi 2010

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	2	% 70
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 70
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Midterms	1	25	25
Final	1	35	35
Total Workload			144

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 learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.