PUBLIC LAW (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
HUK6108 | Protection of Personal Data | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | Tr |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assist. Prof. TUĞCAN DEMİR |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. ELİF KÜZECİ |
Course Objectives: | Courses objective is to make students have the fundamental knowledges and discussing ability about the increasingly important subject ¨data protection¨. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; - express the basic concepts of data protection law; - recognize the significiant impact of surveillance technologies both in social and legal context - develop legal argumentation in cases related to the personal data protection - understand the importance of basic principles of data protection law - define legal issues related to surveillance society |
This course is adresses wide range of legal problems related to personal data protection. In this context, the course deals with the relationship between data protection, surveillance and information society; the development of data protection law and the emergence of regulation in Turkey; privacy and surveillance in the age of Internet; personal data protection in telecommunication sector; medical data protection and also new legal and social problems arising by social networking sites. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Introduction to basic principles -Information society -Internet -Data -Personal data -Personal data protection -Big data -RFID -CCTV | None | |
2) | Data protection as a human right | none | |
3) | The history of data protection law | ||
4) | International instruments of data protection law | ||
5) | Introduction to basic principles of data protection | ||
6) | Basic principles of data protection | ||
7) | Mid-term exam | ||
8) | Informational self-determination | ||
9) | Sensitive data | ||
10) | Data protection in education | ||
11) | Protection of medical data | ||
12) | Legal aspects of Big Data | ||
13) | Cloud Computing and data protection | ||
14) | Constitutional grounds of data protection | ||
15) | Draft Act on personal data protection | ||
16) | Final exam |
Course Notes: | Elif Küzeci, Kişisel Verilerin Korunması, Turhan Yayınları, Ankara 2010. |
References: | Lee A. Bygrave, Data Protection Law, Kluwer Law International, Hollanda 2002. Daniel J. Solove, The Digital Person, New York University Press, ABD 2004. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | % 0 | |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | % 0 | |
Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
Presentation | % 0 | |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
Paper Submission | % 0 | |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 18 | 252 |
Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 295 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | - | |
2) | - | |
3) | - | |
4) | - | |
5) | - | |
6) | - |