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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
POS109BBasic LawCompulsory112
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide students with the most basic information about the Turkish legal system. One of the main objectives of the course is to teach the differences of the rules of law from other rules of social order such as morality, religion, customs and traditions by comprehending the social importance of the rules of law. It is aimed that the students taking this course will have knowledge about legal regulations such as constitution, law, presidential decree, regulation in the Turkish legal system and will have basic knowledge in public and private law branches such as civil law, constitutional law, administrative law.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Dr. Muhammed Enes KAN
Learning Outcomes
1Understands the rules of law and other rules of social order and comprehends the differences between them.
2Learns the different legal systems that have been applied in the world from past to present.
3Learn the rules of public law and private law and distinguish the differences between them.
4Learns the regulations in the Turkish hierarchy of norms such as the constitution, laws, international agreements, presidential decrees, regulations.
5Learns the functioning of the Turkish administration. Have knowledge about the regulatory procedures of the administration.
6Learns basic information about Turkish civil law and Turkish commercial law. Understands the basic information about the person's civil rights and freedoms as well as commercial life.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
This course includes basic concepts of law, rules of social order, Turkish judicial system, Turkish hierarchy of norms, basic branches of law in the Turkish legal system such as constitutional law, civil law, administrative law, law of obligations, criminal law, personality licenses, and basic information about private and public law.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introducing the concept of law. Explaining the difference of law from other social order rules.
2Introduction of legal systems
3Material sanctions and types of punishment in law
4Distinction between public law and private law
5Distinction between public law and private law
6Branches of positive law
7Implementation of law
8midterm exam
9Concept of Right
10Classification of Rights
11Obtaining, protecting losing rights
12Good will rule
13Responsibility in law
14Review of the Civil Code
15General Review
Recommended or Required Reading
Gözler, K. (2023). Hukukun Temel Kavramları. (21. Baskı). Ekin Basım Yayın.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination717
Individual Study for Final Examination14114
Reading14114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)66
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
PO
7
PO
8
PO
9
PO
10
LO11131311151
LO21141311141
LO31231411131
LO41131311131
LO51132411141
LO61131211121
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High