| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
| Course Code | LAW 103 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Introduction to Law | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Hukuka Giriş | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture,Other,Practical | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring,Fall,Summer School | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 98 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Students will learn the key concepts relating to law and obtain an understanding of the major legal systems of the World. | ||||
| Course Description | This course covers society and order, legal rules/norms and the concept of law; the branches of public, private, and mixed law; the application of legal rules, the hierarchy of laws; The Civil law system from the Roman, French, German, and Swiss-Turkish; the Common Law system; and the actors in law. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu ders kapsamında toplum ve düzen, hukuk kuralları/normları ve hukuk kavramı; kamu özel ve karma hukuk dalları; hukuk kurallarının uygulanması, kurallar hiyerarşisi; Roma hukuku kaynaklı Fransız, Alman ve İsviçre-Türk medeni hukuk sistemleri; Common Law sistemleri ve hukukun aktörleri. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Hukuk kavramını anlamak 2) Hukukun çeşitli dallarını anlamak 3) Civil law sistemini, tarihsel köklerini ve yürürlükteki modern sistemleri anlamak 4) Common law sistemini, tarihsel köklerini ve yürürlükteki modern sistemi anlamak 5) Çeşitli aktörlerin yasa yapma, yasayı uygulama veya yorumlamadaki rolünü anlamak. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | |||||
| 2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | |||||
| 3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | |||||
| 4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | |||||
| 5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | |||||
| 6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||||
| 7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | |||||
| 8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||||
| 9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | |||||
| 10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | S | Exam |
| 2) | Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | S | Exam |
| 3) | Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | S | Exam |
| 4) | Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | S | Exam |
| 6) | Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | N | |
| 7) | Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | S | Exam |
| 8) | Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | N | |
| 9) | Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | S | Exam |
| 10) | Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad | S | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | KADİR BERK KAPANCI , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | KADİR BERK KAPANCI |
| Semester | Spring,Fall,Summer School |
| Name of Instructor | *STAFF* *STAFF* |
| Hafta | Konu |
| 1) | Dersin tanıtılması, yarıyıl çalışma planının duyurulması |
| 2) | Kütüphane eğitimi oturumu: Hukuki bir araştırma nasıl yapılır? |
| 3) | Hukuk fakültesini başarıyla tamamladıktan sonra hukuk mesleğinin farklı yönleri |
| 4) | Hukuk kavramı, toplumsal yaşamda kuralların gerekliliği |
| 5) | Legal rules with their nature and relations with other type of rules such as moral rules, rules of conduct, religious rules |
| 6) | Hukuk kurallarının uygulanması (esas ve usul) - Bölüm I |
| 7) | Hukuk kurallarının uygulanması (esas ve usul) - Bölüm II |
| 8) | Farklı hukuk sistemleri: civil law, common law ve karma sistemler - Bölüm I |
| 9) | Farklı hukuk sistemleri: civil law, common law ve karma sistemler - Bölüm II |
| 10) | Türkiye'de kodifikasyon hareketi |
| 11) | Hukukun dalları - Özel Hukuk ve alt dalları |
| 12) | Hukukun dalları - Kamu hukuku ve alt dalları |
| 13) | Medeni hukukun kapsamı: Kişiler, Aile, Eşya, Miras, Borçlar - Bölüm I |
| 14) | Medeni hukukun kapsamı: Kişiler, Aile, Eşya, Miras, Borçlar - Bölüm II |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Aybay, Rona: An Introduction to law, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. (latest edition) Ansay, Tuğrul & Wallace, Don (Eds.): Introduction to Turkish Law, Seçkin Yayınları (latest edition). | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Students work independently before class covering readings and/or assignments. Class time is spent on theory, concepts, and application of materials. Students are either taught in a lecture format with questions or broken into groups to apply material to hypothetical problems. | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
kapancib@mef.edu.tr Office: MEF University Office (5th Floor) Office Hours: By appointment |
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Ders Saati | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Ara Sınavlar | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Final | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 98 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 3.9 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||