| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
| Course Code | LAW 204 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Sociology of Law | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Hukuk Sosyolojisi | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 94 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 | Enabling the students to gain basic knowledge about interaction between social phenomena and law. This knowledge will provide them a solid basis for their understanding on the function of law and legal institutions in social life. | ||||
| Course Description | The course aims to provide the students a necessary knowledge to link legal rules and institutions with the social structure in which they are applied and/or established. In the first instance the course presents basic theories on the interaction between social and legal. Then it turns to the practitioners of law such as lawyers, judges, public attorneys and jurors. Lastly the course examines the interaction between law and social groups. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Dersin ana amacı öğrencileri hukuk kuralları ve kurumları ile bu kurum ve kuralların içinde varolduğu toplumsal çerçeve arasındaki ilişkiyi kurma becerisi kazandırmaktır. Bu çerçevede önce hukuk ile sosyal olan arasındaki ilişkiyi tanımlamada kullanılan ana kuramsal yaklaşımlar sunulacaktır. Ardından, avukat, yargıç, savcı, jüri üyesi gibi hukuk uygulayıcılarının “sosyolojisi” incelenecektir. Son olarak sosyal hareketler ve sosyal gruplar ile hukuk arasındaki ilişki ele alınacaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) After successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to use the gained knowledge as argumentative background for discussing and interpreting questions interaction between law and social phenomena. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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| 1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | |
| 2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | |
| 3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | |
| 4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | |
| 5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | |
| 6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | |
| 7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | |
| 8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | |
| 9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | |
| 10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | |
| 11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | |
| 12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | |
| 13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
| 2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
| 3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
| 4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
| 6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
| 7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
| 8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
| 9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
| 10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
| 11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
| 12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
| 13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
| Prepared by and Date | , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction |
| 2) | Presentation of the course content |
| 3) | What is law, what is society? |
| 4) | Law in primary (primitive) societies I – elementary points |
| 5) | Law in primary (primitive) societies II – case studies |
| 6) | The culture – nature divide, does it hold? |
| 7) | Culture as evolutionary adaptation |
| 8) | Culture as evolutionary adaptation |
| 9) | From herd to society – is the “rule” the founder of the society? |
| 10) | Cooperation in human societies from an evolutionary perspective |
| 11) | Social norm and its “biology” |
| 12) | Sanction and its “biology” |
| 13) | Norm, law and biological foundations of society |
| 14) | Sum up |
| Required/Recommended Readings | All course materials will be provided by the lecturer. The students don't need to buy and books etc. For the research on the internet the students should be equipped with a laptop or tablet each lesson. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture and Flipped classroom | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 94 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 3.8 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||