School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
Course Code | LAW 127 | ||||
Course Title in English | Legal Resources and Research | ||||
Course Title in Turkish | Hukuk kaynaklari ve Arastirma Eğitimi | ||||
Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
Semester | Fall | ||||
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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 | none | ||||
Overall Educational Objective | Enabling the students to gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in how to find legal sources, how to use them and how to make a presentation and write an academic paper on legal issues. | ||||
Course Description | This course will generally prepare the students for doing academic research for their studies, evaluating the different sources, as well as using and quoting them in papers and presentations. Within the scope of the class, these techniques will be shown in theory and will be practiced together afterwards. | ||||
Course Description in Turkish | Bu ders genel olarak öğrencileri çalışmalarında değişik kaynakları değerlendirerek, bu kaynaklardan alıntı yaparak akademik araştırma ve sunum yapmakya hazırlar. Ders kapsamında bu teknikler teorik verilecek ve ardından uygulaması yapılacaktır. |
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: do independent legal research, write academic legal papers using the correct citation rules and prepare and make oral presentations |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | |
2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | |
3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | |
4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | |
5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | |
6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | |
7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | |
8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | |
9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | |
10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | |
11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | |
12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. |
N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
1) | The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | N | |
2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | N | |
3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | N | |
4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | N | |
5) | The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | H | Exam |
6) | The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | S | Exam |
7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | H | Exam |
8) | The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | N | |
9) | The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | S | Exam |
10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | N | |
11) | The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | S | Exam |
12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | N |
Prepared by and Date | ARNDT KÜNNECKE , January 2024 |
Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
Semester | Fall |
Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. ARNDT KÜNNECKE |
Week | Subject |
1) | Dersin konusunun ve kullanılan materyalin tanıtılması, müfredatın duyurulması |
2) | Sources of Law |
3) | How to find sources of Turkish Law |
4) | How to find sources of EU Law / International Law |
5) | Practice in the library & internet |
6) | How to read and extract sources of law |
7) | How to quote sources of law |
8) | How to make an outline for a paper |
9) | How to make a presentation I |
10) | How to make a presentation II |
11) | Practice: making a presentation |
12) | Practice: making a presentation |
13) | Practice: making a presentation |
14) | Evaluation |
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 | 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 |