Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Law | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| 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 | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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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) Understand the concept of law 2) Understand the various branches of the law 3) Understand the Civil law system and the historical roots and modern systems in place 4) Understand the Common law system and the historical roots and modern system in place 5) Understand the role of various actors in making laws and implementing or interpreting the law. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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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. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| 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. | H | Exam |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | S | Exam |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | S | Exam |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | S | Exam |
| 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. | S | 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. | S | 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. | H | Exam |
| 10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | S | Exam |
| 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. | H | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | KADİR BERK KAPANCI , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | KADİR BERK KAPANCI |
| Semester | Spring,Fall,Summer School |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. HAFİZE SEVİNÇ ENSARİ |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to the course, announce of the semestrial working plan |
| 2) | Library training session: How to carry a legal research? |
| 3) | Different aspects of the legal profession upon successful completion of law school |
| 4) | Concept of law, requirement of rules in social life |
| 5) | Hukuk kurallarının doğası ve ahlak kuralları, davranış kuralları, dini kurallar gibi diğer kural türleriyle ilişkileri |
| 6) | Application of legal rules (material and procedural) - Part I |
| 7) | Application of legal rules (material and procedural) - Part II |
| 8) | Different legal systems: Civil law, common law and mixed systems - Part I |
| 9) | Different legal systems: Civil law, common law and mixed systems - Part II |
| 10) | Codification movement in Turkey |
| 11) | Branches of law - Private Law and its sub-branches |
| 12) | Branches of law - Public law and its sub-branches |
| 13) | Scope of civil law: Persons, Family, Property, Inheritance, Obligations – Part I |
| 14) | Scope of civil law: Persons, Family, Property, Inheritance, Obligations – Part 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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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 98 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 3.9 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||