Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Political Science and International Relations | |||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| 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 | 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 | ||||||