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 127

Course Title in English

Legal Resources and Research

Course Title in Turkish

Hukuk kaynaklari ve Arastirma Eğitimi

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Lecture

Level of Course

Intermediate

Semester

Fall

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 2

Recitation:

Lab:

Other:

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 Competences

Upon 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
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.	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

Course Contents

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

Homework and Projects

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Other Activities

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Midterm(s)	1	% 40
Final Examination	1	% 60
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

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	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