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

HUK 431

Course Title in English

Corporate Law in Practice

Course Title in Turkish

Uygulamada Şirketler Hukuku

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Lecture

Level of Course

Advanced

Semester

Fall

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 2

Recitation:

Lab:

Other:

Estimated Student Workload

56 hours per semester

Number of Credits

2 ECTS

Grading Mode

Standard Letter Grade

Pre-requisites

None

Expected Prior Knowledge

Corporate Law

Co-requisites

None

Registration Restrictions

None

Overall Educational Objective

The course aims to provide students with knowledge about the common issues and trends in the field of corporate law and to let them gain the ability to find solutions to problems.

Course Description

The course focuses on general partnerships, limited liability companies, and joint stock companies in practice.

Course Description in Turkish

Adi ortaklık, anonim ortaklık ve limited ortaklık konularına uygulamadan örnekler üzerinden değinilecektir.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Recognizes ordinary partnerships, joint stock corporations and limited liability corporations; and knows provisions related to them.
2) Understands the most common types of disputes related to these partnerships and corporations in practice.
3) Understands how a lawyer should approach these disputes and adopts these approaches.
4) Has the ability to find solutions to legal problems.

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
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.	H	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.	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.	H	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	Exam
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.	N
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.	S	Exam

Prepared by and Date	ÇAĞLAR DOĞU ARAS , January 2024
Course Coordinator	ÇAĞLAR DOĞU ARAS
Semester	Fall
Name of Instructor	Asst. Prof. Dr. ÇAĞLAR DOĞU ARAS

Course Contents

Week	Subject
1)	General review of partnership and corporation types and introduction
2)	Ordinary partnerships in practice
3)	Joint stock companies: incorporation
4)	Joint stock companies: board of directors, management, representation, liability
5)	Joint stock companies: board of directors, management, representation, liability (continued)
6)	Joint stock companies: general assembly, shareholders
7)	Joint stock companies: shares, amendments to articles of association
8)	Joint stock companies: audit, dissolution and liquidation
9)	Limited partnerships: incorporation, structure, shareholding
10)	Organization of limited partnerships
11)	Limited partnerships: modification of the partnership agreement and dissolution
12)	Division, merger, conversion
13)	Division, merger, conversion (continued)
14)	Group of companies

Required/Recommended Readings

Students can follow course topics from any academic sourse. No source will be compulsory.

Teaching Methods

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

arasc@mef.edu.tr

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	2		42
Midterm(s)	1	5	1		6
Final Examination	1	7	1		8
Total Workload					56
Total Workload/25					2.2
ECTS					2