COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 1024 FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN AVŞAR KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to teach general principles and the institutions of the law to the students. During the semestr the fundemental rulesof law, such as justice, equity and sources of law will be discussed. In this perspective the real person, legal persons, their rights and capabilities, and the lose of personality will be the subject of this course. Constituional law, property law, family law,obligation law and the system of courts are going to be considered.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To introduce the students to a general familiarity with some of the basic conceptions of most continental systems, to give perception and intellectual approach,and critical adequacy
2   Written and unwritten sources of law with assessments and discussing the resources hierarchy
3   Public law and private law concepts with their assessments
4   Law of persons, persons with the concept of learning beginning and termination
5   Application of rules of law, interpretation and a general framework to be drawn about the organization of the judiciary

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Presentation of the course and will take advantage of suggesting resourcessuggesting resources
2 The concept of social order with the rules of law
3 The written and unwritten sources of law: hierarchy of legal rules, rules
4 Branches of law (public law-private law distinction)
5 The concept of the Court Judgment and judicial Organization
6 Case types, application of rules of lawcase types, application of rules of law
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Legal Affairs, verbs and types of protection ofLegal Affairs, verbs and types of protection of rights and Entitlement Rights concept of Operations
10 The concept of sanctions and Personality, the beginning and the end of Personalitybeginning and the end of Personality
11 Capacity to acquire and use rights
12 The Concept Of Responsibility
13 The concept of debt: debt and the concept of debt Relationship
14 Wrongful Act Arising Liabilities
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading


Main Referece:
Muhammet Özekes, Temel Hukuk Bilgisi, 10. Bası
Fevzi Demir, Hukuka Giriş ve Temel Kavramlar, Izmir, Altın Nokta Yayınevi.

Other Reference:
Kemal Gözler, Hukuka Giriş 8.Baskı, Bursa, Ekin Yayınevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.40+FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.40+RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1.Midterm Exam: Mid-term exam covers the topics examined in the course and weekly assignments (40%).
2.Final Exam: Final exam covers all subjects in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

Exam papers will be evaluated regarding the level of understanding, as well as defining the causality between the basic concepts and issues of the lecture, ability of giving examples and analytical thought, and using relevant terminology.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Students are expected to be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erdem.aktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday / 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.455
LO.55555

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