COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Faculty Of Business

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYŞE GÜL KÖKKILINÇ

Offered to

Economics
International Business and Trade
International Relations
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
International Trade and Business (English)
Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with general understanding of the basic concepts and institutions of law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn concepts and institutions of law.
2   To have knowledge of legal relationships
3   As an individual, to internalize the concepts of rule of law, equality and justice principles and to apply them in their private and professional life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Legal order; concepts of law and right; other rules regulating society, legal rules and sanctions.
2 -Sources of Law: I Constitution, Codes, Presidential Decrees, International Treaties, By-laws,
3 -Sources of Law II Customary Law, Judge-made Law, Doctrine
4 -Righs I Public Rights Rights arising from Public Law
5 -Rights II Private Rights Rights arising from Civil Law
6 Persons and personality I Real Persons Real Persons , beginning and end of of personality, capacity to have rights and duties, capacity to act, the degree of capacity,protection of personality
7 Persons and personality II Legal Persons Legal Personality, Types of legal persons, acquisiton and loss of the legal personality
8 Acquisition and Loss of rights Good faith principle , rule of honesty.
9 Legal events and legal acts Legal Transactions: definition, classification of legal transactions.
10 The concept of obligation; sources of obligation, contracts, torts, unjust enrichment
11 Torts Tortious liability
12 Classification of contracts, form of a contract , contractual freedom and its limitations
13 Formation of contracts, offer and acceptance, genuineness of intention, simulation and defective intentions, unconscionable contracts
14 Performance of obligations , Discharge of obligations

Recomended or Required Reading

Introduction To Turkish Law, Seventh Edition, Edited By, Tuğrul Ansay-Don Wallace Jr, Işık Onay, Walters Kluwer, Seçkin,2020.
Introduction to Turkish Law, M. Refik Korkusuz & Ferna Ipekel Kayalı, Seçkin, 2016
An Introduction to Law, Rona Aybay, 15th edition, D&R Yayınları, 2023
Hukuka Giriş, Kemal Gözler, Ekin Yayınları, 2023
Hukuka Giriş, Haluk Hadi Sümer, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2023

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Problem solving

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. To learn the basic concepts and instutitions of law.
2. To apply this knowledge on legal issues, and to solve legal problems.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Attending the problem solving sections.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.kokkilinc@deu.edu.tr
gonenc.demir@deu.edu.tr
nuketevrim.aydiner@deu.edu.tr.
gozde.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1554
LO.2545
LO.355

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