COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTRACTS LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LAW 4220 CONTRACTS LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NÜKET EVRIM KARATURP

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide students with general understanding of the basic concept of the contracts and torts law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn concepts and institutions of contracts and responsibility law.
2   To determine problems arising from application of contracts and responsibility law.
3   To prevent and to solve the problems which may occur from the application of contracts and responsibility law.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

LAW 3001 - BUSINESS LAW

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 - Introduction - Contracts and interpretation of the contracts
2 Terms & Conditions: Definitions and principles
3 Contractual Liability
4 - Obligations in tort - Tortious liability-Subject liability, Nofault liability - Unjust enrichement
5 Classification of contracts regulated by code of obligations and contracts which are not provided by code.
6 Sales contract: Definition, elements, movable and immovable sales contracts, and some types of sales
7 Responsibility of the seller for defects, in this context, the optional rights of the buyer against the provision of defective goods and services, especially within the scope of the Law on Consumer Protection I
8 Responsibility of the seller for defects, in this context, the optional rights of the buyer against the provision of defective goods and services, especially within the scope of the Law on Consumer Protection II
9 -Exchange contracts - Gift (Donation)
10 Contracts for the purpose of use: - Leasing contracts - Financial leaisng contracts - Loan contracts -
11 Contracts for the purpose of performing work: Employment contract; marketing contract; home service contract; artwork contract; representation contract; remittance transfer
12 Contracts aiming to provide assurance: Guarantee contract, pledge contract - Contracts securing personal guarentee
13 - Some anonymous contracts: Franchise agreement
14 - Some anonymous contracts: Factoring contracts

Recomended or Required Reading

- Aydın Zevkliler-K.Emre Gökyayla: Borçlar Hukuku Özel Borç Ilişkileri, Ankara 2021.

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 of contracts law.
2. To apply this knowledge on legal issues and to solve legal problems.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Violations of plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.kokkilinc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 11.00 12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 3 33
Case study 3 3 9
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.135
LO.235
LO.335