COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÖZDE KAYA

Offered to

Political Science and International Relations
International Relations

Course Objective

This course aims to provide the students the general knowledge on the legal system of the European Union. The focus will be on the main principles, sources and the enforcement of the European Union Law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced later.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Term Project (Paper and Presentation)

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Will understand the legal system of EU.
2. Will understand the importance of primary and secondary sources.
3. Will understand the coverage, the development and also the enforcement of the European Union law.
4. Will be able to work with EU legal sources.

The Rating scale that will be applied in the evaluation of the term projects which include the presentations and the written papers
Establishment of the research question: Establish and clarify the scientific research question to be addressed within the study to be conducted (20 points)
Research question not established Poor (0 %) Research question roughly established Fair (40 %)
Research question not fully clarified Good (60 %) Research question fully clarified but lacking a solid context Very Good (80 %) Research question fully clarified with a solid context of the research item Excellent (100 %)

Arguments and Analysis: Provide a scientific argument and an in-depth analysis to fully address the research question within the study to be conducted. (40 points)
No arguments and analysis to address the research question established Poor (0 %) Arguments and analysis to address the research question weakly and poorly established Fair (40 %) Arguments and analysis to address the research question sufficiently established but lacking an analytical and systematic manner Good (60 %) Arguments and analysis to address the research question established in a well-organized, analytical and systematic manner Very Good (80 %) Arguments and analysis to address the research question established in a professionally-organized, analytical and systematic manner Excellent (100 %)

Literature Review: Provide a comprehensive and enriched literature review by making use of both national and international resources for the study conducted. (25 points)
No literature review with regard to the study conducted Poor (0 %) Literature review weakly and poorly provided Fair (40 %) Literature review sufficiently provided but lacking a comprehensive conduct Good (60 %) Literature review well-provided with a comprehensive survey Very Good (80 %) Literature review professionally provided with an in-depth survey Excellent (100 %)

Scientific citation style: Provide a scientific citation style through the entire study with a properly-arranged bibliography. (15 points)
No bibliography provided Poor (0 %) Scientific citation style not applied Fair (40 %) Scientific citation style not properly applied through the entire study Good (60 %) Scientific citation style well-applied through the entire study with a bibliography Very Good (80 %) Scientific citation style professionally- applied through the entire study with a properly-arranged bibliography Excellent (100 %)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gozde.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes