COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LAW OF EU INSTITUTIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 4307 LAW OF EU INSTITUTIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

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 provides the students with knowledge on the functioning of the institutions and decision-making methods in the European Union.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the institutional structure of the EU in order to comprehend the functioning of the EU.
2   Understand the specific attributions of the EU institutions in order to analyze the decision-making structure of the EU

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The Treaties and the Integration Process
3 The Classification of the Institutional System
4 Executive Functions I
5 Executive Functions II
6 Legislative Functions I
7 Review Lecture for the Mid-term Exam
8 Legislative Functions II
9 Judicial Functions
10 Other Institutions and Functions I
11 Other Institutions and Functions II
12 Democratic Dimension of the EU Decision Making Structure
13 Evaluation
14 Review Lecture for the Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

to be announced
Each student has to bring a copy of the consolidated version of the EU Treaty to each class.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP Termproject
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.20 + FN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 + TP * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Will explain the EU institutional structure.
2. Will comprehend the roles and competences of the EU institutions.

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 16 16
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14
LO.24