COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEGAL METHODOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TPH 5001 LEGAL METHODOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Medical Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR UĞUR TÜTÜNCÜBAŞI

Offered to

Medical Law

Course Objective

In the context of the law methodology course, besides the basic concepts, it is aimed to explain the issues such as logic and law, interpretation in law, application of law, emptiness in law and the creation of law by the judge.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The basic concept of law
2   Method in law.
3   The origin and justification of law
4   To be able to develop legal arguments
5   Defining the methods used in the defense of legal arguments

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about the aim and content of the courseMethod, methodology concepts;
2 Defining science, scientific knowledge, social sciences and natural sciences
3 Defining the Concept of Law.
4 Discussion of the state of law, justice, equality, fairness and honesty.
5 Discussion of the science of law; Scientific research methods.
6 The difference of law from other regulatory norms.
7 The main areas of law
8 The Importance of the Rules Hierarchy.
9 Types and structure of legal norms.
10 The interaction of law with other disciplines
11 National and international nature of law.
12 Scientific ethics and plagiarism.
13 Discussion of the multidisciplinary structure of medical law.
14 General considerations.

Recomended or Required Reading

Yasemin Işıktaç/Sevtap Metin, Hukuk Metodolojisi 2019

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, seminar, homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be anounced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ugur.tutuncubasi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be anounced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 14 3 42
Preparation about subject 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
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LO.5