COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 1003 INTRODUCTION TO LAW COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYKUT ÇALIŞKAN

Offered to

Sociology (Evening)
Sociology

Course Objective

In order to provide the acquisition of administrative knowledge in terms of sociology discipline, it is aimed to provide introductory information in terms of the definition of law, basic legal concepts and institutions, Turkish legal system and interpretation of law. It is planned to gain gains related to different areas of law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge of law
2   To learn the basic concepts and institutions of law
3   Learning personal rights and freedoms
4   To learn the Turkish legal system
5   To be successful in case of applying to public institution exams

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of Law
2 Legal Systems
3 Branches and Sources of Law-1
4 Branches and Sources of Law-2
5 Individual Rights and Freedoms
6 Turkish Judicial System and Institutions
7 Administrative Judiciary
8 Midterm
9 Types of Lawsuits: Civil and Criminal
10 Criminal Investigation and Prosecution
11 Concept of Personality and Inheritance
12 Property Rights
13 Concept of Debt
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kemal GÖZLER, Genel Hukuk Bilgisi, Ekin Basım Yayın, 2017.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explanation of the subject by the instructor for the content of the course, discussion on the important issues related to the subject and discussion through question-answer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aykut.caliskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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