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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
HUK 2076	LAW AND PRACTICE OF PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EDA ODAMAN

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to ensure that law students gain a legal understanding of the legislation on the protection of personal data, as well as the guidelines and decisions of the Personal Data Protection Authority. The course also aims to provide students with knowledge of the practical applications of personal data protection in professional life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to learn the concepts related to the protection of personal data.
2	To be able to comprehend the obligations of the data controller related to the protection of personal data.
3	To be able to have knowledge about the necessary legal measures regarding data security.
4	To be able to develop personal data protection policies.
5	To be able to evaluate judicial decisions and the decisions of the Personal Data Protection Authority related to the protection of personal data.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Overview of the course objectives and content; explanation of teaching methodology and course materials.	Examination of non-compliance with the personal data protection law and related sanctions, along with example decisions.
2	Legal framework of personal data protection in the world and in Turkey.	Analysis of the rights of data subjects.
3	Scope of application of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data (No. 6698), including cases fully or partially outside the law s scope.	Midterm Exam (I. Midterm)
4	Explanation of fundamental concepts related to the protection of personal data.	Evaluation of regulations on the transfer of personal data.
5	Information and examples related to general principles in data protection law.	General Review
6	Evaluation of the legal bases for the lawful processing of personal data.
7	Legal grounds for processing special categories of personal data.
8	Explanation of the concepts of data controller and data processor, and the controller s obligations regarding notification and consent.
9	Evaluation of the data controller s obligation to register with the registry and a practical study on preparing a data processing inventory.
10	Overview of other obligations of data controllers.

Recomended or Required Reading

Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Hukuku, Teorik ve Pratik Çalışma Kitabı, Bahri Öztürk, Elif Altınok Çalışkan, Serkan Seyhan, Seçkin Yayınları, 3rd Edition, October 2024.

Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Hukuku, Ömer Ekmekçi, Nafiye Yücedağ, Elif Beyza Akkanat Öztürk, Şehriban Ipek Aşıkoğlu, On Iki Levha Yayıncılık, 2nd Edition, November 2024.

Karşılaştırmalı Hukukta Kişisel Verilerin Korunması, Metin Turan, Seçkin Yayınları, 5th Edition, January 2024.

Kişisel Verilerin Korunması, Elif Küzeci, On Iki Levha Yayıncılık, 4th Edition, May 2020.

Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Hukuku,Murat Volkan Dülger, Hukuk Akademisi Yayınları, 3rd Edition, June 2020.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explanation during the lesson, students' preparation for the topics before and after the lesson, participation in the topics through expressing opinions and asking questions, preparation of practical examples, and evaluation of relevant current decisions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE 1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	MTE 2	MIDTERM EXAM 2
3	MTEG	MIDTERM AVERAGE GRADE	roundVZ1 * 0.50 + VZ2 * 0.50,0
4	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
5	FIN	FINAL EXAM
6	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	roundKPU + FN,0
7	RST	RESIT
8	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	roundKPU + BUT,0

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Details can be found at: http://web.deu.edu.tr/hukuk/egitimogretim/lisans/basarideger.htm

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eda.odaman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	2	24
Case study	4	2	8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	1	16	16
Preparation for midterm exam	1	25	25
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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