Course Name | Fundamentals of Law |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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LAW 100 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Objectives | To provide a general understanding through the study of different fields and subjects of law. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The course aims to develop the student’s knowledge on law within the major domains of fundamentals and general rules of law, sources of law - fundamental rights and freedoms in law, legal rules, some legal concepts, sanctions in law, courts, branches of law and the Turkish legal system, legal event - legal act - legal transaction - contract - unjust enrichment, branches of law and the Turkish legal system, introduction to international protection and organisations in law. In summary the course is to make students explore and develop issues on every aspect of law. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals |
| Core Courses | X |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to Law: What is Law? Functions of Law, Legal Rules Differ, General Classification of Law | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
2 | Sources of Law: Types of Legal Systems, Primary Sources, Auxiliary Sources, Rights and Types of Rights | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
3 | Legal Rules, Application of Legal Rules, Bona Fide Principle, Interpretation in Law, Creation Of Law by Judge and Judicial Discretion, Personality in Law | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
4 | Sanctions in Law, Courts in Law, Court Cases | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
5 | Legal Event, Legal Act, Legal Transaction, Contract, Tort, Unjust Enrichment, Personality & Persons in Law, Capacity in Law | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
6 | Branches of Law and the Turkish Legal System: Law of Constitution, Turkish Administrative Law, Turkish Execution and Bankruptcy Law, Turkish Tax Law, Turkish Criminal Law | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
7 | Branches of Law and the Turkish Legal System: Turkish Civil Law, Turkish Law of Obligations, Turkish Commercial Law, Turkish Labour Law, Turkish Tort Law, Turkish Private International and Procedural Law | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
8 | Branches of Law and the Turkish Legal System: Turkish Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Human Rights Law and the Turkish Legal System, European Union Law | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
9 | Mid-Term | |
10 | Media Law: Introduction, Concepts, Sources | Lecture Notes |
11 | Legislation on Radio and Television Broadcasting | Lecture Notes |
12 | Legislation Regarding Internet Broadcasting | Lecture Notes |
13 | Press Law | Lecture Notes |
14 | Legal and Criminal Liability | Lecture Notes |
15 | Liberty of Press, Right of Correction and Reply in the Media, Self-control systems in media | Lecture Notes |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Ansay Tuğrul/Wallace Don/Önay Işık, Introduction to Turkish Law, 7th Edition, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2020 Yücel Oğurlu - Bünyamin Gürpınar, Introduction to Turkish Law, Istanbul, 2005 Adal, Erhan, Fundamentals of Turkish Private Law, Legal, İstanbul, 2012 Brieger, Nick, Professional English Law, Pearson, UK, 2003 |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
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Midterm | 1 | 40 |
Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 5 | ||
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Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 20 | |
Total | 115 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. | |||||
2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. | |||||
4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. | |||||
5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | |||||
6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. | |||||
8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. | X | ||||
9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. | |||||
10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | X |
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