| 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. |
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| Supportive 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 | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 40 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to have fundamental knowledge about narrative forms in cinema, digital and interactive media, and the foundational concepts relevant to these forms. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to create narratives based on creative and critical thinking skills, by using the forms and tools of expression specific to cinema and digital media arts. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to use the technical equipment and software required for becoming a specialist/expert in cinema and digital media. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to perform skills such as scriptwriting, production planning, use of the camera, sound recording, lighting and editing, at the basic level necessary for pre-production, production and post-production phases of an audio-visual work; and to perform at least one of them at an advanced level. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to discuss how meaning is made in cinema and digital media; how economy, politics and culture affect regimes of representation; and how processes of production, consumption, distribution and meaning-making shape narratives. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to perform the special technical and aesthetic skills at the basic level necessary to create digital media narratives in the fields of interactive film, video installation, experimental cinema and virtual reality. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to critically analyze a film or digital media artwork from technical, intellectual and artistic perspectives. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to participate in the production of a film or digital media artwork as a member or leader of a team, following the principles of work safety and norms of ethical behavior. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to stay informed about global scientific, social, economic, cultural, political, institutional and industrial developments. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to develop solutions to legal, scientific and professional problems surrounding the field of cinema and digital media. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to use a foreign language to communicate with colleagues and collect data in the field of cinema and digital media. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to use a second foreign language at the medium level. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to connect the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to the field of expertise. | |||||
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