Criminal Law (MLY206) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Criminal Law MLY206 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies .
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Timuçin Köprülü
Course Assistants
Course Objectives 1. Teaching purpose, subject, function in all legal system of criminal law and basic concepts of this law branch. 2. Teaching assurance function of criminal law in point of personal rights and liberty (principle of legality in crime and punishment and its scope). 3. Getting students to comprehend the implementation of criminal law as person and time.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learning of purpose and function of criminal law and difference with other law disciplines.
  • Comprehending criminal law's function of protection of the personal rights and liberties.
  • Comprehending the elements of crimes.
Course Content Selected topics in substantive criminal law: principles underlying the definition of crime such as the requirements of actus reus and mens rea and general doctrines such as ignorance of fact and ignorance of law, causation, attempt, complicity and conspiracy; principles of justification and excuse with particular attention to the doctrines of

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Definition of criminal law
2 Sources of criminal law
3 Application of statutes containing criminal norms
4 Temporal application of statutes containing criminal norms
5 Personal application of statutes containing criminal norms
6 Personal application of Turkish Criminal Code
7 Mid-term Exams
8 Structure of crime, preliminary explanations regarding crime
9 Structure of crime, preliminary explanations regarding crime
10 Rasons of law compliance
11 Subjective structural element of crime, Intention
12 Negligence
13 Subjective structural element of crime
14 General Review

Sources

Course Book 1. Nevzat Toroslu, Haluk Toroslu, Ceza Hukuku Genel Kısım, Savaş Yayınevi, Ankara, 2018

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships.
2 It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration.
3 It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections.
4 Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.
5 By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership.
6 To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.
7 Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines.
8 The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively.
9 To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 7 7
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 30 30
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 40 40
Total Workload 125