Legal Decision Writing Clinic (LAW496) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Legal Decision Writing Clinic	LAW496	Area Elective	1	2	0	3	4

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Area Elective
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Team/Group, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Asst. Prof. Dr. Serdar Hoş
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course aims to improve the professional writing skills of students.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; To be knowledgeable about writing a justification for a court order, ABle to transfer the case Able to pay attention to detail that is not the reason for procedural reversion Able to use the terminology of law Able to write non-sexist or non-prejudiced decisions
Course Content	Writing the final court decision in a fictional case or an actual moot case whose details are accessible.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Explanation about decision making techniques, the problem of independence and impartiality, objectivity and prejudices	T.C. Danıştay Başkanlığı Karar Yazım Rehberi (2020); Duruşma Yönetimi ve Karar Yazma Eğitim Modülü, Hâkim ve Savcı Adaylarının Staj Verimliliğinin ve Etkinliğinin Arttırılması Projesi Sözleşme No.: TR2015/RL/03/A3.5-01 Referans No.: EuropeAid/162288/ID/ACT/TR
2	Examination of the event, the establishment of teams and evaluation of precedent in terms of legal methodology by examining precedent decisions through critical reading with relevant legislation.	T.C. Danıştay Başkanlığı Karar Yazım Rehberi (2020); Duruşma Yönetimi ve Karar Yazma Eğitim Modülü, Hâkim ve Savcı Adaylarının Staj Verimliliğinin ve Etkinliğinin Arttırılması Projesi Sözleşme No.: TR2015/RL/03/A3.5-01 Referans No.: EuropeAid/162288/ID/ACT/TR
3	Sample decision reviews (I-common mistakes)	Doing research on the subject
4	Sample decision reviews (II- justification problem)	Doing research on the subject
5	Sample decision reviews (III- The language of the decision)	Doing research on the subject
6	Using of judge's discretion and limits	Working on the draft
7	Midterm
8	Preparation of the draft decision (II)	Working on the draft
9	Preparation of the draft decision (III)	Working on the draft
10	Preparation of the draft decision (IV)	Working on the draft
11	Evaluation of decision in class	Working on the draft
12	Evaluation of decision in class	Working on the draft
13	Evaluation of decision in class	Working on the draft
14	Evaluation of decision in class	Working on the draft
15	Preparation and submission of evaluation reports	Preparation and submission of evaluation reports
16	General evaluation.

Sources

Course Book	1. Kaynaklar seçilen davanın konusuna bağlı olarak değişkenlik gösterecektir.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	20
Laboratory	-	-
Application	1	70
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	1	10
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	-	-
Final Exam/Final Jury	-	-
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work	100
Percentage of Final Work	0
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law.					X
2	Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law.					X
3	Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising.					X
4	Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of private and public law.				X
5	Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of private and public law.				X
6	Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law.					X
7	Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully.					X
8	Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting.			X
9	Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility					X
10	Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career.					X
11	Skills to approach critically and creativly on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice.					X
12	Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through caselaw and judical implementations.					X
13	Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules.			X
14	Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems.					X
15	Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy.					X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application	10	2	20
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	8	4	32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload			100