Introduction to law (LAW101) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Introduction to law LAW101 1. Semester 4 0 0 4 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor H. Serdar Hoş
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Internalizing the basic concepts of law, Distinguishing the differences between legal rules and the other social rules of conduct, concepts of natural law and positive law.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • At the end of this course, the students will be able to; - Dominate the basic concepts of law and legal terminology
  • - Recognize the separation of private and public law
  • - Establish connections between law, justice and society
  • - Gain information about the sources of law
  • - Comprehend the different opinions about the origin of the law
Course Content The origins and sources of the law, the role of the law to establish order in society, the comparison of the legal rules with other rules regulating society, application and interpretation of legal rules, rights and their classifications, the main divisions and branches under the concept of law, Rule of Law, sanctions, legal systems, judiciary and

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Law, Order and Rule of Law Concept Selahattin Keyman, Hukuka Giriş, Yetkin Kitabevi, 5. Baskı, 2013
2 Naturel Law Keyman, Hukuka Giriş, s. 21-29.
3 Legal norms and Contents Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
4 Application of Laws in Terms of Time Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
5 Literary Sources of Law Selahattin Keyman, Hukuka Giriş, Yetkin Kitabevi, 5. Baskı, 2013
6 Concept of Rights Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
7 Midterm Exam Related Sections
8 The concept, definition, and the types of Rigths Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
9 The Relationship between Rights and Legal Systems Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
10 Legal Events, Legal Acts and Legal Transaction Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
11 Conflict of norms Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
12 Methodology of Law Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
13 Legal Positivism Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
14 Sociological jurisprudence Yasemin Işıktaç, Hukuk Sosyolojisi, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2013
15 The general assessment of the course Related Sections
16 Final Exam Related Sections

Sources

Course Book 1. Selahattin Keyman, Hukuka Giriş, Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara, 2007
Other Sources 2. Kemal Gözler, Hukuka Giriş, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2007

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 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
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
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 4 64
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 3 48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 3 3 9
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 6 5 30
Total Workload 151