Media Law (LAW222) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Media Law LAW222 Area Elective 2 0 0 2 2
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Duygu Merki
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Teaching regulations on communication, freedom of the press, right to publish, liabilities of publisher, editor and owner of media association
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To evaluate on learning freedom of press, rights and liabilities of media associations.
Course Content Fundamental concepts, principles and legal framework of media law as a whole including press law, radio and television broadcasting law and internet broadcasting law; copyright issues related to media law.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Mass communication generally İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 3-16
2 Law of mass communication generally and nature of this law İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 16-23
3 Freedom of communication generally İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 23-38
4 Freedom of communication in Türkiye İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 38-87
5 The regime of press İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 91-104
6 Main concepts of the regime of press: “Pressed work”, “Publication” İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 106-130
7 Specific regulations for periodic publications İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 131-173
8 Midterm Exam
9 The right to reply and correct İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 173-231
10 Criminal liability in published media İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 231-273
11 Civil liability in published media İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 273-309
12 Trialprocedure İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 231-309
13 Radio-television regime in Türkiye İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 309-388
14 Broadcasting prohibitions İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 388-405
15 Censorship İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 406-458
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Kayıhan İçel / Yener Ünver, Kitle İletişim Hukuku, İstanbul 2012

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 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 70
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 30
Percentage of Final Work 70
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 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 4 1 4
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 4 8
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 2 3 6
Total Workload 50