GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FUNDAMENTALS OF TURKISH LAW/FTL-140
Course Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF TURKISH LAW
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Dr. Ahmet Fatih ÖZKAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://hukuk.gazi.edu.tr/posts/view/title/ogr.-gor.-dr.-ahmet-fatih-ozkan-138979?siteUri=hukuk
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  fatihozkan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
by the rest of the people.
Turkey. Where necessary this course will also cover concepts that exist in other jurisdictions.
more importantly legal English.
basic concepts of these courses.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  MYD-215 Professional Foreign Language (elective)(currently not available)
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to Legal English
2. Week  The Concept of Law
3. Week  Law Systems and Fields of Law
4. Week  The Legal Profession
5. Week  Legislature
6. Week  Executive Body
7. Week  Judiciary
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Civil Law-I (Law of Persons, Family Law)
10. Week  Civil Law-II (Property Law, Inheritance Law)
11. Week  Contract Law
12. Week  Tort Law
13. Week  Commercial and Competition Law
14. Week  Criminal Law
15. Week  Understanding Legal Texts
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Recommended: Ansay, T. and Wallace, D. (2011) Introduction to Turkish Law, 6th Edition, Kluwer Law International Recommended: Hage, J. and Akkermans, B. (2014) Introduction to Law, Springer
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
1
2
2
 Reading
1
2
2
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
38
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
1.52
 ECTS: 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have advanced knowledge in the field of law.X
2To have knowledge about laws and the other legislations.X
3To solve disputes in accordance with fundamental principles of law and related legislation.X
4To have the ability to access the necessary resources related to the settlement of disputes.X
5To have knowledge about judicial decisions.X
6To have knowledge about data-bases used in the field of law and to have skills using required software.X
7To have information concerning the methods of theoretical analysis, legal systems and rules.X
8To have knowledge about honesty and goodwill.X
9To have leadership qualities and ability to communicate with experts in other fieldsX
10To be aware of social, scientific and professional ethicsX