GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW/KAMU101
Course Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. SÜHEYLA SUZAN GÖKALP ALICA
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/salica
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  salica@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Discusses about the source of law.
Discusses about the social function of law.
Discusses about judicial organization and organization of the State.
Discusses about the function of the rules of social order.
Discusses about State and Government.
 -- 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
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  What is law. What is the source of law?. State and law. What is State? What is the rule of law?
2. Week  Rules of social order. Between the place of law rules of social order.
3. Week  The sources of law and the Hierarchy of Norms
4. Week  Content of short branches of positive law and the branches of law.
5. Week  Judicial organization, Judiciary structure
6. Week  What is the action. Types of the lawsuits
7. Week  Midterm exam
8. Week   Customary law. Creation of law by judge in private law.
9. Week  Interpretation. Conflict of law rules
10. Week  Legal event, legal act, legal transactions.
11. Week  Rights and protection of rights.
12. Week  sanctions. Private law sanctions. Sanctions in public law.
13. Week  Personality
14. Week  Law of responsibility. Origins of obligations
15. Week  Debtor - creditor relationship. Obligations I
16. Week  Debtor - creditor relationship. Obligations II
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Hukuka Giriş ve Hukukun Temel Kavramları / Introduction to Law and Fundamental Concepts of Law Prof. Dr. A. Şeref Gözübüyük
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  no
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 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
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
16
0
0
 Reading
16
3
48
 Searching in Internet and Library
16
0
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
16
0
0
 Preparing Reports
16
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
16
0
0
 Presentation
16
0
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
16
1
16
 Final and Studying for Final
16
1
16
 Other
16
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
128
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.12
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have theoretical and practical knowledge about the fields of Economic Theory, Economic Development and International Economics, Economic History and Economic Policy
2To gain professional qualification to work in public institutions and private sector organizations as an inspector, assistant expert or auditorX
3To have knowledge about the other disciplines related to EconomicsX
4To have adequate social responsibility and awareness with regards to the needs of the society, and also to be aware of professional and scientific ethical codesX
5To have the experience of using information technologies and basic computer programs in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving ability, and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language
6To have a knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theories
7To be able to utilize the academic, professional, regional, and global networks efficiently, and to interpret the legislationX
8To be compatible for teamwork in order to use their accumulated knowledge in the national and the international research projectsX
9To have the ability to interpret economic and social events through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically, and to be open for innovative ideasX
10To be able to evaluate the practical implications of the knowledge about economic theory
11To be able to analyze the effects of international economic relations
12To evaluate the development of economic theories and economic problems from a historical perspective
13To have knowledge about the effects of various economic policies in order to develop solutions for current economic problems