GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW/PUAD101
Course Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. Bilal Karabulut
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bkarabulut
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bkarabulut@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
1
16
 Searching in Internet and Library
16
0
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
16
0
0
 Preparing Reports
16
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
16
2
32
 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
1Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international lawX
2Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having theretical knowledge and competenceX
3Obtaining professional qualification to work at state institutions and organizations, private sector and non-governmental organizations in the field of professions that district governorship, administrative jurisdiction magistracy, diplomacy, inspectorship and expert assistantship with the advantage of accumulation of interdisciplinary knowledgeX
4Having adequate information about the regional and global institutions and organizations which dominate interntional relations
5Being able to comprehend the status of Turkey and other actors in international system with the help of academic, historical and factual perspectives
6Having information about the Middle East, Russia- Caucasus, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regions with regards to their history, economics, sociology and strategy by analyzing international system with regional perspective
7Being able to make interpretation on the progresses of international relations with respect to international lawX
8Having knowledge of the political history of XIX. and XX. century to make interpretations on contemporary international relations system
9Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analyses
10Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these mannersX
11Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literature
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of continuous learning
13Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinking