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Program of Economics (Turkish)

ECON105

INTRODUCTION TO LAW

Course Code
ECON105
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. They have knowledge about the basic concepts and institutions of law.
  2. They acquire comprehensive knowledge about concepts such as justice, freedom of will, legal action, sovereignty, contract, and legal personality.
  3. They learn legal movements with their theoretical and historical foundations.
  4. They learn the methods of interpretation.
  5. Recognize the legal cultures.
  6. Recognize the basic features of Anglo-american legal culture.
  7. Recognize the basic features of Continental Europe.
  8. Apprehend the historical importance of the reception.
  9. Collate the similar and distinct features of legal thinking and ethical thinking.
  10. Distinguish the normative statements from descriptive statements.
  11. They comprehend the difference between fact and value.
  12. Analyze the constructing elements of dogmatic legal knowledge.
  13. Recognize the institutional phenomenon.
  14. Apprehend the basics of legal principles.
  15. Recognize the process of legal assumptions.
  16. Comprehend the intellectual functioning of legal interpretation.
  17. Recognize the kinds of interpretation.
  18. Recognize the techniques of interpretation.
  19. Configure the bases of reasoning.
  20. Comprehends the concept of interpretive thinking.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionDefinition of law, importance and functions of law in society life, difference between law rules and other social order rules regulating social life, branches of law, types of law rules, interpretation and implementation if law schools and disciplines will be explained.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Knowledge About Law-Knowledge of Law
2nd Week Suspicion from the Science of Law
3rd Week Functions of Law 1: Needs of Legal and Social Life
4th Week Functions of Law 2: Law and Justice
5th Week Law and Norm
6th Week Recapitulation
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week Moral Values
9th Week Sources of Law
10th Week Dogmatic Science of Law
11th Week Application of Law
12th Week logical Status of Norms
13th Week Interpretation
14th Week Justification
Recommended or Required ReadingAdnan Güriz (2001) Hukuk Başlangıcı, Ankara, Siyasal Kitabevi
Gözler, K. (2020). Hukukun Temel Kavramları, Bursa, Ekin, Güncellenmiş 18. Baskı.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load92
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.06
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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