BUSINESS LAW AND ENGINEERING ETHICS

SOS470

Course Code: SOS470
Semester: Eighth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 2

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Eighth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Emine Tuncay Kaplan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the subject of Labor Law, its fundamental issues, and its historical development.
Understand the basic concepts of Labor Law.
Learn the rules regarding the establishment of employment contracts.
Learn the rights and obligations arising from employment contracts in favor of employees and employers.
Learn the legal regulations regarding employees working hours and evaluate them in terms of employee protection.
Gain knowledge about the measures that need to be taken regarding occupational health and safety in terms of employee protection.
Learns how employment contracts are terminated and the rights and obligations of the parties.
Learns about the concept of ethics, ethical theories, the historical development of ethics, ethical theories, and the concepts of work and professional ethics.
Learns scientific professional ethical standards and engineering ethics principles.
Learns the legal consequences of engineering practices.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The historical development and scope of labor law, fundamental concepts in labor law, types of employment contracts, rights and obligations arising from employment contracts, suspension and termination of employment contracts, organization of work, occupational health and safety, ethical theories, engineering ethics.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Historical Development of Labor Law and the Scope of Labor Law
2^nd Week	Basic Concepts in Labor Law
3^rd Week	Establishment of an Employment Contract
4^th Week	Types of Employment Contracts
5^th Week	Rights and Obligations Arising from an Employment Contract
6^th Week	Suspension of an Employment Contract, General Termination of an Employment Contract
7^th Week	Termination with Notice
8^th Week	MIDTERM
9^th Week	Immediate Termination
10^th Week	Legal Consequences of Termination of Employment Contract Organization of Work
11^th Week	Regulation of Work
12^th Week	Occupational Health and Safety
13^th Week	Ethical Theories, Individuality and Privacy, Professional Beliefs and Responsibilities, Work and Professional Ethics Basic Rules and Applications of Engineering Ethics, World Federation of Engineering Organizations Code of Ethics
14^th Week	Legal Consequences of Engineering Practices
15^th Week	Liability Arising from Conduct Contrary to Ethical Principles
16^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING E. Tuncay SENYEN KAPLAN, Bireysel İş Hukuku Ankara 2023.
Tuğrul OĞULATA, Mühendislik Etiği Ankara 2021.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
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	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	15	1	15
Preparation for Final exam	1	5	5
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	5	5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			57
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			1.9
ECTS Credit of the Course			2

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6	LO7	LO8	LO9	LO10
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9								X	X
K10
K11	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X