Information Package

Program of Mechanical Engineering (English 30%)

SOS405

BUSSINESS LAW AND ETHICS

Course Code
SOS405
Semester
Eighth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study4
SemesterEighth Term (Spring)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Learn the characteristics, historical development and sources of Labor Law,
  2. Learns the basic concepts of Labor Law,
  3. Learns the establishment of an employment contract and the types of employment contracts,
  4. Learns about the termination of the employment contract with notice,
  5. Learn the concept of job security, the procedure for termination of the employment contract of a worker within the scope of job security by the employer and the objection to termination,
  6. Learns about changes in working conditions, wages and wage supplements,
  7. Learns the concept of overtime, annual paid leave, weekly holiday and severance pay, the calculation of severance pay, and the calculation of financial compensation in case of bodily harm,
  8. Learns the concept of ethics, a view of ethics in the historical development process, ethical theories, business and professional ethics,
  9. Learns scientific professional ethical standards and engineering ethics principles,
  10. Learns the Code of Ethics of the World Union of Engineers,
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course introduces labor laws concept, its characteristics, historical development and applications, labor contracts, wage and wage guarantees, employee health and labor unions, ethic.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Characteristics, Historical Development and Sources of Labor Law
2nd Week Concepts of Worker, Employer, Subcontractor and Workplace
3rd Week Business Relationships Where Labor Laws Do Not Apply
4th Week İş Hukukunda Eşit Davranma İlkesi, İşyerinin veya Bir Bölümünün Devri
5th Week Principle of Equal Treatment in Labor Law, Transfer of the Workplace or Part of It
6th Week On-Call Work, Remote Work and Trial Period Employment Contract
7th Week Notified Termination of Employment Contract
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Basing Termination on a Valid Reason and Procedure for Termination of the Contract, Objection to the Termination Notification and Its Procedure, Consequences of Termination Made for Invalid Reason
10th Week Change in Working Conditions and Termination of Employment Contract
11th Week Right to Termination of the Employment Contract for Just Cause, Period for Using the Right of Immediate Termination
12th Week Wage and Wage Supplements, Overtime Work, Annual Paid Leave, Week Holiday and Severance Pay, Calculation of Financial Compensation for Bodily Damages
13th Week Concept of Ethics, View of Ethics in the Historical Development Process, Ethical Theories, Business and Professional Ethics
14th Week Scientific Professional Ethics Standards, Engineering Ethics Principles, World Union of Engineers Code of Ethics
Recommended or Required ReadingE. Tuncay SENYEN KAPLAN, Bireysel İş Hukuku, Ankara 2023.
Sarper, SÜZEK, İş Hukuku, Ankara 2023.
Mustafa KILIÇOĞLU, İş hukuku Esasları Yargıtay ve Bölge Adliye Mahkemeleri Uygulaması & İş Hukuku Uyuşmazlıklarında Zorunlu Arabuluculuk, Ankara 2019.
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
Individual or group work 1 20 20
Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Total Work Load94
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.13
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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