COURSE SYLLABUS

CIVIL LAW

1	Course Title:	CIVIL LAW
2	Course Code:	KAM2409
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. SERDAR GÜLENER
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-mail: sgulener@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0224 294 11 24 Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü, Görükle Kampusu 16059 Nilüfer/Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Conveying information to the students about the preliminary provisions, basic principles and fundamental terms of Turkish Civil Code, Law of Persons and Family Law.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The student will have information about the limits of her/his rights and responsibilities by learning the basic concepts and knowledge of civil law.

Learning Outcomes:

1	At the end of this course, the students will be able to list and explain the preliminary provisions in Turkish Civil Code understanding their importance,;
2	List and reveal the basic principles and fundamental terms of Civil Law,;
3	Interpret and apply general principles of rights and law of persons, ;
4	Distinguish and compare natural and artificial persons and their characteristics,;
5	Interpret engagement and dissolution of engagement in compliance with the relevant provisions of Turkish Civil Code,;
6	Define the notions of marriage and divorce and list their conditions and consequences,;
7	Make case studies and demonstrate theorical knowledge in practice,;
8	Have the capacity to analyse and resolve conflicts in the area of Civil Law and Family Law,;
9	Acknowledge, comment and criticize various theories and court decisions in Civil Law and Family Law.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Meaning, subject and enforcement sources of Civil Law
2	Notion of right, different types of rights and right owner
3	Acquisition and forfeiture of rights, good faith (bona fides), fair dealing principle and prohibition against the abuse of right
4	Notion of person, inception (beginning) and termination of personality, capables-incapables-limited capables-limited incapables
5	Personal rights, protection of a person, name of a person, affinity and place of residence
6	Notion of artificial personnality, associations and foundations
7	Introduction to Family Law and engagement (Midterm Exam)
8	Marriage and divorce
9	Regulation for conjugal community
10	Action for divorce and the court decision
11	General provisions of marital property law
12	Joining to acquired property regime and optional property regimes
13	Establishment and the general provisions of paternity
14	Law of guardianship

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ayan, M., Medeni Hukuka Giriş, Konya, 2009 Oğuzman, M. Kemal/ Barlas, N., Medeni Hukuk, İstanbul, 2011 Karaman, A. Derya/ Akipek, F. Jale/ Akıntürk, T., Türk Medeni Hukuku Başlangıç, Hükümleri Kişiler Hukuku Birinci Cilt, İstanbul, 2011 Öztan, B., Medeni Hukukun Temel Kavramları, Ankara, 2011
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Measurement and evaluation is done with multiple choice test questions.
Information	Relative evaluation system is used in this course.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High