COURSE SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION TO LAW

1	Course Title:	INTRODUCTION TO LAW
2	Course Code:	OSPZ022
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Öğr.Gör. GÜLSEN ALKAÇ ÖZDEMİR
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Öğr. Gör. Gülsen Alkaç Özdemir gulsenozdemir@uludag.edu.tr 02242960543 Dahili: 2960543
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To provide basic understanding and knowledge about definition of law, knowledge about major law systems throughout the world, statue rules and customary rules of law, esence of law, branches of law, concept of right and related topics.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To have general law knowledge that reqiured for a short-cycle eduaction in Social Sciences.;
2	To able to learn fundamental concepts of law.;
3	To gain the ability of understanding of other law courses during education process. ;
4	To learn individual rights and freedom in daily life ;
5	To have a equipped infrastructure in working life;
6	To learn different law systems of the world and have ability to make comparison with each of them;
7	To recognise that Turkish law system is the part of European Law System with some differences;
8	To have exemption in transition to First Cycle ;
9	To succeed in examinations of public institutions.;
10	To be an intellectual person;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Definition of law, comparison of law with the other social system rules, different definitions of law, main law systems in the world.
2	Sanction concept in law, types of and samples of sanction.
3	Sources of law, written and customary sources of law, Constitution, law, code, regulations, jurisprudence, doctrine, and customary law and their samples.
4	Distinction of Public Law, Private Law.
5	Study of sub-branches of private law: Civil law, law of persons, family law
6	Study of sub-branches of Civil law: law of succession,and law of property
7	Study of sub-branches of private law: Law of Obligations and Commercial Law.
8	Repeating courses and midterm exam
9	Repeating courses and midterm exam
10	Characteristics of written law, implementation of legislation in terms of space, time and content, discretion of judge and creation law of judge
11	Study of Turkish Judicial system, authority of Supreme Courts, branches of jurisdiction, organisations of Courts.
12	Concept of right and its varities, study of public rights-private rights.
13	Gaining and losing rights, legal events, legal actions, legal procedures and their samples.
14	Effiency of goodwill in earning and losing rights and concept of protecting rights .

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Kemal Gözler, Genel Hukuk Bilgisi, Ekin Yayınevi, 17. Baskı, Bursa, Ağustos 2017 Gülgün Ildır, Hukuka Giriş, Ekin Yayınevi, 3. Baskı, Bursa, Ekim 2012.
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
Information

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