TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Ali Orhan Tekinsoy
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will win communication practical and theoretical knowledge to understand the legal infrastructure. 2) Will gain necessary knowledge about the communication law theories, methods, strategies and techniques. 3) Will learn national, international, societal and intercultural dimensions of communication.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	It is aimed to teach the students the basic concepts, rules and institutions of communication law, the legal arrangements in the field of literary rights and the ways of seeking remedy. This course also will focus on the ethical dilemmas that media professionals face in today's media marketplace and how those dilemmas become entangled in legal cases.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basic features and characteristics of the Law 2nd Week The basic features of mass communication law-I 3rd Week The basic features of mass communication law-II 4th Week Legal norms of hierarchy and the Turkish Law System 5th Week Basic elements of freedom of communication 6th Week Communications of the limits of legal intervention and TIB 7th Week The basic features of the press law 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Answers and Correction Rights 10th Week Radio - TV - Cinema regime of legal regulations and Law: RTÜK 11th Week Copyright Legislation 12th Week Internet and legal infrastructure 13th Week International legislation regulating freedom of communication 14th Week Right to Information and Applications
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Adnan GÜRİZ, Hukuk Başlangıcı, Siyasal Kitabevi, 1999. Necip BİLGE, Hukuk Başlangıcı, Turhan Kitabevi, 1999. Ahmet ÇİFTÇİ, Radyo TV Hukuku, Gazi Üniv. Yay., 1999. Nusret İlker ÇOLAK, Kitle İletişim Hukuku, Seçkin Yay., 2007. Kayıhan İÇEL, Özel Yaşam, Medya ve Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yay., 2007. Kayıhan İÇEL, Kitle İletişim Hukuku, Beta Yay., 2007. Ömer GEDİK, Kitle İletişim Özgürlüğü, Seçkin Yay., 2008.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 156 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No