TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know patent, copyright and intellectual property. 2) Know the ways of patent ownership. 3) Know the law of copyright. 4) Know the law of intellectual property.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course covers the legal foundations of the intellectual property rights on the national and international level. The effects of the intellectual property rights on the global economy and the development will be discussed, as well as, the place of the intellectual property rights in the society. In this respect, copyright, design rights, trademarks, patents, confidentiality agreements, infringment of trademarks, database rights will be examined. Moreover, the development of the international policy and the agreements dealing with the intellectual property rights in the social, cultural and commercial foundations will be handled.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week What is Intellectual Property?,Why Intellectual Property? 2nd Week The Law of Intellectual Property 3rd Week What is Copyright? 4th Week The Basics of Copyright Law 5th Week Registration of Copyright 6th Week How to Protect Copyright? 7th Week Duration of Copyright, International Copyright Law 8th Week Mid-term Examination 9th Week What is Patent? 10th Week How to Make Patent Application? 11th Week The Patent Law 12th Week Ownership and Transfer of Patent 13th Week International Patent Law 14th Week Unfair Competition and Unethical Behaviors
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Lecture notes
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice,Project,Presentation
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 WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 1 35 35 Preparation for Final exam 1 120 120 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 100 100 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 300 Total Workload / 30 10 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No