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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
LAW AND ECONOMICS ECO403 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S). Servıs Servıs
Instructor Murat Çetinkaya
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Students who succeed in this interdisciplinary course improve their mastery of analyzing the legal issues using economic way of thinking. They also get familiar with the contributions of law to the economics.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONThis course examines the interrelationship between law and economics.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Course Outline, Introduction to Law and Economics
2nd Week Review of Microeconomic Theory, Basic law concepts and review of Turkish legal system
3rd Week History of and the Schools of Thought in Law and Economics
4th Week An Economic Theory of Property
5th Week Topics in the Economics of Property Law
6th Week An Economic Theory of Tort Law
7th Week Topics in the Economics of Tort Liability
8th Week MIDTERM
9th Week An Economic Theory of Contract Law
10th Week Topics in the Economics of Contract Law
11th Week An Economic Theory of Crime and Punishment
12th Week Topics in the Economics of Crime and Punishment
13th Week Behavioral Law and Economics
14th Week Future of Law and Economics
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGRobert Cooter & Thomas Ulen (2012), Law & Economics, Sixth Edition, Pearson.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
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 exam111
Preparation for Quiz000
Individual or group work14342
Preparation for Final exam13030
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam12525
Laboratory (including preparation)000
Final exam111
Homework000
Total Workload141
Total Workload / 304,7
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
LO1
K1  X
K2  X
K3  X
K4  X
K5  X
K6  X
K7  X
K8  X
K9  X
K10  X
K11 
K12 
K13