TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Ceren Doğru Assistant Professor Berna Öztürk Yılmaz Instructor Ali Orhan Tekinsoy
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) can distinguish the several kinds of knowledge about law; 2) distinguish the doctrinal knowledge from the scientific knowledge about law, 3) distinguish the doctrinal knowledge from the philosophical knowledge about law, 4) can recognize the legal cultures; 5) cognize the basic features of Anglo-american legal culture, 6) cognize the basic features of Continental Europe, 7) can collate the similar and distinct features of legal thinking and ethical thinking; 8) distinguish the normative statements from descriptive statements, 9) can analyze the constructing elements of dogmatic legal knowledge; 10) recognize the institutional phenomenon,
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This introductory course is designed to equip students with the general principles of Turkish Law and to form a basis about the legal aspect of the business environment.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Knowledge about law-knowledge of law 2nd Week Suspicion from the science of law 3rd Week Functions of law 1: needs of legal and social life 4th Week Functions of law 2: law and justice 5th Week Law and norm 6th Week Recapitulation 7th Week Moral values and justice 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Sources of law 10th Week Dogmatic science of law 11th Week Application of law 12th Week Logical status of norms 13th Week Interpretation 14th Week Justification
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Adnan Güriz (2001) Hukuk Başlangıcı, Ankara, Siyasal Kitabevi Kemal Gözler (1998) Hukukun Genel Teorisine Giriş. Ankara:US-A Yayıncılık Gözler, K. (2020). Hukukun Temel Kavramları, Bursa, Ekin, Güncellenmiş 18. Baskı.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
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 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 165 Total Workload / 30 5,5 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No