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)	Professor Kudret Güven
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learning of the basic concepts and principles of law of obligations, commercial law and labor law. 2) Identify the main types of business medium. 3) Demonstrate an understanding of the key characteristics of businesses run as sole traders. 4) Demonstrate an understanding of the key characteristics of businesses run in partnership. 5) Identify in broad terms where the risks of business failure lie. 6) Discuss ethical standards as applied to contracts. 7) Summarize the elements of a valid contract. 8) Explain the elements that invalidate a contract. 9) Compare the rights of parties with privity to the rights of third parties to a contract. 10) Explain how a contract can be terminated and the available remedies.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course focuses on Labor Law, Law of Obligations and Commercial Law regarding economists and managers.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The concept trade 2nd Week The concept trader 3rd Week The concept of commercial law 4th Week Proprietorships 5th Week Partnerships 6th Week Law of Obligations 7th Week The contracts 8th Week Midterm exam 9th Week Principles of the obligation relationship 10th Week Private cases in the obligation relationship 11th Week End of the obligation relationship 12th Week Private obligation relationships 13th Week Types of contracts 14th Week Description of the labor law
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Teoman Ömer, Yaşayan Ticaret Hukuku, İstanbul 2003 Turgut Akıntürk: Borçlar Hukuku, 9. Ed., Istanbul 2003 Demircioğlu / Centel: İş Hukuku, Istanbul 2003
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Project 1 30 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 6 84 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 Project 1 60 60 Total Workload 300 Total Workload / 30 10 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No