International Relations (English) Preview
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

INR104

Course Name:

Introduction to Law

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT

Course Lecturer(s):

Cihan Mengü Acun

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	This Course aims to introduce the students to the basic concepts and rules of law with an emphasis on the Turkish legal system.
Course Content:	An overview of the Law, and the Legal Systems

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the main concepts of law.
2) They will be able to understand the differences between Law, Ethics, Religious Order, Etiquette.
3) They will understand the Creation and the Interpretation of Laws
4) They will understand the differences between Public Law v. Private Law.
5) They will understand the main legal systems in the world.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Law
2)	Law, Morals, Religious Order, Etiquette
3)	Legal Rules v. Other Rules of Conduct
4)	Legal Positivism and Natural Law
5)	Domestic Law v. International Law
6)	Legal Systems of the World
7)	Creation of Laws
8)	Public Law v. Private Law
9)	Public Law v. Private Law
10)	Constitution of the Republic of Turkey: some important Articles under the Turkish Constitution
11)	Court System in Turkey
12)	Application of Legal Rules
13)	Interpretation of Legal Rules
14)	Legal Profession: Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Aybay, Rona, An Introduction to Law, Bilgi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, 7th ed. ( 2019)
References:	Esener, Turhan, Hukuka Giriş, Vedat Kitapçılık, İstanbul, 11. baskı (2015) Gözler, Kemal, Hukuka Giriş, Ekin Basın Yayın Dağıtım, İstanbul, 16.baskı (2019) and some articles

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.	1	1	1	1	1
2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.	2	2	2	2	2
3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).	2	2	2	2	2
4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.	1	1	1	1	1
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.	1	1	1	1	1
6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.	1	1	1	1	1
7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.	1	1	1	1	1
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.	1	1	1	1	1
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.	2	2	2	2	2
10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.	3	3	3	3	3
11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.	1
2)	Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.	2
3)	Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).	3
4)	Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.	2
5)	Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.
6)	Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.	2
7)	Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.	3
8)	Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.	3
9)	Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.	2
10)	Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.	3
11)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	2	% 50
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Homework Assignments	10	43
Final	11	40
Total Workload		125