| Course Name |
Fundamentals of Law
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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LAW 100
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Fall
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3
|
0
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3
|
4
|
| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | ||||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | To provide a general understanding through the study of different fields and subjects of law. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course aims to develop the student’s knowledge on law within the major domains of fundamentals and general rules of law, sources of law - fundamental rights and freedoms, hierarchy of norms, intellectual rights and advertising law, reason for lawfulness, and the limits of professional practice and types of liability. In summary the course targets to make students explore issues on different aspects of law. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction: general concepts such as law, justice, legality, invalidity, and binding force. | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
| 2 | Rules of social order | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
| 3 | Sources of Law and hierarchy of norms | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
| 4 | Interpretation of legal rules | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
| 5 | Court system, constitutional law in terms of state powers | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
| 6 | Protection of fundamental rights and freedoms | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
| 7 | freedom of thought and expression, and the right to private and family life | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
| 8 | Midterm exam | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
| 9 | journalism as a reason for lawfulness, and the limits of professional practice | |
| 10 | intellectual property law and advertising law | Lecture Notes |
| 11 | civil liability | Lecture Notes |
| 12 | disciplinary liability | Lecture Notes |
| 13 | criminal liability | Lecture Notes |
| 14 | Legal and Criminal Liability | Lecture Notes |
| 15 | Semester Review | Lecture Notes |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Melih Uğraş Erol, Fundamentals of Law, İAÜ Yayınları, İstanbul: 2018 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
|
10
|
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
20
|
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
20
|
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
|
25
|
| Final Exam |
1
|
25
|
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
|
75
|
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
|
25
|
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
3
|
48
|
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
|
| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
|
2
|
32
|
| Field Work |
0
|
||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
||
| Portfolio |
0
|
||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
5
|
5
|
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
5
|
5
|
| Project |
0
|
||
| Seminar / Workshop |
0
|
||
| Oral Exam |
0
|
||
| Midterms |
1
|
15
|
15
|
| Final Exam |
1
|
15
|
15
|
| Total |
120
|
|
#
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 |
To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 2 |
To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. |
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-
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-
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| 3 |
To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. |
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-
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-
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-
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| 4 |
To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. |
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| 5 |
To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. |
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| 6 |
To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. |
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| 7 |
To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. |
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| 8 |
To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. |
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-
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X
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| 9 |
To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. |
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| 10 |
To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. |
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X
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-
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-
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| 11 |
To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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| 12 |
To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 |
To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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X
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