Basic Information

Course Code:

BUSI 118

Course Name:

Introduction to Law

Language of Instruction:

English

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Bachelor

ECTS:

4.00

Instructor:

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HÜSEYİN ACUN

Course Objectives

To have basic knowledge about the law as a discipline.

Course Content

Subject of law, definition, legal systems, branches of law, judicial structure and functioning

Prerequisites / Corequisites

None

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

1. Phil HARRIS: An Introduction to Law, Seventh Edition, Cambridge.2. Rona AYBAY: An Introduction to law, updated and revised sixth edition, İstanbul BilgiUniversity Press3. Raymond WACKS: LAW – A Very Short Introduction, Oxford.4. Mahmut YAVAŞİ: An Introduction to Turkish Law, Dora Yayıncılık.5. Engin SAYGIN: Introduction to Law, Adalet Yayınevi.6. Further content will be uploaded on lms.antalya.edu.tr

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	To learn the definition of law, its subject and what it deals with as a discipline.
LO2	To learn about law, rules, legal systems, basic organs of the state, judicial power, jurisdiction and its procedures.
LO3	To have knowledge about tort, compensation and contract concepts within the field of private law.
LO4	To have knowledge about crime, punishment, administrative procedures and constitutional structure within the field of public law.
LO5	To learn basic information about the foundations, regulations and non-binding nature of international law.

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Introduction
2	Society and order, social order, moral order, religious order
3	Rules of manner, characteristics which distinguish legal rules from other rules of conduct, application of legal rules
4	Application of legal rules (burden of proof, presumptions, interpretation of legal rules)
5	Sources of law, Legal systems of the world, the law of Europe
6	Branches of law, general introduction to public law, Branches of public law
7	Midterm Exam
8	Constitutional Law
9	Criminal Law
10	Administrative Law
11	Branches of private law, civil law, Commercial law, private international law,
12	Law of Persons, Law of Contract
13	Tort Law
14	Branches of law where public and private characteristics are mixed
15	Final Exam

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	13	2.00	26.00
Pre-Class Individual Study	1	15.00	15.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation	1	10.00	10.00
Final Exam/Preparation	1	15.00	15.00
Homework	1	14.00	14.00
Other	1	10.00	10.00
Total Workload (Hours)			90
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			3

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Midterm Exam	%40
2	Final Exam	%60
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10
PO-11
PO-12

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

#	Method Name	Description	Tools
1	Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion	Listening and taking notes.	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

It includes violations of school integrity, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, but also handing over the work of others, using the work of a lecturer or someone else without permission. Any breach of integrity is a serious academic offense and is subject to disciplinary action.