CIVIL LAW PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
SKY340	CIVIL LAW	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. TAYLAN MARAL
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to provide the student with knowledge about the basic concepts and administrations of civil law and their application to concrete cases of abstract law.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Basic concepts of civil law, legal capacity, legal capacity to act, marriage, death, personality, legal entities, foundations and associations constitute the content of this course.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Explains the rules of civil law. (explain)
Recognizes the place of civil law within the general general law rules. (Identify)
He uses concepts related to civil law in the problems and events he encounters in his daily life. (Use)
Explains cases and events related to civil law with examples. (explain)
Makes comparisons on how civil law is applied in different situations. (Compare)
Interprets case studies with the theoretical knowledge she received on civil law (Interpret).

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	General Introduction, Basic Concepts, Subdivisions of Civil Law	Lecture, Question and Answer
2	Reading the relevant section from the book	Person, Personality concepts, Personality Rights, Person Types	Lecture, Question and Answer
3	Reading the relevant section from the book	Beginning of Real Personality, End of Real Personality, Presumption of Death, Presumption of Joint Death, Absence,	Lecture, Question and Answer
4	Reading the relevant section from the book	Competence of Rights, Principles Governing the Competence of Rights, Competence of Acts	Lecture, Question and Answer
5	Reading the relevant section from the book	Conditions of Capacity to Act, Discernment, Majority, Marriage Age, Judicial Age, Restriction	Lecture, Question and Answer
6	Reading the relevant section from the book	Classification of Real Persons in Terms of Capacity to Act, Those with Full Capacity, Those Without Full Capacity, Those Without Limited Capacity, Those with Limited Capacity, Personal Status, Personal Status Records	Lecture, Question and Answer
7	Reading the relevant section from the book	Classification of Real Persons in Terms of Capacity to Act, Those with Full Capacity, Those Without Full Capacity, Those Without Limited Capacity, Those with Limited Capacity, Personal Status, Personal Status Records	Lecture, Question and Answer
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading the relevant section from the book	Concept of Name (Name), Types of Name, Surname, Full Name, Pseudonym, Nickname, Ways of Acquiring the Name, Changing the Name, Reasons Justifying the Name Change, Protection of the Rights on the Name	Lecture, Question and Answer
10	Reading the relevant section from the book	Protection of Personality, Scope of Personality Right, Ways of Protection of Personality, Protection of Personality Against Rape through Legal Procedures	Lecture, Question and Answer
11	Reading the relevant section from the book	Reasons Excluding Illegality, Consent of the Victim, Superior Private Benefit, Superior Public Interest, Authority Granted by Law	Lecture, Question and Answer
12	Reading the relevant section from the book	Family Law	Lecture, Question and Answer
13	Reading the relevant section from the book	Cases Protecting Personality, Legal Entities, Types of Legal Entities, Beginning of Legal Entity, Rights and Licensing of Legal Entities, Ways of Termination of Legal Entity	Lecture, Question and Answer
14	Reading the relevant section from the book	Legal Entities, Types of Legal Entities, Beginning of Legal Entity, Rights and Capacity of Legal Entities, Ways of Termination of Legal Entity	Lecture, Question and Answer, problem solution
15	Reading the relevant section from the book	Associations and Foundations, Incident Resolution	Lecture, Question and Answer Problem solution
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Erman, H.,(2014) Medeni Hukuk Dersleri, İstanbul:Der Yayınevi.
Oğuzman, M.K., Seliçi, Ö., Oktay-Özdemir, S., (2015), Kişiler Hukuku, İstanbul: Filiz Kitabevi.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description	Examination Method
Mid-Term Exam	1	50		Optical (Test) Exam
Final Exam	1	50		Optical (Test) Exam
TOTAL	2	100

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	List the history of communication, mass media, communication theories and leading theorists.
2	List the historical, social and cultural types of communication and explain the related concepts.
3	Define the important points of the history and theories of communication through daily life practices and social life.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Compare the traditional media and new media economic policies.
2	Interpret digital culture with constantly updated and self-renewing topics.
3	Interpret the technical, socio-political and legal aspects of cyber security issues in the field of new media.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define the basic concepts of communication history, communication theories, traditional and new media channels.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Prepare web pages with CSS codes.
2	Produce creative content in new media environments, create an image and sound and practical studies about programming.
3	Analyze the sub-texts and their semantics of the studies presented to the society by mass media.
4	Use qualitative and quantitative elements to construct arguments on studies in the field of communication.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Manage social media accounts of brands, corporate firms and public institutions thanks to its advanced knowledge in content production and user experience.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Review local and foreign studies in the field of New Media. Creates innovative works in his/her field.
2	Criticize the effects of social media activities on socio-political field.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Plan scientific studies in any area that can be encountered in different disciplines and transfer them to people from different disciplines.
2	Determine how much of the content produced by the media is right and wrong.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follows the developments that have begun to guide the present and the future such as "Software". Produce various software products for different sectors.
2	Design using new architectures of big data processing systems.
3	Determine the logic of operation of artificial intelligence algorithms and determines the possible effects on media and indirectly society.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	14	2	28
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	7	2	14
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	20	20
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	20	20
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	39	0	126