COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BUSINESS LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 2010 BUSINESS LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR VOLKAN ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce basic concepts of business law and provide information on general principles governing law of obligations and commercial law. The students are expected to develop their skills of solving legal problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the law making process
2   Identify the legal issues in a variety of business situations
3   Solve legal problems that a person might face in professional life
4   Analyse and apply the legal rules to resolve factual problem situations
5   Attribute the application of national norms related with business law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to business law
2 Law of Obligations Contracts: Definition, Classification, Formation
3 Contracts: Capacity, Legal Cause, Legality of the Subject Matter
4 Tort, Unjust Enrichment
5 Scope and Sources of Commercial Law, Commercial Enterprise,Commercial Transaction Merchant, Trade Name, Commercial Registry
6 Ordinary Partnerships and General Partnerships
7 Stock Corporations: Characteristics and Incorporation
8 Mid-Term
9 Stock Corporations: Organization, Shares and Shareholders
10 Negotiable Instruments
11 Unfair Competition
12 Intellectual Property Law
13 Labor Law, Consumer Protection Law
14 New Contractual Relations in Commercial Life
15 Presentations
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ticari Işletme Hukuku, Sabih Arkan, Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Araştırma Enstitüsü, Ankara, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of Business Law in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assc.Prof.Dr.Nil Kula Değirmenci

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 13 13
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1333
LO.23333
LO.3353
LO.4355
LO.5