ADM2437 INTRODUCTION TO LAW
| Course Code: | 3102437 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. NİLAY YAVUZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Understand and explain the evolution of legal systems and societies, and the formation of modern legal society.
- Analyze the actual effects and impact of legal issues on individuals and society, including encounters with legal conflicts and fundamental rights.
- Identify and explain the sources of laws, including charters, constitutions, statutes, customs, usages, and governmental regulations.
- Understand the rights, obligations, and privileges of individuals, and analyze issues related to the violations of individual rights by government and the abuse of governmental powers.
- Explain the principles of checks and balances in government, the separation of church and state, and the separation of powers among the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary branches.
- Differentiate between public and private laws, understand the significance of international treaties, and analyze the role of legal entities and the law of the European Union.
Course Content
Introduction to legal concepts, social environment and legal institutions by analyzing, evolution of legal systems, and societies, formation of modern legal society; actual effects and impact of legal issues; encounters of
20% 30% 25% 15%individuals with legal conflicts; fundamental rights; Sources of laws; charters, constitutions, statutes, customs and usages, governmental regulations by laws; rights, obligations and privileges of individuals; the violations of individual rights by government; abuse of governmental powers, checks and balances of government, forms of government; separation of church and state; separation of powers, Executive, Legislative and Judiciary powers, public and private laws, international treaties; legal entities, law of European Union.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Understand Legal Evolution: Explain the evolution of legal systems and societies, and the development of modern legal society.
- Analyze Legal Impact: Assess the effects and impact of legal issues on individuals and society, including encounters with legal conflicts and the protection of fundamental rights.
- Identify Legal Sources: Identify and interpret the various sources of law, such as charters, constitutions, statutes, customs, usages, and governmental regulations.
- Evaluate Individual Rights: Understand the rights, obligations, and privileges of individuals, and evaluate issues related to the violations of individual rights by the government and the abuse of governmental powers.
- Explain Governmental Structure: Explain the principles of checks and balances, the separation of church and state, and the separation of powers among the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary branches.
- Differentiate Legal Categories: Differentiate between public and private laws, understand the significance of international treaties, and analyze the role and regulations of legal entities, including the law of the European Union.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution