ADM2436 INTRODUCTION TO LAW FOR ECONOMISTS
| Course Code: | 3102436 |
| 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. GAMZE AŞÇIOĞLU ÖZ, Assoc.Prof.Dr. NİLAY YAVUZ |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Understand and explain basic legal concepts and institutions relevant to the field of economics.
- Describe the structure and functioning of the Turkish Legal System.
- Analyze the interaction between law and economics, including how legal principles impact economic activities.
- Understand economic and social rights recognized in international legal documents.
- Explain the principles of competition law and its significance in economic regulation.
Course Content
This is an introductory course offered to the students of the Department of Economics. In this course, basic concepts of law and preliminary matters are studied. Following the general legal concepts and institutions of law, an overview of the Turkish Legal System and interaction of law and economics are covered. The course also deals with interrelated areas such as economic and social rights recognized in international legal documents and competition law.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Understand Basic Legal Concepts: Identify and explain fundamental legal concepts and institutions relevant to economics.
- Analyze the Turkish Legal System: Describe the structure and functioning of the Turkish Legal System and its relevance to economic activities.
- Evaluate Law and Economics Interaction: Analyze how legal principles influence economic activities and decision-making.
- Understand International Economic and Social Rights: Identify economic and social rights recognized in international legal documents and explain their significance.
- Explain Competition Law: Understand the principles of competition law and evaluate its impact on economic regulation and market practices.
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