ECTS - European Union Law
European Union Law (KAM424) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| European Union Law | KAM424 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| NONE |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The scope of this course is designed in accordance with the familiarization of the students with the discipline of international relations, the adoption of an interdisciplinary approach by gaining knowledge about the European Union, which is studied under regional studies. In this course, the intellectual infrastructure in the establishment of the European Union, its history, relevant agreements, institutions, functioning, enlargements, the effect of Europeanization and briefly its relations with Turkey will be discussed. Understanding the primary and secondary legislation and the functioning of EU organs will be essential in defining the EU's sphere of influence. At the same time, by learning the sources of EU law, he will be able to make evaluations within the framework of the concept of sovereignty thanks to the knowledge he has acquired about the functioning of the Union. While learning about the institutions of the EU and their functioning, they will be able to better understand the representation of the member states and EU citizens in the Union and examine the steps taken by Turkey on the path to membership in a more concrete way. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The emergence of the European Union; the EU`s institutional structure; the fundamental concepts and principles of the EU law. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | The Founding Philosophy of the EU | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 3 | The EU's Founding Treaties | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 4 | Reform in the EU: Treaty of Lisbon | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 5 | Primary and Secondary Sources of EU Law | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 6 | Institutions of the EU | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 7 | Functioning of EU Institutions | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Enlargements in the EU | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 10 | Enlargements in the EU | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 11 | History of EU-Turkey Relations | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 12 | Europeanization effect and Turkey | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 13 | Turkey-EU Relations Recent Period | Relevant section in textbooks |
| 14 | Current Issues in the EU, the COVID 19 Epidemic, the future of the EU and Turkey | Relevant section in textbooks |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı, Avrupa Birliği Başkanlığı web sitesi. http://www.ab.gov.tr/ |
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| Course Book | 2. Özsunay, E. (2015). Avrupa Birliği Hukuku. İstanbul: Vedat. |
| 3. Akçay, B. ve Göçmen, İ. (ed.s). (2014). Avrupa Birliği. İstanbul: Seçkin. | |
| 4. Rıdvan Karluk. (2014). Avrupa Birliği. İstanbul: Beta. | |
| 5. Akçay, B., Kahraman, S. ve Baykal, S. (2008). Avrupa Birliği’nin Güncel Sorunları ve Gelişmeler. Ankara: Seçkin. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Learning the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and Public Administration and their use in the analysis of national and global political developments, cause-and-effect relations. | |||||
| 2 | Understanding how policies are created and implemented in real life at local, national, regional and/or global levels, recognizing important institutions and actors playing a role in these processes, knowing the functioning of Public Administration. | X | ||||
| 3 | Gaining a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as International Relations, Sociology, Psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history) and thus having an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relations between different areas of life and establishes connections. | X | ||||
| 4 | Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field. | |||||
| 5 | Developing the ability to be open-minded, avoid discrimination, and be sensitive and respectful to different points of view through the promotion of critical analytical thinking, intellectual discussion, and lifelong learning, thereby developing the skills to act jointly. | |||||
| 6 | Development of decision-making and initiative, job completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related areas. | |||||
| 7 | Development of communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the principles and procedures that are required to write an academic article on the disciplines of political science and public administration. | |||||
| 8 | Mastering English terminology in the disciplines of political science and Public Administration and acquiring a level of foreign language knowledge that can help to follow studies written in English, so that current political events and cases in various countries can be analyzed comparatively. | |||||
| 9 | Knowing both the Turkish and world political history in terms of periods, important milestones and actors, understanding the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||