ECTS - Media Law
Media Law (LAW222) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media Law | LAW222 | Area Elective | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Teaching regulations on communication, freedom of the press, right to publish, liabilities of publisher, editor and owner of media association |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Fundamental concepts, principles and legal framework of media law as a whole including press law, radio and television broadcasting law and internet broadcasting law; copyright issues related to media law. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mass communication generally | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 3-16 |
| 2 | Law of mass communication generally and nature of this law | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 16-23 |
| 3 | Freedom of communication generally | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 23-38 |
| 4 | Freedom of communication in Türkiye | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 38-87 |
| 5 | The regime of press | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 91-104 |
| 6 | Main concepts of the regime of press: “Pressed work”, “Publication” | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 106-130 |
| 7 | Specific regulations for periodic publications | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 131-173 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | The right to reply and correct | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 173-231 |
| 10 | Criminal liability in published media | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 231-273 |
| 11 | Civil liability in published media | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 273-309 |
| 12 | Trialprocedure | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 231-309 |
| 13 | Radio-television regime in Türkiye | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 309-388 |
| 14 | Broadcasting prohibitions | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 388-405 |
| 15 | Censorship | İÇEL/ÜNVER, s. 406-458 |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Kayıhan İçel / Yener Ünver, Kitle İletişim Hukuku, İstanbul 2012 |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 70 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 30 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 70 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Understands, compares and paraphrases the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. | X | ||||
| 2 | Solves problems using a critical point of view when necessary, determines and analyses the theoretical and practical problems of law. | X | ||||
| 3 | Understands, plans, exercises and coordinates the functions of law, by explaining and practising. | X | ||||
| 4 | Understands the strategic, tactical and practical dimensions of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 5 | Understands the local, national, international, universal and supranational dimensions of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 6 | Understands modern methods and distinctions of law. | X | ||||
| 7 | Can successfully participate in disciplinary and interdisciplinary team works. | X | ||||
| 8 | Have an open-minded attitude towards learning and attempting. | X | ||||
| 9 | Assimilates and complies with the rules related to legal ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility awareness. | X | ||||
| 10 | Can use Turkish effectively both orally and in writing and has communication skills required for a career in the discipline of law. | X | ||||
| 11 | Thinks critically and creatively on legal and social problems based on the principle of rule of law and the ideal of justice. | X | ||||
| 12 | Understands and practices the national and international dimensions of law by following court case law and practices. | X | ||||
| 13 | Prepares and presents a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethics and rules. | X | ||||
| 14 | Uses information technologies related to the profession effectively in solving legal problems. | X | ||||
| 15 | Reinforces the knowledge of foreign languages and has a command of legal terminology. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 50 | ||