ECTS - Law and Women
Law and Women (LAW225) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law and Women | LAW225 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| 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. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To provide consiousness on gender-equality issues and knowledge on feminist law theory |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Equality before the law, anti-discrimination, positive discrimination, feminist theories and different approaches to gender equality, the discirmination in the courts and norms, relevant national an international norms on gender equality. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The aim and content of the course, the difference between sex and gender | |
| 2 | The concept of Equality and discrimination | |
| 3 | Feminist theories: Different equality approaches, Feminist Movements | |
| 4 | Watching a feminist Movie and discussion | |
| 5 | Legal equality and the different interpretations of the courts | |
| 6 | Anayasa Mahkemesi ve Yargıtayın konuya ilişkin kararlarından örnekler | |
| 7 | Midterm exam | |
| 8 | CEDAW, international and national norms on gender equality | |
| 9 | Prevention of Domestic violence against Women | |
| 10 | Gender Inequalities in family law | |
| 11 | Gender Inequalities in criminal law | |
| 12 | Gender Inequalities in the work and labour law | |
| 13 | Some arguments on positive discrimination and assessment on Turkey | |
| 14 | Legal interpretation and the effect of cultural norms | |
| 15 | General assessment | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Fatmagül Berktay vd., Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları, Açıköğretim Yayınları, No. 1309. |
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| 2. D. Çiğdem Sever, Kadına Karşı Eviçi Şiddette Devletlerin Sorumluluğu, Atılım Üniversitesi Sosyal bilimler Dergisi, S. 2, s. 19-46. | |
| 3. Lerzan Gültekin (ed), Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Yansımaları, Atılım Üniversitesi yayını, Ankara, 2013. | |
| 4. Josephine Donnovan, Feminist Teori, İletişim yayınları, Ankara, 2010. |
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 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | X |
| 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 | Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. | X | ||||
| 2 | Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law. | X | ||||
| 3 | Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising. | X | ||||
| 4 | Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 5 | Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 6 | Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law. | X | ||||
| 7 | Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully. | X | ||||
| 8 | Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting. | X | ||||
| 9 | Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility | X | ||||
| 10 | Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career. | X | ||||
| 11 | Skills to approach critically and creativly on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice. | X | ||||
| 12 | Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through caselaw and judical implementations. | X | ||||
| 13 | Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules. | X | ||||
| 14 | Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems. | X | ||||
| 15 | Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 75 | ||