Department of Justice

ADL 101 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Constitutional Law

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ADL 101	Fall	3	0	3	7

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Required
Course Level	Short Cycle
Mode of Delivery	Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Utku TOPCAN
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Ayça KÖKEN DİKMEN
Assistant(s)	Araş. Gör. Afra Teren GÜRLÜLER

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to give information to the students at vocational school level regarding the basic concepts and principles of constitutional law by handling the subjects such as the concept of constitution, organisation of the state, the duties, powers and functions of the state organs, the guarantees of the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms.

Learning Outcomes

#	Content	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
#	Content	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
1	Will have a general information about the power and the limits of the power of state organ and fundamental rights and freedoms
2	Will have an idea about state of law, human rights and democracy.
3	Will be able to protect their constitutional rights.
4	Will learn the basic concepts and principles about Constitutional Law
5	Will have an idea about constitutional jurisdiction

Course Description

The subjects such as; concept of constitution, the concept of constitutional law, elements of the states, types of states, forms of governmental systems, democracy and types of democracy, elections, fundamental rights and freedoms, foundation and functions of of Turkish Grand National Assembly, the duties and responsibilities of president and council of ministers, regulatory administrative acts of executive power holders, extraordinary governing procedures and constitutional jurisdiction will be the content of this course.

Course Category	Core Courses	X
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	The Concept of Constitution and Constitutional Law	related chapters of the course sources
2	Constitutional Jurisdiction and Constituent Authorithy	related chapters of the course sources
3	Concept of State	related chapters of the course sources
4	The Systems of States	related chapters of the course sources
5	The Systems of Governments	related chapters of the course sources
6	Democracy	related chapters of the course sources
7	Elections	related chapters of the course sources
8	Fundamental Rights and Freedoms	related chapters of the course sources
9	Midterm	related chapters of the course sources
10	Constitutional Developments in Turkey	related chapters of the course sources
11	Basic Properties of Republican Administration at 1982 Constitution Act	related chapters of the course sources
12	Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at 1982 Constitution Act	related chapters of the course sources
13	The Foundation and Duties of Turkish Grand National Assembly	related chapters of the course sources
14	Duties and Responsibilities of President and Council of Ministers	related chapters of the course sources
15	Regulatory Administrative Acts of Executive Power Holders and Constitutional Jurisdiction	related chapters of the course sources
16	Final exam	related chapters of the course sources

Course Notes/Textbooks	GÖZLER, Kemal, Kısa Anayasa Hukuku, Ekin Kitabevi, 2015
Suggested Readings/Materials	GÖREN, Zafer, Anayasa Hukuku, Yetkin Yayınları, 2015

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO 1	LO 2	LO 3	LO 4	LO 5
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	40
Final Exam	1	60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	60
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	16	3	48
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	20	20
Final Exam	1	25	25
		Total	141

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to have knowledge about theories, concepts, methods and tools in the field of Justice services.		-	-	-	X	-
2	To be able to explain basic theoretical and procedural knowledges in the field of Public and Private Law.		-	-	X	-	-
3	To be able to have the basic and recent knowledge related with information technologies beside the field of Law.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to have knowledge about ethics, legislations, principles and corevalues required by the Justice Services.		-	-	-	X	-
5	To be able to work efficiently and effectively in the field of Justice services as an individual and a teammember and as a responsible person.		-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to convey his/her theoretical knowledge in the field of Justice Services in written or orally.		-	-	X	-	-
7	To be able to know the concepts of occupational safety, environmental protection and quality, and perform the requirements.		-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to communicate with his/her colleagues in written and orally about the law issues in Turkish and in English as stipulated.		-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to use the basic knowledge and skills required by the justice services for lifetime.		-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to understand and practice the legal decisions and regulations required by the Justice Services.		-	-	-	X	-
11	To be able to follow the current developments in the field of Law and Justice by using English in the European Language Portfolio A2 Level.		-	-	-	-	-