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| Code | HKU105 |
| Name | Introduction to Social Sciences |
| Semester | 1. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. Mehmet DEMİR |
Course Goal
The main purpose of this course is to enable students studying at the faculty of law to have a command of the main discussion topics in fields of social sciences and to gain basic skills to conduct academic research within the fields of social sciences.
Course Content
This course, which is prepared for law school students, is based on explaining the basic characteristics of social sciences and helping them determine the place of law in social sciences. For this reason, lectures will be carried out to gain essential skills to recognize the basic social sciences fields, carry out scientific research in the fields of social sciences in an academic process, and present the results of these studies academically.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
• Aral, Vecdi, Hukuk ve Hukuk Bilimi Üzerine, (7. Baskı, 2021, On İki Levha Yayıncılık, İstanbul). • Sözer, Ali Nazım, ‘Bilim ve Hukuk’, (2014), 20(1), Marmara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Hukuk Araştırmaları Dergisi Prof. Dr. Ali Rıza Okur’a Armağan, 1081. • Yüksel, Mehmet, ‘Bilim Felsefesi ve Sosyal Teori Bağlamında Hukuk Öğretimine Bakmak’, (2013), 3(2), Hacettepe Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 1.
Notes
Baert, Patrick, Sosyal Bilimler Felsefesi: Pragmatizme Doğru, (2010, Küre Yayınları, İstanbul). • Benton, Ted; Craib, Ian, Sosyal Bilim Felsefesi, (4. Baskı, 2016, Sentez Yayıncılık, Bursa). • Bernal, John Desmond, Bilimin Toplumsal İşlevi, (2011, Evrensel Basım Yayın, İstanbul). • Bozkurt, Enver, Hukukun Temel Kavramları, (14. Baskı, 2021, Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara). • Coskuş, Recai; Altunışık, Remzi; Yıldırım, Engin, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, (10. Baskı, 2019, Sakarya Yayıncılık). • Çüçen, A. Kadir, Bilim Felsefesine Giriş, (2. Baskı, 2013, Sentez Yayıncılık, Bursa). • Duverger, Maurice, Sosyal Bilimlere Giriş, (6. Baskı, 2002, Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara). • Erkus, Adnan, Bilimsel Araştırmaya Giriş, (2022, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara). • Gillett, Andy; Hammond, Agela; Martala, Mary, Successful Academic Writing, (2009, Pearson Education Limited, England). • Gordon, Scott, Sosyal Bilimler Tarihi ve Felsefes,i (2015, Küre Yayınları, İstanbul). • Keyman, Selahattin, ‘Hukuki Pozitivizm’, (1978), 35(1-4), Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 17. • Keyman, Selahattin, ‘Hukukun Bilimselliği Üzerine’, (2001), Prof. Dr. Turan Tüfan Yüce’ye Armağan, 421.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Has a good command of scientific knowledge and determine the position of social science. |
| LO02 | Explain the relationship between law and social science |
| LO03 | Determines the place of law in social sciences and its relation with other social science fields. |
| LO04 | Recognises social science subjects and masters their basic features and values. |
| LO05 | Knows the basic features of doing research in social sciences. |
| LO06 | Knows the features of academic writing in detail. |
| LO07 | Knows how to access academic resources and how to use these resources in their research. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the fundamental concepts and principles of law. | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Evaluates the fundamental legal disciplines and their contents (legal regulations in every field, decisions of judicial bodies and scientific evaluations) by using scientific methods and techniques. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Identifies legal problems. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes the historical and sociological development process of law and legal norms. | 4 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Comprehends the research, analysis and interpretation methods of legal science. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Uses appropriate legal interpretation methods in order to find solutions to the identified legal problems. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Solves the legal problems encountered by using the knowledge has acquired | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Exposes the solutions to legal problems separately in terms of de lege lata and de lege ferenda law. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Takes responsibility as a member of the team to develop solutions to problems encountered in legal practice. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Be sensitive to social and legal problems with a sense of social responsibility. | 4 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | By gaining self-learning skills, evaluates the information which has learned with a critical approach. | 5 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses technical legal knowledge in both Turkish and English verbally or in writing. | 3 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Convincingly conveys her/his personal opinion and assessment on a particular legal issue, either orally or in writing. | 4 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses information and communication technologies related to law effectively. | 4 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Internalizes the understanding of honesty, justice and ethics required by being a lawyer in line with the principles of universal law. | 5 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Follows the legal developments at national and international. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Adopts a democratic, secular and social state of law. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1)Introduction to the Module 2)The Concepts of Science, Knowledge and Scientific Research: Definitions, Differences and Relationships | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Basic Areas of Social Sciences I | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Basic Areas of Social Sciences II | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Law and the Place of Law in Social Sciences | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 5 | The Relationship Between Law and Other Social Sciences | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 6 | Writing Academic Research Paper I | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Writing Academic Research Paper II | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
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| 9 | Research Methods in Social Sciences I | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Research Methods in Social Sciences II | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Preparation for Final Project I | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Preparation for Final Project II | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Risks/Disadvantages of Doing Research in Social Sciences | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | The Outlook of Culture and Globalization, which are the Basic Concepts in Social Sciences, for Law | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | 1)Final Project Submission 2)Course Evaluation | Scaning books, articles and studies related to the topic and doing prestudy | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | final exam | Preparation for final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 17 | final project | Presentation of final project | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 109 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,36 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||