HUK 320 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Law of Business Organizations
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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HUK 320
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Spring
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3
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0
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3
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4
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
Turkish
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingCase StudyQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | To release information about the basic principles of company law, the current developments in the company law. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Partnership and historical development of partnership; partnership in the Turkish legal system and their types; factors in a partnership relation; ordinary partnerships; general partnerships, limited partnerships; joint stock companies; limited liability companies. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | General information on company law, historical development, partnerships in the Turkish legal system and their classification from various perspectives, the elements of partnership relation | Reha Poroy, Ünal Tekinalp, Ersin Çamoğlu: Ortaklıklar Hukuku I, İstanbul 2014, pp. 3-38 |
| 2 | Ordinary partnership; the establishment of an ordinary partnership, the relations among the partners, partnership relations with third parties, termination of partnership | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 1-105 |
| 3 | General provisions of trading partnership; legal personality and capacity, shares of partners, partners' personal creditors, mergers, divisions and change of legal form in trading partnerships. | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 107-171 |
| 4 | Community of companies; the concept of dominant and affiliate company, mutual participation, liability regime for community of companies and control of the community of companies | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 172-204 |
| 5 | Limited and general partnership; establishment and functioning of the limited and general partnerships, changes among the partners, termination and liquidation of partnership | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 205-294 |
| 6 | Joint stock companies; general provisions on the functioning of joint stock companies and basic principles of one-man corporations, establishment, establishment types and transactions of joint stock companies, legal liability arising from establishment of joint stock companies; Quiz 1 | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 295-349 |
| 7 | Review for midterm exam | |
| 8 | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | The bodies of joint stock companies; the formation and functioning of the board of directors; the legal liability of board members; managers; powers, duties and legal responsibilities of managers; independent audit in a joint stock company, those who are eligible to be auditors, auditing, audit report, the auditor's legal liability | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 349-459 |
| 10 | Functioning of general assembly in a joint stock company, holding general assembly meetings and call for a general assembly meeting, nullity and cancellation of the decisions of the general assembly | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 459-546 |
| 11 | The concept of share in a joint stock company, shareholder and his/her legal status, rights and obligations of shareholders, principles concerning registered share certificates and bearer share certificates, other securities issued by a joint stock company | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 602-628; Reha Poroy, Ünal Tekinalp, Ersin Çamoğlu: Ortaklıklar Hukuku I, İstanbul 2014, pp. 545-633 |
| 12 | Amendment of Articles of Association of a joint stock company, increase of registered capital, provisions to which the increase of registered capital from external and internal sources is subject, right of priority, preference shares and special committee of preference shareholders, reduction of registered capital and its provisions | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 546-602 |
| 13 | Limited liability partnership; definition and qualifications of limited liability partnership, establishment of limited liability partnership, the concept of share in a limited liability partnership the rights and obligations of the partners of a limited liability partnership, the transfer of registered capital share | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 669-731 |
| 14 | Functioning and bodies of a limited liability partnership, the general assembly of partners and its functioning, managers, acquisition of the capacity of manager, legal liability of managers, termination and liquidation of a limited liability partnership; Quiz 2 | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017, pp. 731-782 |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Oruç Hami Şener: Teorik ve Uygulamalı Ortaklıklar Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2017 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Ertan Demirkapı, Fatih Bilgili: Şirketler Hukuku Ders Kitabı, Dora Yayınevi, Bursa 2017; Reha Poroy, Ünal Tekinalp, Ersin Çamoğlu: Ortaklıklar Hukuku I, Vedat Kitapçılık, Istanbul 2014; Mehmet Bahtiyar: Ortaklıklar Hukuku, Istanbul 2017; Çağlar Manavgat, Feyzan Hayal Şehirali Çelik, İsmail Kırca: Anonim Şirketler Hukuku Volume 1, Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Araştırma Enstitüsü, Ankara 2013. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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40
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| Final Exam |
1
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60
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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60
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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3
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42
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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10
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10
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| Final Exam |
1
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20
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20
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| Total |
120
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 |
To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 2 |
Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 3 |
Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. |
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-
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X
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-
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-
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| 4 |
Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 5 |
Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 6 |
Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 7 |
Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. |
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X
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-
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-
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-
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| 8 |
To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law. |
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| 9 |
To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 10 |
Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. |
X
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 11 |
Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 12 |
Uses the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”). |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
