SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
60421TAEOZ-LAW3055	Commercial Law	3	Fall	3	0	3	4

Course Type :	Compulsory
Cycle:	Bachelor      TQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree      QF-EHEA:First Cycle      EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Language of Instruction:	English
Prerequisities and Co-requisities:	N/A
Mode of Delivery:
Name of Coordinator:	Instructor NİGAR BABAYEVA
Dersin Öğretim Eleman(lar)ı:	Instructor NİGAR BABAYEVA
Dersin Kategorisi:	Field Specific

SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Objectives & Content

Course Objectives:

Aim of lecturer, to inform to students concerning basis of terms of commercial law as the main subjects such as right, law, law state and the systems of law, the branches of commercial law and the procedures of law in our conutry.

Course Content:

What is Commercial Law? (Definition of Commercial Law. What does it regulate,What are some common Commercial Law Legal Issues),Company Law (What Company Law comprises,What is difference between company law of common law and civil law systems),Corporate Governance(The importance of Corporate Governance,Why it has become so essential,The history of Corporate Governance,Comparative Approach to different models),Company İnsolvency(What is the concept of insolvency,What happens when a company goes into Insolvency,What is İnsolvency risk),The Law of Contracts.Contracts Classification.(What is Contract Law,What does it regulate,What type of contracts exist in Commercial Law,Difference of Contracts in Common Law and Civil Law countries),Electronic Commerce( E-Commerce meaning,Types,Advantages,Disadvantages,Legal Aspects),The Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods(What is the Vienna Sale Convention,What does it apply to,What is the Internatıonal Sale of Goods),International Monetary Fund(What is the Internatıonal Monetary Fund does,What are the advantages and disadvantages of IMF,Who funds the Internatıonal Monetary Fund),Unfair Competition(What does unfair competition mean,What makes a competition unfair,Unfair Competition Law in Turkey),Dispute Resolution in Commercial Law (The Concept of Alternative Dispute Resolution,Types of Alternative Dispute Resolution,The Importance of ADR),Market mechanism of Kyoto Protocol(What is market-based mechanism,What are market mechanisms for addressing climate change,What types of market mechanism introduced by Kyoto Protocol),Fighting Corruption in International Business(Main reasons of Corruption in Business,How do we fight with Corruption in International Business),Securities(What are financial securities,Importance,Types,Regulation),Carriege of Goods under International Commercial Law (What is meant by carriege of goods,Types of Carriege of goods in International Commercial Law, Regulation).

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:

Knowledge (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)

Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)

Competences (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)

Weekly Course Schedule

Week	Subject	Materials Sharing *
		Related Preparation	Further Study
1)	What is Commercial Law? (Definition of Commercial Law. What does it regulate,What are some common Commercial Law Legal Issues)	nternatıonal Trade Law Indıra Carr,Fourth edition. Prof.Dr.Ayşe Nur Berzek Ticaret Hukukunun Genel İlkeleri, 11.baskı
2)	Company Law (What Company Law comprises,What is difference between company law of common law and civil law systems).	Company Law British Commercial and Company Law Eóin Mac Domhnaill BCL (NUI), LLM (Dubl). macdomhe@tcd.ie Universität Trier FB VIDEO Internationales Recht Studium - FFA Winter Semester 2014-2015.
3)	Corporate Governance(The importance of Corporate Governance,Why it has become so essential,The history of Corporate Governance,Comparative Approach to different models)	Ahmed Naciri (2008).Corporate Governance Around the World. New York: Routledge Press. Adrian Davias (1999). A Strategic Approach to Corporate Governance. Great Britain: Cambridge University Press. Adam Smith (2005).An Inquiry Into The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of the Nations.USA: The Pennsylvania State University Press. Bob Tricker (2012).Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies and Practices. Great Britain: Oxford University Press. Christine Mallin (2012).Handbook On International Corporate Governance: Country Analyses.2nd edition, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. Felix Lopez Iturriaga (2009).Codes of Good Governance Around the World. New York: Nova Science Pub Inc. Institute of Directors (2005).The Handbook of International Corporate Governance: A Definitive Guide: A Country by Country Guide.UK: Kogan Publisher. Jonathan Macey (2008).Corporate Governance: Promises Kept, Promises Broken. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Lewis Black (2007).Why corporations choose Delaware USA: Delaware Department of State. Patrick Gaughan (2010). Mergers,Acquisitions and Corporate Restructurings.5th edition.USA: John Wiley & Sons Inc. Press. Reiner Kraakman,John Armour,Paul Davies,Henry Hansmann,Gerard Herdic, Klaus Hopt, Hideki Kand, Edward Rock,Luca Enrique (2009).The anatomy of corporate law: a comparative and functional approach.2nd edition, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Thomas Clarke (2007).International Corporate Governance, A Comparative Approach. New York: Routledge Press. Thorstein Veblen (1923).Absentee Ownership: Business Enterprise in Recent Times: the Case of America, New York: Viking Press. Willem Calkoen (2012).The One-Tier Board in the Changing and Converging World of Corporate Governance: A comparative study of boards in the UK, the US and the Netherlands, Netherland: Kluwer. William Orville Douglas, Go East Young Man (1994), New York: Garland. Journal articles Andrei Shleifer - Robert Vishny (1997).”A Survey of Corporate Governance”. Journal of Finance 52.2, pp 737-783. Bruce Aronson (2012).”The Olympus Scandal and Corporate Governance Reform: Can Japan Find a Middle Ground between the Board Monitoring Model and Management Model?” UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal 30.1, pp 93-148. Edward J. Eberle (2009).”The Method and Role of Comparative Law”. Washington University Global Studies Law Review. 8.3, p 452. Gordon Jeffrey. (2002).”What Enron Means for the Management and Control of the Modern Business Corporation: Some initial reflections”. University of Chicago Law Review 69.3, p1233. Hakan Orbay - Burcin Yurtoglu (2006).”The Impact of Corporate Governance Structures on the Corporate Investment Performance in Turkey”. The Authors Journal Compilation 14.4, pp 349-36. Harwell Wells (2010).”Birth of Corporate Governance”. Seattle University Law Review 33.4, pp 1247-1292. Hillary Sale (2004).”Delaware’s Good Faith”. Cornell Law. Review 89, pp 104-106. Jerzy Grabowiecki (2006).”Keiretsu groups: Their role in Japanese Economy and a reference Point (or a paradigm) for Other Countries”. Visiting Research Fellow Monograph Series N413.Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization. Jonathan Macey - Geoffrey Miller (1991).”Origin of the Blue Sky Laws”. Texas Law Review, 70.2, pp 348-352. Roberta Karmel (1984).”Independent Directors: The Independent Corporate Board: A Means to What End? “, George Washington Law Review, 52.4-5. Sofie Cools (2005). ”The Real Difference in Corporate Law between the United States and Continental Europe: Distribution of Powers”. Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 30.3, pp 697-766. Stijn Claessens-BurcinYurtoglu (2012).”Corporate Governance and Development, An Update”. Focus 10, Global Corporate governance Network, IFC. Yoshikawa, T-McGuire, J. (2008).”Change and continuity in Japanese corporate governance”. Asia Pacific Journal of Management 25.1, pp 5-24. Uma Sridharan, Lori Dickes-Royce Caine (2002).”The Social Impact of Business Failure: Enron”. American Journal of Business, 17.2.
4)	Company İnsolvency(What is the concept of insolvency,What happens when a company goes into Insolvency,What is İnsolvency risk)	Insolvency and Corporate Governance, 20 March 2018,The consultation can be found on the BEIS section of GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/insolvency-and-corporate-governance.
5)	The Law of Contracts.Contracts Classification.(What is Contract Law,What does it regulate,What type of contracts exist in Commercial Law,Difference of Contracts in Common Law and Civil Law countries)	Contract Law Fourth edition,Mary Charman 2007
6)	Electronic Commerce( E-Commerce meaning,Types,Advantages,Disadvantages,Legal Aspects)	Internatıonal Trade Law Indıra Carr,Fourth edition.
7)	The Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods(What is the Vienna Sale Convention,What does it apply to,What is the Internatıonal Sale of Goods)	The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) 1980
8)	International Monetary Fund(What is the Internatıonal Monetary Fund does,What are the advantages and disadvantages of IMF,Who funds the Internatıonal Monetary Fund)	https://www.imf.org/en/Home
9)	Unfair Competition(What does unfair competition mean,What makes a competition unfair,Unfair Competition Law in Turkey)	Internatıonal Trade Law Indıra Carr,Fourth edition. Prof.Dr.Ayşe Nur Berzek Ticaret Hukukunun Genel İlkeleri, 11.baskı
10)	Dispute Resolution in Commercial Law (The Concept of Alternative Dispute Resolution,Types of Alternative Dispute Resolution,The Importance of ADR)	Internatıonal Trade Law Indıra Carr,Fourth edition.
11)	Market mechanism of Kyoto Protocol(What is market-based mechanism,What are market mechanisms for addressing climate change,What types of market mechanism introduced by Kyoto Protocol)	Kyoto Protocol 1997 Paris Agreement 2015
12)	Fighting Corruption in International Business(Main reasons of Corruption in Business,How do we fight with Corruption in International Business)	Internatıonal Trade Law Indıra Carr,Fourth edition.
13)	Securities(What are financial securities,Importance,Types,Regulation)	FUNDAMENTALS OF THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY WILLIAM A. RINI,2003.
14)	Carriege of Goods under International Commercial Law(What is meant by carriege of goods,Types of Carriege of goods in International Commercial Law,Regulation)	CMR AETR Rotterdam Rules TIR Hague Visby Rules and etc.

*These fields provides students with course materials for their pre- and further study before and after the course delivered.

Recommended or Required Reading & Other Learning Resources/Tools

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Internatıonal Trade Law Indıra Carr,Fourth edition. Prof.Dr.Ayşe Nur Berzek Ticaret Hukukunun Genel İlkeleri, 11.baskı Adolf Berle-Gardiner Means (1932).The Modern Corporation and Private Property.US: Transaction Publisher. Ahmed Naciri (2008).Corporate Governance Around the World. New York: Routledge Press. Adrian Davias (1999). A Strategic Approach to Corporate Governance. Great Britain: Cambridge University Press. Adam Smith (2005).An Inquiry Into The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of the Nations.USA: The Pennsylvania State University Press. Bob Tricker (2012).Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies and Practices. Great Britain: Oxford University Press. Christine Mallin (2012).Handbook On International Corporate Governance: Country Analyses.2nd edition, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. Felix Lopez Iturriaga (2009).Codes of Good Governance Around the World. New York: Nova Science Pub Inc. Institute of Directors (2005).The Handbook of International Corporate Governance: A Definitive Guide: A Country by Country Guide.UK: Kogan Publisher. Jonathan Macey (2008).Corporate Governance: Promises Kept, Promises Broken. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Lewis Black (2007).Why corporations choose Delaware USA: Delaware Department of State. Patrick Gaughan (2010). Mergers,Acquisitions and Corporate Restructurings.5th edition.USA: John Wiley & Sons Inc. Press. Reiner Kraakman,John Armour,Paul Davies,Henry Hansmann,Gerard Herdic, Klaus Hopt, Hideki Kand, Edward Rock,Luca Enrique (2009).The anatomy of corporate law: a comparative and functional approach.2nd edition, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Thomas Clarke (2007).International Corporate Governance, A Comparative Approach. New York: Routledge Press. Thorstein Veblen (1923).Absentee Ownership: Business Enterprise in Recent Times: the Case of America, New York: Viking Press. Willem Calkoen (2012).The One-Tier Board in the Changing and Converging World of Corporate Governance: A comparative study of boards in the UK, the US and the Netherlands, Netherland: Kluwer. William Orville Douglas, Go East Young Man (1994), New York: Garland. Journal articles Andrei Shleifer - Robert Vishny (1997).”A Survey of Corporate Governance”. Journal of Finance 52.2, pp 737-783. Bruce Aronson (2012).”The Olympus Scandal and Corporate Governance Reform: Can Japan Find a Middle Ground between the Board Monitoring Model and Management Model?” UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal 30.1, pp 93-148. Edward J. Eberle (2009).”The Method and Role of Comparative Law”. Washington University Global Studies Law Review. 8.3, p 452. Gordon Jeffrey. (2002).”What Enron Means for the Management and Control of the Modern Business Corporation: Some initial reflections”. University of Chicago Law Review 69.3, p1233. Hakan Orbay - Burcin Yurtoglu (2006).”The Impact of Corporate Governance Structures on the Corporate Investment Performance in Turkey”. The Authors Journal Compilation 14.4, pp 349-36. Harwell Wells (2010).”Birth of Corporate Governance”. Seattle University Law Review 33.4, pp 1247-1292. Hillary Sale (2004).”Delaware’s Good Faith”. Cornell Law. Review 89, pp 104-106. Jerzy Grabowiecki (2006).”Keiretsu groups: Their role in Japanese Economy and a reference Point (or a paradigm) for Other Countries”. Visiting Research Fellow Monograph Series N413.Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization. Jonathan Macey - Geoffrey Miller (1991).”Origin of the Blue Sky Laws”. Texas Law Review, 70.2, pp 348-352. Roberta Karmel (1984).”Independent Directors: The Independent Corporate Board: A Means to What End? “, George Washington Law Review, 52.4-5. Sofie Cools (2005). ”The Real Difference in Corporate Law between the United States and Continental Europe: Distribution of Powers”. Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 30.3, pp 697-766. Stijn Claessens-BurcinYurtoglu (2012).”Corporate Governance and Development, An Update”. Focus 10, Global Corporate governance Network, IFC. Yoshikawa, T-McGuire, J. (2008).”Change and continuity in Japanese corporate governance”. Asia Pacific Journal of Management 25.1, pp 5-24. Uma Sridharan, Lori Dickes-Royce Caine (2002).”The Social Impact of Business Failure: Enron”. American Journal of Business, 17.2.

References:

SECTION III: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE UNIT AND COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)

(The matrix below shows how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) associates with programme learning outcomes (both KPLOs & SPLOs) and, if exist, the level of quantitative contribution to them.)

Relationship Between CLOs & PLOs

(KPLOs and SPLOs are the abbreviations for Key & Sub- Programme Learning Outcomes, respectively. )

CLOs/PLOs	KPLO 1								KPLO 2				KPLO 3							KPLO 4				KPLO 5
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

Level of Contribution of the Course to PLOs

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Programme Learning Outcomes	Contribution Level (from 1 to 5)
1)	Explains the theoretical information about the field of logistics management.
	1.1 Defines logistics strategies.
	1.2 Explains purchasing and procurement management and supplier relationship management.
	1.3 Explains transportation types and transportation economics.
	1.4 List the stock management processes.
	1.5 Lists warehouse business processes, order management, material handling, packaging and labeling.
	1.6 Recalls national and international legislation and regulations related to transportation.
	1.7 Practices planning and operations management in transportation management.
	1.8 Matches effectively the current information and communication technologies required by logistics management.
2)	Evaluates the supply chain management philosophy.
	2.1 Explains the supply chain strategies
	2.2 Associates all logistics activities within the framework of cooperation in supply chain management.
	2.3 Practices network design, planning and modeling in the supply chain.
	2.4 Interprets the risk management and insurance issues in the supply chain.
3)	Evaluates the basic functions required by business management and trade.
	3.1 Defines strategic management and organization issues in businesses.
	3.2 Explains the marketing activities of enterprises operating in the fields of production and service in national and international markets.
	3.3 Evaluates financial and cost accounting issues in business management.
	3.4 Interprets the knowledge in the field of economics at micro and macro level.
	3.5 Lists the international trade processes.
	3.6 Explains the processes related to customs procedures.
	3.7 Recalls information about basic law and commercial law.
4)	Applies the theoretical knowledge in business life during a semester.
	4.1 Experiences all processes in business life.
	4.2 Takes part in activities related to the field of education in a business operating in the field.
	4.3 Questions the application with theoretical knowledge.
	4.4 Compiles the knowledge and experience gained in the field.
5)	S/he acquires the competencies that develop by the expectations of business world and the society defined as the institutional outcomes of our university on the advanced level in relation with his/her field.
	5.1 Acquires the analyzing solving the problems and managing the conflicts.
	5.2 Participates as a team member and takes responsibility in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary.
	5.3 Has awareness for ethical and social responsivity.
	5.4 By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her group in a systematical and effective way.
	5.5 Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view.
	5.6 Develops strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas.
	5.7 Acquires competence of managing the change.
	5.8 Shows development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning.
	5.9 Follows advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation.
	5.10 Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field.
	5.11 Has awareness about citizenship competency.
	5.12 Acquires communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+).

SECTION IV: TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESMENT-EVALUATION METHODS OF THE COURSE

Teaching & Learning Methods of the Course

(All teaching and learning methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Teaching and Learning Methods defined at the Programme Level	Teaching and Learning Methods Defined for the Course
Lectures
Discussion
Case Study
Problem Solving
Demonstration
Views
Laboratory
Reading
Homework
Project Preparation
Thesis Preparation
Peer Education
Seminar
Technical Visit
Course Conference
Brain Storming
Questions Answers
Individual and Group Work
Role Playing-Animation-Improvisation
Active Participation in Class

Assessment & Evaluation Methods of the Course

(All assessment and evaluation methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Aassessment and evaluation Methods defined at the Programme Level	Assessment and Evaluation Methods defined for the Course
Midterm
Presentation
Final Exam
Quiz
Report Evaluation
Homework Evaluation
Oral Exam
Thesis Defense
Jury Evaluation
Practice Exam
Evaluation of Implementation Training in the Workplace
Active Participation in Class
Participation in Discussions

Relationship Between CLOs & Teaching-Learning, Assesment-Evaluation Methods of the Course

(The matrix below shows the teaching-learning and assessment-evaluation methods designated for the course unit in relation to the course learning outcomes.)

Contribution of Assesment & Evalution Activities to Final Grade of the Course

Measurement and Evaluation Methods	# of practice per semester	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	2	% 20.00
Midterms	1	% 30.00
Semester Final Exam	1	% 50.00
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

SECTION V: WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED FOR THE COURSE

WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Teaching & Learning Activities	# of Activities per semester	Duration (hour)	Total Workload
Course	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Application	0	3	0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)	0	3	0
Field Work	0	0	0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentations / Seminar	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Homework Assignments	0	0	0
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities	-	-	42
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
Assesment & Evaluation Activities	# of Activities per semester	Duration (hour)	Total Workload
Quizzes	3	3	9
Midterms	1	1	1
Semester Final Exam	1	1	1
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities	-	-	11
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities)			53
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h)			4