Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Hakan ÇEBİ
Associate Prof. Dr. Levent BİÇER

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) He/she recognizes the basic concepts of Commercial Law.
2) He/she recalls the concepts which are merchant, business enterprises, commercial affair, commercial paper, etc.
3) He/she distinguishes if an affair is a commercial affair or not.
4) He/she generally says the results of a commercial affair and being merchant.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Learning Outcomes
	1	Middle	Middle	Middle	Middle	High	Middle
	2	Middle	Middle	Middle	Middle	High	Middle
	3	Middle	Middle	Middle	Middle	High	Middle
	4	High	High	Middle	High	High	Middle

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Law of Obligations.

Course Contents

This course content is, in general, commercial enterprise, commercial procedure, commercial rule, commercial judiciary, trader, trade name, enterprise name, brand, unfair competition, account books, trade register, trader assistants, classification of the companies, companies agreement, the common features of trade partnerships, merger, division and changing the type of companies, elements and characteristics of commercial papers, pleas in commercial papers, commercial bills.

Weekly Schedule

1) Commercial Law introducing.
2) Definition, elements, types and assets of business enterpises.
3) Head office and branch of business enterprise, merger and acquisition of business enterprise, pledge of business enterprise.
4) Distinction between ordinary affair and commercial affair, criterias of commercial affair, consequences of commercial affair.
5) Commercial provisions, commercial jurisdiction, merchant.
6) Consequences of being merchant, trade name, enterprise name, brand.
7) Unfair competition, account books, trade registery.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Types of agency, current account.
10) Classification of companies.
11) Elements of partnership agreement, common characteristics of companies.
12) Definition and elements of commercial paper, characteristics of commercial paper, the difference between commercial paper and note.
13) Pleas of commercial paper, loss and cancellation of commercial paper, bills of exchange.
14) Bills of exchange.
15) Bond and check.
16) Final examination

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Self Study

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Commercial Law	SBF409	Elective	Bachelor's degree	4	Fall	4