Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
OHY1203		Suretyship contract	3/0/0	DE		7

Course Goals	The purpose of these seminars is to provide to the participants a certain knowledge on the concept of surety contract which is a very common security in Turkish legal practice and to discuss with the participants the problematics met in the practice related to the surety contract and the modifications accepted by the new Turkish Code of Obligation which will enter into force on 01.07.2012 to solve these problematics.
Prerequisite(s)	None
Corequisite(s)	None
Special Requisite(s)	Having capacity of rationalistic, inquisitorial, and critical thinking, solving problem, implementation of theorical knowledge to the practice, management of knowledge, competence of discremination.
Instructor(s)	ProfessorAtilla ALTOP
Course Assistant(s)	Res.Assist. Nihal URAL ÇINAR, Res.Assist. Özlem ACAR
Schedule	Thursday, Şirinevler Campus
Office Hour(s)	Şirinevler Campus
Teaching Methods and Techniques	- Oral lecture, Practical Studies
Principle Sources	-
Other Sources	-

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	The distinction of real guarantee (guarantee in rem) and personal guarantee (guarantee in personam)	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
2. Week	The definition and legal characteristics of the surety contract	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
3. Week	The differences between surety contract and other similar contracts	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
4. Week	The material conditions for the validity of the surety contract	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
5. Week	The form of the surety conract	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
6. Week	The simple surety contract	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
7. Week	The several surety contract	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
8. Week	The different types of surety contract (such as collateral surety etc.)	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
9. Week	The extend of the accessory obligor’s responsibility	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
10. Week	The objections of the accessory obligor and the rights and duties of the creditor	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
11. Week	The relation between the accessory obligor and the main debtor	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
12. Week	The termination of the surety contract	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
13. Week	The evaluation of the problematics met in the practice related to the surety and the discussion of the modifications accepted by the new Turkish Code of Obligation which will enter into force on 01.07.2012 to solve these problematics.	Oral lecture, Practical Studies
14. Week	seminar
15. Week	final exam
16. Week	final exam
17. Week	final exam

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations	1	70
Attendance / Participation	1	30

Program Outcomes PO-1 1. Have knowledge about the field of private law and about the concepts, institutions or methods of subdisciplines, and make the said knowledge deep; PO-2 2. Make connection between private law and concepts, institutions or methods of subdisciplines by comprehending the interaction between them; PO-3 3. Use the knowledge which is obtained in the field of private law and its subdisciplines in the expert level for the analysis of subjects and issues regarding law theory and practice; PO-4 4. Interpret the knowledge which is obtained in the field of private law and its subdisciplines in the expert level by evaluating them with the knowledge of different disciplines and create new knowledge accordingly; PO-5 5. Solve the issues met in law theory and practice by using research methods which are peculiar to law field; PO-6 6. Carry out a study independently which requires expertise in private law field and subdisciplines; PO-7 7. Develop new approaches for solving complex issues in private law field and subdisciplines which are met, which are not predicted and which requires expertise; PO-8 8. Evaluate knowledge and skills obtained in private law field and subdisciplines in expert level with a critical approach; PO-9 9. Transmit the knowledge systematically and clearly which is obtained in private law field and subdisciplines as well as contemporary developments regarding theory and practice to the community in and out of the field in written and oral form; PO-10 10. Evaluate law concepts and institutions, localized law practice and law rules with a critical approach; develop and attempt to change them when required; PO-11 11. Follow the knowledge in the field of law and contact with colleagues by speaking a foreign language competently; PO-12 12. Use computer software in a level required by level as well as information and communication technologies in an advanced level; PO-13 13. Observe and internalize social, scientific and ethic values during the processes of obtaining, processing, and evaluating the knowledge regarding field of private law and its subdisciplines.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 1.To learn the differences between surety contract and other similar contracts LO-2 2. To learn the principles governing the formation and the termination of the surety contract. LO-3 3. To learn the differences between different types of surety contract. LO-4 4. To learn the reciprocal rights and obligations of the concerned parties in the surety contract which constitues a triangular relationship. LO-5 5.To attain knowledge on the problematics met in the practice related to the surety contract and the discussion of the modifications accepted by the new Turkish Code of Obligation which will enter into force on 01.07.2012 to solve these problematics.

Course Assessment Matrix:

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