COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO LAW
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
BUS 105 A 1 3 0 0 3 5
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Gelanda Shkurtaj , 48
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description: Introduction to Law: Sources of law, the concept of system of law, scope of the civil code, law of persons, family law, law of inheritance, law of property
Course Objectives: Introduction to law aims to provide insight into the nature and function of law, familiarize the students with legal concepts and terminology, principal sources of law and of the means by which laws are made, develop an understanding of the nature and purpose of rights and duties in law. The course provides an overview of the major legal systems of the world, introduces the students to the study of constitutions and constitutional system of government. It also focuses on the key legal concepts, principles and doctrines which underpin the core areas of law, including public law, the law of obligations and company law.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Introduction to law aims to provide insight into the nature and function of law, familiarize the students with legal concepts and terminology, principal sources of law and of the means by which laws are made, develop an understanding of the nature and purpose of rights and duties in law. The course provides an overview of the major legal systems of the world, introduces the students to the study of constitutions and constitutional system of government. It also focuses on the key legal concepts, principles and doctrines which underpin the core areas of law, including public law, the law of obligations and company law.
2 Legal systems, legal sources: international and national
3 Legal norms: definition of a juridical norm, classification, structure and validity
4 State and Institutions
5 State and Institutions
6 Legal relations
7 Midterm
8 Physical and juridical persons
9 Legal liability (civil and penal)
10 Introduction to contract law
11 Introduction to company law
12 International law and European Union Law
13 International organizations
14 Final Exam
Prerequisite(s): NO
Textbook: Albanian Constitution. Albanian Civil Code. Albanian Penal Code.
Other References:
Laboratory Work: NO
Computer Usage: NO
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 The students will receive basic and general information about law.
2 The students have ability to use the legal knowledge in daily life.
3 The students will receive sufficient information about civil law and its use in the business system.
4 The students will receive basic information about business law.
5 The students will receive sufficient information about civil law and common law legal systems.
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Bachelor in Banking and Finance (3 years) Program
1 The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems in banking and finance but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way.
2 They have knowledge about the finance and banking.
3 They have knowledge about the money and banking.
4 They have knowledge about the international finance and banking.
5 They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in banking and finance.
6 They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in banking and finance department.
7 They have necessary banking and finance skills that needed in private and public sector.
8 They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, finance economics, public finance, corporate finance, finance management, international finance markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international finance and banking, money and banking, international trade and banking.
9 They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in banking and finance.
10 They are aware of the fact that banking and finance is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics.
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)
1
45
Final Exam
1
55
Other
1
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 3 48
Mid-terms 1 20 20
Assignments 1 3 3
Final examination 1 3 3
Other 1 3 3
Total Work Load:
125
Total Work Load/25(h):
5
ECTS Credit of the Course:
5