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Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus
(name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)
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Dr. Dea Haxhiu dbashkurti@epoka.edu.al
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Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address
and signature) and Office Hours:
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Dr. Dea Haxhiu dbashkurti@epoka.edu.al
, Monday 10:30-12:30
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Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email
address and signature) and Office Hours:
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NA
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| Language: |
English
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| Compulsory/Elective: |
Elective
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| Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) |
Bachelor in Software Engineering (3 years)
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| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: |
NA
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| Code of Ethics: |
Code of Ethics of EPOKA University
Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
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| Course Description: |
The course will focus on the study of the laws, on the formation and the development of the state and the right, the social laws that determine the specific properties, characteristics and features of the state and the right, as well as their mutual influence.
Studying the state and the right closely, this course addresses a number of their fundamental problems such as the origin of the state and the right, their social content, historical types of state and the right, their specific forms in the life of the society, principles of separation and unity of power, state bodies and their organization, sources of law, elements of the legal norm, interpretations of the legal norm, etc.
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| Course Objectives: |
The Introduction to Law aims to examine the role and function of a legal system by considering why laws develop, how laws are created, interpreted and applied and the role that law plays in regulating and administering justice within a society. The course will introduce the students to the study of the constitution and the constitutional system of government. Analyzing on the key sources of law, basic concepts, the law of Contract, Property law, Constitutional law, Administrative law, Tax law, International law and Human rights.
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
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Legislation
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Constitution
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Jurisdiction
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Morals and Values
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Mutual Agreement
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Contract and its forms
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International Law
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Public institutions
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Property rights
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Market economy
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Topics |
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Introduction of the Course and its Objectives |
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Laws root; This chapter analyses what is law, and how it was created. Analyzing the role of law in the society. Wacks, R. (2023). Law: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. Pg. 1-33. |
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Laws branches; The chapter dives into social life being transformed, the law is rarely far behind to invent and define new concepts and rules, and to resolve the disputes that inevitably arise. Wacks, R. (2023). Law: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. Pg.34-65. |
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The supreme law of the land; Constitutional law. This chapter focuses on the Everything the government does is bounded by the Constitution. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023) Pg. 10-46. |
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The Courts and Lawyers; This chapter explains the role of the courts and the lawyers in the legal system of a state. Wacks, R. (2023). Law: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. Pg. 92-122. |
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A Deal’s a Deal, Contract Law Part 1; This chapter dives into Contract law concerns all aspects of the making, keeping, and breaking of promises and agreements. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023). Pg. 179-190. |
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Midterm exam |
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A Deal’s a Deal, Contract Law Part 2; This chapter dives into Contract law concerns all aspects of the making, keeping, and breaking of promises and agreements. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023). Pg. 190-211 |
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A day in Court. The Litigation Process. This chapter analyses the litigation which is the legal system’s mechanism for resolving disputes between private parties; civil procedure is the body of law that structures the mechanism. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023).Pg. 95-139. |
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You are what you own: Property Law . The chapter begins with some basic principles and then examines some of the most important issues in property law from medieval times to the present. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023).Pg. 213-233 |
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You are what you own: Property Law . The fundamental principle of property law seems obvious: If you own something it’s yours, and you can do what you want with it. But more than any other subject, property law is burdened with a thousand years of legal history and a plethora of technical distinctions.Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023). Pg. 234-249 |
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Crime doesn't pay: Criminal Law. Part 1 - Criminal law is a hot political topic that has immediate personal dimensions. But, as elsewhere in the law, the issues are more complicated than they seem. This chapter is designed to help you think in different, more broad- ranging ways about criminal responsibility. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023). Pg. 255 - 274 |
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Crime doesn't pay: Criminal Law. Part 2 - To define criminal law, we need to distinguish it from other bodies of law that do some thing like that and to distinguish the substantive criminal law from the process that applies it. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about American, Jay M. Feinman (2023).Pg. 275-300. |
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Recap of the topics, preparation and discussion in regard to the final exam. |
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The students will receive basic concepts of law. |
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The students will develop the ability to use the legal knowledge in daily life. |
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The students will obtain information about contract law and its use in the business system. |
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The students will receive basic principles about tax law. |
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The students will receive sufficient information about European Union law as well as, International law. |
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Discuss the application of law in today’s world. |
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Identify the first step in reaching agreement and forming a valid contract. |
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Identify the sources of contract law and distinguish between agreements and contracts. |
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Discuss intellectual property and explain how it is protected. |
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Discuss the organization of governments and define the specific duties of the three branches of government. |
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Program Competencies |
Cont. |
| Bachelor in Software Engineering (3 years) Program |
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Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice. |
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Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations |
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Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects. |
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Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies. |
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Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions. |
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Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue. |
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The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence. |
5 |
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Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language. |
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Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology. |
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Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics. |
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Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues. |
5 |
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Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity. |
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