(ÖHYL-405)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÖHYL-405 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Hazal TOLU hazaltolu@windowslive.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The aim of this course is to examine the effects of digitalization on labor law, providing students with the ability to recognize, analyze, and develop solutions to the legal issues that arise in digital working environments. The course will cover current topics such as remote work, artificial intelligence, automation, data protection, digital surveillance, and platform-based work, and will explore how labor law adapts to digital transformation. |
| Content |
1. Introduction: Digitalization, Industry 4.0, and the Transformation of Labor Law 2. Basic Principles of Labor Law and its Changes with Digitalization 3. Types of Employment Contracts and the Relationship with Remote Work 4. The Legal Aspect of Independent Work and Freelance Models 5. Platform-Based Employment Relationships 6. Digital Surveillance and Employer's Supervisory Power 7. Employee's Freedom of Expression and the Supervision of Social Media Accounts 8. Employee's Right to Be Unreachable 9. Protection of Personal Data in Employment Relationships 10. Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Future of Work 11. Algorithmic Management in Employment Relationships 12. Electronic Employment Contracts 13. The Evidentiary Value of Digital Records in Employment Relationships 14. The Use of Wearable Technologies in Employment Relationships |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: Explain the fundamental effects of digitalization on labor law. Analyze the legal dimensions of remote work, flexible work models, and the platform economy. Evaluate the impact of digital technologies on employer-employee relationships. Identify legal regulations related to data protection and digital surveillance practices. Interpret the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on the workforce from a labor law perspective. Develop solutions to labor law disputes arising from digitalization. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods |
Lecture Case law analysis and examination of judicial decisions Comparative law studies Seminars and presentations |
| References |
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Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Digitalization, Industry 4.0, and the Transformation of Labor Law |
| 2 | Basic Principles of Labor Law and its Changes with Digitalization |
| 3 | Types of Employment Contracts and the Relationship with Remote Work |
| 4 | The Legal Aspect of Independent Work and Freelance Models |
| 5 | Platform Work |
| 6 | Digital Surveillance and Employer's Supervisory Power |
| 7 | Employee's Freedom of Expression and the Supervision of Social Media Accounts |
| 8 | Employee's Right to Disconnect |
| 9 | Protection of Personal Data in Employment Relationships |
| 10 | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Future of Work |
| 11 | Algorithmic Management in Employment Relationships |
| 12 | Electronic Employment Contracts |
| 13 | The Evidentiary Value of Digital Records in Employment Relationships |
| 14 | The Use of Wearable Technologies in Employment Relationships |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 50 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing positive norms in private law and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology, | X | ||||
| 2 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems, | X | ||||
| 3 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyze and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy, | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions, | X | ||||
| 5 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems, | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system, | X | ||||
| 7 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in private law in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner, | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals, | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems, | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to explain and utilize academic study methodologies in order to conduct academic research on a certain legal problem. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||