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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Law of Consumer |
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| Course Code |
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HKS206 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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2 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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1 Has knowledge of defective goods, unfair contract terms, doorstep sales, distance contracts, rental contracts, consumer credit, deceptive advertising legislation, discussion and application of the doctrine
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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To provide students with information about consumer protection legislation. |
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| Course Contents |
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At the end of this course, the student will be able to;
1. explain the basic terms of consumer law. 1.1. define the term of consumer. 1.2. list the sources of consumer law. 1.3. identify the scope of consumer law. 1.4. relate consumer law to the other branches of law. 2. identify general subjects of consumer law. 2.1. recognize the act on the protection of consumer. 2.2. summarize the rights of consumer according to the act. 3.identify situations requires protection of consumer. 3.1. recall the rights of consumer for detective goods and services. 3.2. explain the obligation for damages incident of detective goods. 3.3. tell the protection of consumer against misleading advertisement. 3.4. debate the means of protection of consumer against unfair clauses of contract. 3.5. tell the protection of consumer in consumer credits. 4. recognize various kinds of consumer treatments. 4.1. define the door-to-door and haul consumer treatments. 4.2. tell the campaign and promotional contracts and subscription contracts. 4.3. explain the contracts for holiday. 5. debate the solutions of consumer problems. 5.1. recalls the consumer organizations. 5.2. tell the consumer courts. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Definition of Consumer |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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2 |
Consumer Sales Contracts |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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3 |
Selective Consumer Rights in the Existence of defective goods or service |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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4 |
Responsibility defect in the Existence of defective goods or service |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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5 |
hype |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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6 |
Consumer Protection Against Deceptive adverts |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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7 |
comparative Advertising |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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8 |
Midterm Exam |
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9 |
Unfair Contract Terms and Examples |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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10 |
Consumer Protection Against Unfair Contract Terms |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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11 |
Door-Consumer Transactions |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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12 |
Distance Consumer Transactions |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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13 |
Package Tour Contract |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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14 |
Timeshare Contract |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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15 |
Consumer Credit Contracts |
reading |
Lecture, question and answer |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
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Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
0 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Communicates with colleagues in a foreign language and keeps up with international developments in the field of law. |
3 |
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2 |
Conducts scientific studies in the field. |
5 |
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3 |
Has general legal knowledge in the field of information systems and demonstrates the ability to use required soft wares |
2 |
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4 |
Has a basic knowledge of the codification process and how to use newly gained legal knowledge in their work environment. |
2 |
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5 |
Knows the rules regulating the relationship between the state and society,and between the estate and the individual, and can interpret these rules. |
4 |
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6 |
Takes on tasks; the administrative organization of the country´s governor, the governor, the chief of police, inspectors, also in areas such as banking and finance senior positions and so on. |
4 |
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7 |
Has theoretical information of legal systems, rules, and review methods |
3 |
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8 |
Knows the historical and sociological development process of law and legal norms |
2 |
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9 |
Has knowledge of the relevant regulations, decisions of judicial bodies, their development and the relevant scientific assessments. |
4 |
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10 |
Knows how to access and use local and international law sources. |
3 |
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11 |
Has the skills needed to work as a judge, prosecutor, lawyer, notaryor legal counsel after graduating from the School of law. |
4 |
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12 |
Has sufficient knowledge of the common laws that govern the use of skilled workers in the public and private sector |
3 |
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13 |
Understands and uses the basic concepts of law; has the ability to conduct legal and normative research, predicts outcomes of decisions taken, develops strategical solutions while taking into account cause and effect relationships. |
1 |
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14 |
Is legally objective and has an impartial attitude towards daily events, is honest and morally ethical; all of which are characteristics or equired of lawyers. |
2 |
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15 |
Develops critical thinking skills in order to re-interpret laws according to the needs of humanity |
2 |
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16 |
Has written and oral communication skills, can convey ideas to other using persuasive speech, is capable of producing alternative solutions and can analyze information. |
2 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
16 |
2 |
32 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
16 |
2 |
32 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Total Workload: | 66 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 2.64 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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