COURSE UNIT TITLE

: E-COMMERCE LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ETC 5009 E-COMMERCE LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Electronic Trade

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FATMA ITIR BINGÖL

Offered to

Electronic Trade

Course Objective

Course Objective: The course aims to provide the students with the ability to identify the legal disputes arising from the electronic contracts and to establish the solutions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn historical development of electronic commerce
2   To identify the technologies and models of e-commerce
3   To learn the regulations of e-commerce
4   To understand and analyze the relation between law and e-commerce
5   To identify the security problems in e-commerce
6   To learn the protection of consumers in e-commerce
7   To identify the unfair competition situations
8   To learn the ways for data protection
9   To learn the ways for protection of intellectual property rights
10   To identify the national jurisdiction and dispute resolution ways

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The development of e-commerce
2 The regulations regarding e-commerce
3 The e-commerce models
4 The e-commerce models
5 The payment methods in e-commerce
6 The security in electronic commerce and electronic signiture
7 The e-commerce contracts
8 MIDTERM-The protection of consumers in e-commerce
9 The data protection in e-commerce
10 The unfair competition in e-commerce
11 The protection of intellectual property rights
12 The protection of trade secrets in e-commerce
13 The authorised courts in e-commerce
14 FINAL EXAM-The alternative dispute resolution in e-commerce

Recomended or Required Reading

Altınışık Ulvi; Elektronik Sözleşmeler, Ankara 2003.
Arıkan Saadet; Elektronik Ticaret, Hukuk ve Noterler, Elektronik Gelişmeler ve Hukuk, Ankara 2001, s.13-52.
Bozbel Savaş; Internet Üzerinden Yapılan Hukuki Işlemler ve Bu konuda 97/7 Sayılı Tüketicinin Korunmasına Dair AT Yönergesi.
Pekcanıtez Hakan; Elektronik Ticaretin Türk Ispat Hukukuna Getirdiği Sorunlar ve Çözüm Önerileri, Uluslararası Internet Hukuku Sempozyumu, Izmir 2002, s. 389-427.
Demir Mehmet; Mesafeli Sözleşmelerin Internet Üzerinden Kurulması, Ankara 2004.
Falcıoğlu, Özgür; Karşılaştırmalı Hukuk ve Türk Hukukunda Elektronik Satım Sözleşmesi ve Kuruluşu, Ankara 2004.
Gezder, Ümit; Mukayeseli Hukuk Açısından Internette Aktedilen Sözleşmelerde Tüketicinin Korunması, Istanbul 2004.
KAYA, Ferman, E-Ticaret Hukuku ve Tüketici Hukukundaki Uygulamaları, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara 2016.
Kayıhan, Şaban/Yıldız, Habib; Elektronik Ticaretin Hukuki ve Vergi Boyutu, Ankara 2004
Özmen Şule; Ağ Ekonomisinde Yeni Ticaret Yolu: e-Ticaret, Istanbul 2006.
Sözer Bülent; Elektronik Sözleşmeler, Istanbul 2002 .

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, student assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.20 + FN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

One midterm exam, one homework and one final exam will measure the 10 learning outcomes of the course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students are expected tp participate actively in class discussions.
4. Students are expected to attend to classes on time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

It will be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.211
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51
LO.61
LO.711
LO.811
LO.91
LO.101