COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSUMER LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HUK 3088 CONSUMER LAW COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZGE ERBEK ODABAŞI

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

The aim of this course to provide to the students the basic concepts and institutions of consumer law. In this course giving to the students the basic and general information related to consumer law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to explain the concept of Consumer Law
2   Be able to interpretation of Consumer Law Rules.
3   Be able to reveal their connection of Consumer Law to other branches of law.
4   Be able to apply the rule of Consumer law for the settlement of disputes.
5   Be able to determine of disputes within the jurisdiction of the Consumer Courts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Historical Development of Consumer Law, The reasons and methods of consumer protection.
2 2. The concepts of consumer transactions, including what consumer, seller and trader means
3 3. Consumer transactions in terms of contract types
4 4. Basic principles of the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502
5 5. Consumer Protection Measures: Pre-Contractual Protection Measures (Misleading advertising and unfair commercial practices).
6 6. Protective measures during the conclusion of the contract - The unfair conditions in the consumer contracts.
7 7. Post-contractual measures: Defective good, responsibility of defective good delivery.
8 8. Alternative rights of consumer for defective goods, varranty deed.
9 9. Defective service, responsibility of defective service delivery.
10 10. Alternative rights of consumer in defective service delivery.
11 11. Producer's Liability
12 12. Protection of the Consumer in Installment Contracts
13 13. Midterm
14 14. Midterm
15 15. Consumer credit contracts.
16 16. Mortgage Contracts
17 17. Linked credit agreements.
18 18. Residence sales contracts with prepayment.
19 19. Contracts negotiated away from business premises.
20 20. Distance and financial services distance contracts
21 21. Timeshare and long-term holiday product contracts.
22 22. Package tour agreements.
23 23. Subscription agreements.
24 24. Sanctions in Consumer Law and administrative fines.
25 25. The jurisdiction of the arbitration committee for consumer and consumer courts and their trial procedures.
26 26. Practical study.
27 27. Practical study.
28 28. Second Midterm
29 29. Second Midterm

Recomended or Required Reading

1. AYDOĞDU, Murat:Tüketici Hukuku Dersleri, Ankara, 2015
2. AYDOĞDU, Murat/KAHVECI, Nalan: Türk Borçlar Hukuku Özel Borç Ilişkileri, Ankara, 2017
3. ÇABRI, Sezer; Tüketici Hukuku Şerhi, 2016
4. ARSLAN, Yılmaz; Tüketici Hukuku, 2019

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and practical work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 MTEG MIDTERM AVERAGE GRADE roundVZ1 * 0.50 + VZ2 * 0.50,0
4 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKPU + FN,0
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) roundKPU + BUT,0


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

http://web.deu.edu.tr/hukuk/egitimogretim/lisans/basarideger.htm

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozge.inci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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