Faculty of Law
HUK 477 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Law of Consumers
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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HUK 477
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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4
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
Turkish
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Course Type |
Elective
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
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Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) |
Course Objectives | This course aims to ensure a knowledge about consumer rights and obligations arising from consumer law. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Definition of consumer, national and international sources governing protection of consumer, code nr. 4077 Law on Consumer Protection, consumer contracts, partial payment, consumer loans, time share, tours, campaigns, subscriptions, faulty products and services and legal responsibility, special rules concerning penalties, consumer instutitions, consumer courts are topics that will be covered during this course. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses |
X
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Law on the protection of the consumer, objectives, content, definitions | Aslan, s. 1-114. |
2 | Defective good/defective service | Aslan, s. 115-257. |
3 | Consumer, consumer rights | Aslan, s. 259-377. |
4 | Contract types prescribed by the law on the protection of the consumer | Aslan, s. 539-687. |
5 | Door step sale, distance contract, consumer credit | Aslan, s. 379-458. |
6 | Credit carts and housing finance | Aslan, s. 458-536. |
7 | Review for the midterm exam | |
8 | Midterm Exam | |
9 | Unfair terms in consumer contracts | Aslan, s. 324-343. |
10 | Periodicals, subscription agreement, price tag | Aslan, s. 598-608. |
11 | Warranty deed, consumer rights in guarantee period, services after sale | Aslan, s. 148-164. |
12 | Commercial advertisement and announcements | Aslan, s. 259-292. |
13 | Consumer organisations, consumer council, consumer arbitration board | Aslan, s. 691-740. |
14 | Provisions of proceeding and penalty | Aslan, s. 740-760. |
15 | Review for the final exam | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Notes will be given. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | İ. Yılmaz Aslan: Tüketici Hukuku, Ankara 2006; Emrah Cengiz; Tüketicinin Korunması, İstanbul 2007; Yahya Deryal, Tüketici Hukuku, Ankara 2008. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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40
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Final Exam |
1
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60
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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60
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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2
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32
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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15
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15
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Final Exam |
1
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25
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25
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Total |
120
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. |
X | ||||
2 | Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. |
X | ||||
3 | Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. |
X | ||||
4 | Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. |
X | ||||
5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. |
X | ||||
6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. |
X | ||||
7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. |
X | ||||
8 | To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law. |
X | ||||
9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. |
X | ||||
10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. |
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11 | Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). |
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12 | Uses the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”). |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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