Faculty of Law

HUK 477 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Law of Consumers
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HUK 477
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator
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;
  • The students who succeeded in this course; • Can describe consumer rights arising from consumer law.
  • Can explain producers' obligations from producing services.
  • Can analyze consumers' right of choice in case defective goods or services.
  • Can contrast consumer contract types regulated in consumer rights law.
  • Can discuss the protection of consumers from unfair terms in consumer contracts.
  • Can explain consumer organizations and their duties.
  • Can determine competency of consumer courts.
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.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
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
40
Final Exam
1
60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
60
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
16
2
32
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
15
15
Final Exam
1
25
25
    Total
120

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
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.

11

Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1).

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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