Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
0	HUK360	Consumer Law	2+0+0	2	4

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Law
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Objectives of the Course	Within the scope of this course, it is aimed to teach students the concept of consumer, the sources and the scope of consumer law and its relation with other branches of law; to raise awareness on the rights of the consumer due to defective goods and services, liability for damages caused by defective goods, protection of the consumer against deceptive advertisements, protection of the consumer in consumer loans within the scope of the Law on the Protection of the Consumer; to introduce consumer transactions such as door step and distant sales, contracts with campaigns and promotions, subscription contracts, contracts for holiday purposes; to provide information about solutions to consumer problems, application processes to consumer organisations, consumer arbitration committees and consumer courts.
Course Content	Within the scope of this course, awareness will be raised by giving basic information about the legal basis of consumer protection.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof. Mazlum Doğan
Assistants	Research Assist. Oğuzhan Uslu
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	İlhan Kara, Şebnem Akipek Öcal, Tüketici Hukuku Dersleri, Ankara, Yetkin Yayınları, 2021.
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	İ. Yılmaz Aslan, Tüketici Hukuku Dersleri, 8. bs., Bursa, Ekin Kitabevi Yayınları, 2021.

Course Category

Field

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	2	28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	14	2	28
Mid-terms	1	18	18
Final examination	1	18	18
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 92

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Student who successfully completes this course, knows the basic concepts that are defined in the Law on Protection of the Consumer;
2	Knows the principles prevailing the protection of consumer;
3	Knows consumer's legal remedies in case of defective goods and services;
4	Knows the types and features of consumer transactions;
5	Knows the legal remedies available to the consumer within the scope of law.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	The aim of the Law on the Protection of the Consumer and the definitions of the concepts therein (consumer, consumer transaction, seller, provider, manufacturer, goods, service, importer)	-	-
2	Principles prevailing protection of the consumer, unfair terms, aversion of sale, goods and services that are not ordered	-	-
3	Defective good and services, concept of defect, liability from defect and its conditions	-	-
4	Hire purchase agreement	-	-
5	Consumer loan agreements	-	-
6	Housing finance agreement, prepaid housing sales agreement	-	-
7	Out of office contracts, distant contracts	-	-
8	Midterm exam	-	-
9	Time share vacation contract, package tour contract	-	-
10	Subscription contract	-	-
11	Informing consumers and protecting their interests, price tag, book of instructions, warranty deed, raising consumers awareness	-	-
12	Commercial advertisements and unfair commercial practices, Board of Advertisement	-	-
13	Consumer organisations, Consumer Council, Advertising Council, Consumer Arbitration Committee	-	-
14	Consumer courts, halting production and sales, recall of product, auditing consumer product and services, punitive provisions	-	-
15	Final exam	-	-

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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