LAW
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
LAW2156	The General Principles of Consumer Law	Spring	0	0	0	4

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. KADİR EMRE GÖKYAYLA
Course Objectives:	In the course, providing basic information on Consumer Law, showing solutions to consumer problems and preparing students for discussions in consumer contracts in the light of all this information.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who have succeeded in this course:
will have a general knowledge about general principles of consumer law.
will learn how to identify who the consumer and provider are, and learn the consumer transaction.
will learn how to resolve disputes regarding consumer law.

Course Content

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	The scope of the Consumer Protection Code and its relation with the other regulations.
2)	The concept of consumer, seller/provider
3)	The definition and application of consumer transaction
4)	The authorized court in the consumer disputes and the arbitration committee
5)	The examination of court decisions regarding consumer transaction
6)	The general principles about the consumer transaction
7)	Midterm
8)	Unfair Terms
9)	Avoiding sales and delivery of goods not ordered
10)	Price tag-promotional manual
11)	The defected goods
12)	Warranty
13)	The defective service
14)	Review of court and arbitration decisions

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Tüm Borçlar hukuku özel hükümler kitapları, her konu ile özel verilecek makaleler. ZEVKLİLER, Aydın , Tüketici Hukuku, İzmir. Gümüş, Alper, Tüketicinin Korunması Hakkında Kanun Şerhi I, İstanbul 2014. Yılmaz Arslan, Tüketici Hukuku, Bursa 2014.

Special Provisions of Obligation Law books and specipic articles related to the subject. ZEVKLİLER, Aydın , Tüketici Hukuku, İzmir. Gümüş, Alper, Tüketicinin Korunması Hakkında Kanun Şerhi I, İstanbul 2014. Yılmaz Arslan, Tüketici Hukuku, Bursa 2014.

References:

Yargı kararları ve ilgili mevzuat
All relevant legislations and court cases.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	13	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	2	26
Study Hours Out of Class	14	5	70
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions.
2)	Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.
3)	Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.
4)	Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.
5)	Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.
6)	Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.
7)	Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.
8)	Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.
9)	Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development.
10)	Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.
11)	Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.
12)	Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.
13)	Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.
14)	Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.
15)	Have the professional and ethical responsibility.
16)	Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.
17)	Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.
18)	Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.