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Consumer Protection in EU

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Course ID:	2105-EPE-L-D5CPEU
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Consumer Protection in EU
Name in Polish:	Consumer Protection in EU
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) European politics and economics - DZIENNE I STOPNIA 5 semestr 3 rok
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Short description:	The student learns the basic rights and obligations of consumers in accordance with EU law. The student learns to apply the existing consumer rights in practice. The student is ready to critically analyze current legal solutions and search for modernization of existing normative regulations.
Full description:	1. Introduction. Consumers and their behaviour on the market. 2. Understand consumption and consumer values. Customer awareness importance. 3. Understanding the market and companies' behaviour. Company practices requiring consumer protection. 4. Consumer awareness relevance and strategies - implications on business. 5. Consumer policy on the European market. The evolution of consumer policy in the EU. 6. Consumer rights. Institutions of consumer rights protection. 7. Negative law and market integration. 8. Regulating the substance of consumer transactions. 9. Product liability. 10. European private law. 11. Advertising and marketing law. 12. Product safety regulation. 13. Access to justice.
Bibliography:	Weatherill, S. (2013). EU consumer law and policy. Edward Elgar Publishing. Smyczek, S. (ed.). 2019. Consumer protection standards in Europe.Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Placet Documents and information available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/consumer-protection-law/consumer-contract-law/consumer-rights-directive_en ; curia.eu
Learning outcomes:	K_U05: The student is able to analyse at a basic level solutions to specific problems in the social, political, economic area of European Union and Europe, and to propose appropriate solutions in this regard. K_U10: The student is able to identify and interpret scenarios of creation and implementation of public policies at the national and supranational levels. The student is able to use acquired knowledge to generally diagnose the quality of policies run by Member states and the EU. K_K02: The student is ready to correctly identify and resolve dilemmas related to practicing the profession. K_K05: The student is ready to represent in an institutionalised manner different interests of various social groups, taking into account political, economic and legal aspects of undertaken initiatives.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Active participation in in-class discussions - 10 % In-class presentations - 20 % Written exam - 70%

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH KON FR
Type of class:	Seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Anna Lewczuk
Group instructors:	Anna Lewczuk
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Seminar - Examination

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