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Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Find and refer to a range of legal sources on consumer law, including cases, legislation and academic commentary.
Apply legal principles to everyday situations and real world problems affecting consumers.
Evaluate the objectives of consumer protection law and policy and the effectiveness of consumer protection measures.
Assess the impact of the European Union on domestic consumer law.
Identify areas of consumer law in need of reform and make suggestions for reform.
Demonstrate good communication skills and design a poster.
- The rationale for consumer protection
- The framework of consumer protection
- The EU and consumer protection
- The institutional framework of consumer protection, including the role of the Consumer Protection Commission, cross-border enforcement, collective actions.
- Defective goods and services, consumer rights and digital content
- Unfair Contract terms
- Unfair commercial practices
- Consumer Rights when Travelling
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Total | 112 |
Students are advised to only take this module if they have a good understanding of Contract law and a basic understanding of European Union Law.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Presentation: Students must either design a poster or make a short (1 min) video on an aspect of consumer law, targeted at the general public. | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Assignment: Personalised Case Study - Writing up, researching and answering / reflecting on a real life consumer problem encountered by the student or friend. (1,500 words, including the problem itself) | Week 10 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Multiple choice questionnaire via Brightspace. | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Feedback will be given on the draft poster / video in class, in class sessions. Students will also receive feedback on their individualised case studies, again both before and after submission. This class is very interactive and student participation and engagement with feedback is expected.