MARBPOZS Protection of Consumers´ Interests

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavla Sýkorová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavla Sýkorová
Department of Business Economics and Management – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites
None
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of this course is to obtain a general overview of the issues of consumers' interests protection. It puts especially emphasis on aspects of goods quality, services, expertise and hygiene sales. Students are acquainted with the activities of state and local governments, especially with their actions in the field of control. The details about the consumer´s protection level abroad are integral part of this course.
Syllabus
  • 1. Protection of consumers´ interests as part of social marketing concept
    2. Historical development of consumer protection
    3. The concept of consumer policy in the Czech Republic
    4. The law on Free access to information and the law on Personal data protection
    5. The law on Consumer protection
    6. Supervisory authorities
    7. Consumer protection in other laws
    8. EU consumer policy
    9. Consumer organizations in the Czech Republic and abroad
    10. Product safety and market protection
    11. The issue of the purchase and sale in terms of consumer
    12. Advertising and its possible impact on consumers
    13. Expert´s presentation from practice
Literature
    required literature
  • WIEWIÓROWSKA DOMAGALSKA, A. Consumer Sales Guarantees in the European Union. 2013. ISBN 9783866539686. info
  • MARLIN., S. E., OLINGER, C. P. Consumer Protection in an Age of Technological Transformation. New York: Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2009. ISBN 978-16-069-2924-7. info
  • HOROVÁ, O. Ochrana spotřebitele po vstupu do Evropské unie. Praha: Oeconomica, 2006. ISBN 978-80-245-1106-1. info
  • MATUSIKOVÁ, L. Ochrana zájmů spotřebitele - distanční studijní opora. Karviná: SU OPF, 2006. ISBN 80-7248-357-9. info
  • KLABUSAYOVÁ, N. Principy a trendy ochrany spotřebitele. Ostrava: VŠB TU, 2005. ISBN 978-80-248-0912-0. info
    recommended literature
  • D-test. Praha: OSS "TEST". info
  • http://www.spotrebitel.cz. info
  • Moderní obchod. info
  • Zákon č. 634/1992 Sb. o ochraně spotřebitele, ve znění pozdějších předpisů. info
  • SAVIN, A.,. EU Internet Law. 2013. ISBN 9781781006016. info
  • VYSEKALOVÁ, J. a KOL. Chování zákazníka (vybrané kapitoly). Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3528-3. info
  • TOMANČÁKOVÁ, B. Ochrana spotřebitele v praxi se vzory a příklady. Praha: Linde, 2008. ISBN 80-7201-695-2. info
  • HOUDEK, D. Jak úspěšně reklamovat. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-2201-6. info
  • DENNIS, CH., J. A. NEWMAN a D. MARSLAND. Objects of Desire : Consumer Behaviour in Shopping Centre Choices. 2005. ISBN 9780230509481. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
ongoing test, course credit test
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž60
Přednáška26
Zápočet30
Summary116
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012.
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