Consumer Law (Wilkinson-Ryan)
Faculty
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| Tess Wilkinson-Ryan Professor of Law and Psychology twilkins@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Grading
25% Participation,
75% Exam,
Other (Class participation grade will be based on an in-class group presentation.)
Exam
Essay,
In Class,
Partial Open Book (Students will be able to use any materials they have printed out or downloaded before the exam. They will not be able to access the internet.)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- I will make PowerPoint slides or other class materials routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
- If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can make PowerPoint slides or other class materials available to you.
- When you are better, please make an appointment to meet with me and I will review/answer questions about what you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
TR 10:30AM - 11:50AM
Tanenbaum Hall 345
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
3.0
This course on contemporary consumer law considers statutory and common law approaches to transactions between firms and individuals. How is advertising regulated? What does it mean for business practices to be "unfair" or deceptive? How do common law approaches in contract and tort sit alongside the statutory frameworks at the federal and state levels? Topics include disclosure, arbitration, privacy, credit discrimination, real property, education, cars, and debt collection.
Our coverage of the law of consumer transactions and consumer protection will be informed by a number of critical and complementary perspectives, from disciplines including psychology, history, and sociology. Grading will be based on an in-class presentation (25%) and an essay exam (75%).
Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Perspectives on the Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of how the law affects, and is affected by, the individual course topic; Perform legal analysis in the context of the individual course topic; Communicate effectively on the legal and other aspects of the individual course topic; Demonstrate the ability to use other disciplines to analyze legal issues relevant to the individual course topic, including economics, philosophy, and sociology, as appropriate.
Administrative and Regulatory Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of administrative and regulatory law and the administrative process, including the role of statutory authorization and work of administrative agencies; Perform legal analysis in the context of administrative and regulatory law; Communicate effectively on topics related to administrative and regulatory law; Demonstrate an understanding of the role administrative and regulatory law play in our legal system and in society as a whole.
Equity and Inclusion Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of the varied legal aspects of equity and inclusion; Perform legal analysis in the context of topics related to equity and inclusion; Communicate effectively on the legal aspects of equity and inclusion; Demonstrate an understanding of how equity and inclusion are connected to and affected by a wide variety of legal and regulatory structures and doctrines.