Course code PārZ4043
Credit points 3
Consumer Policy
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for lectures16
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes16
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation12.10.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Land Management and Geodesy
Course developer
Viesturs Rozenbergs
Dr. sc. ing.
Course abstract
At the first part students learn Latvian and European Union legislation on consumer protection - regulations, directives, rules, and rules. Course of the second and third part consists of an insight into consumer society’s economic principles, as well as psychological aspects of education and population issues. Practical work is in the form of seminars looking at various practical examples related to the law on consumer protection.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
After studying the course the student will
• knowledge and critical understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of consumer policy
• skills to formulate, critically evaluate and use the basic knowledge in practical work – a regulatory framework for consumer policy, consumer society and the basic principles of consumer behaviour
• competence to make decisions regarding relations with consumers, prediction of consumer behaviour.
Compulsory reading
1. Advances in Household Economics, Consumer Behaviour and Economic Policy. – Ashgate Publishing, 2005. 183 pages.
2. State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability (State of the World). – W.W. Norton & Company, 2010. 244 p.
3. The Global Debt Trap: How to Escape the Danger and Build a Fortune. – Wiley, 2010. 230 p.
4. Torgāns K., Jemeļjanova M., Barkovska V. Produkcijas kvalitāte, likums, patērētāja tiesības. Rīga: Latvijas Juridiskais centrs, 1994, 126 lpp.
Further reading
1. Consumer Behaviour. William L. Wilkie.- 3rd ed. John Wiley&Sons, Inc., New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore, 1994, 614 p.
2. Pircēju tiesību aizsardzība Latvijā un pasaulē. Kvalitātes nodrošināšanas nacionālā programma. Rīga: KIF "Biznesa komplekss”, 1996, 24 lpp.
3. A handbook of food packaging (edited by Frank A. Paine, Heather Y. Paine). 2nd ed. London etc. : Blackie Academic & professional, 1992. - XIV, 497 p.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Journal of Consumer Research. [tiešsaiste]. University Chicago Press. ISSN: 0093-5301 [skatīts 05.12.2011.]. Pieejams: EBSCO Academic Search Complete datubāzē: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&jid=JCR&site=ehost-live
2. Journal of Consumer Psychology. - Elsevier. ISSN: 1057-7408.
3. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. [tiešsaiste]. Published by Elsevier Science. ISSN: 0969-6989. [skatīts 05.12.2011.] Pieejams Science Direct datubāzē: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09696989.