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1. EU COMPETITION LAW AND POLiCYKatarina PijetlovicTallinn Law School, TTÜ

2. Opening page of the e-course
3. Why is the EU Competition Law and Policy e- course needed? Target group: third year bachelor students of law In my lecture room attendance is never compulsory There is a tendency by students to skip lectures for various reasons and then ask me later what it was all about, can they have the materials distributed, can I explain something to them, etc. This often duplicates my work. Creating an e-course would make it possible for students to have all the info available and actively take part in courses even if they are back in their country, or sick at home. I would not have to attend to all students individually when they do not show up for the lecture. It would also make it possible for me to cancel my lecture if a conference comes up, if I am ill, etc. It creates more diverse learning environment The materials needed for the course, and the assignments are in one place. There is a good overview of all the course activites. Helps general organisation of the course
4. Effect of introducing EU Competition Law and Policy e-course The quality of both teaching and studying will improve due to diversity of teaching tools Closer monitoring of students’ activities and their personal interests in the subject – this enables a more individual, custom-made approach to teaching the subject Possibility for the students to acquire knowledge independently, a skill they are to develop during their studies Utilisation of the in-class lecture time for the purposes other than descriptive teaching of law. There will be more time to engage in analytical overview of the subject rather than going over the materials and rules. Effective presentation of and acess to text and documents
5. Objectives of the course By the end of the course a student is able to comfortably use the subject-specific terminology, identify the breaches of EU competition law and provide legal analysis applying relevant case law and legislation to solve hypothetical legal problems, understand and assess the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice and the Commission practice in the competition cases, as well as follow the further developments in the area.
6. Structure of the course The introductorytopic is intended to meet the first of the course objectives, and all the other topics focus on the second and third objectives. Each topic starts with basic readings whether from the textbook or written by the lecturer. All the relevant legislation is linked. Advanced readings are provided for the most important topics. Course assignments include providing solution to hypothetical cases and writing research papers (because true/false, multiple choice, etc. are not the best way to examine the knowledge of the law which relies on analytical abilities).
7. Grading criteria 50% mid-term exam covering the area of cartels and abuses of dominant market position– the students will be asked to provide a comprehensive legal analysis and solution to a hypothetical case. 50% final exam coverning the area of mergers and competition rules addressed to Member States - the students will be asked to provide a comprehensive legal analysis and solution to a hypothetical case. NB! Participation in the final exam is conditioned upon completing all of the course assignments, whether online or in-class.
8. Thank you!