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1 SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET 1. Program information 1.1. University ROMANIAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance 1.3. Department Trade, economic integration and business administration 1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business 1.5. Study program Bachelor program 1.6. Major International Business 2. Subject information 2.1. Subject name MICROECONOMICS 2.2. Course tutor Prof. Bogdan Glavan 2.3. Seminar tutor Prof. Bogdan Glavan 2.4. Year of study I 2.5. Semester I 2.6. Type of Assessment E 2.6. Subject category GS 3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester) 3.1. Number of hours per week 4 out of which: 3.2. course 2 3.3. seminar 2 3.4. Total hours/semester 56 out of which: 3.5. course 28 3.6. seminar 28 Allotted time hours Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 25 Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 30 Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 25 Tutoring hours 14 Examinations 2 Other activities 3.7. Total hours/ individual study 78 3.8. Total hours/semester 150 3.9. Number of credits 6 4. Preconditions (if there is any) 4.1. for curriculum - 4.2. for competences - 5. Pre requisites (if there is any) 5.1. for course 5.2. for seminar 6. Acquired specific competences Professional competences C1. To conduct studies for trading companies, private and public institutions in the international business field. C5. To provide international business assistance to public international organisms, local and regional communities (EU institutions, chambers of commerce, clusters etc) C7. To use quality and quantity tools to interpret phenomena, processes, conditions and trends specific to economic activities through micro- and macro-economic correlations

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SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Trade, economic integration and business administration

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name MICROECONOMICS

2.2. Course tutor

Prof. Bogdan Glavan

2.3. Seminar tutor

Prof. Bogdan Glavan

2.4. Year of study

I

2.5. Semester

I

2.6.

Type of Assessment

E

2.6. Subject category

GS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 4 out of

which:

3.2. course

2 3.3. seminar 2

3.4. Total hours/semester

56 out of

which:

3.5. course

28 3.6. seminar 28

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 25

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 30

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 25

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 78

3.8. Total hours/semester 150

3.9. Number of credits 6

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

5.2.

for seminar

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

al

com

pet

ence

s

C1. To conduct studies for trading companies, private and public institutions in the international business

field.

C5. To provide international business assistance to public international organisms, local and regional

communities (EU institutions, chambers of commerce, clusters etc)

C7. To use quality and quantity tools to interpret phenomena, processes, conditions and trends specific

to economic activities through micro- and macro-economic correlations

2

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s

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7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject • Acquiring a set of mandatory knowledge and informations in the field

of microeconomics, representing basic conditions for becoming an

economist

7.2. Specific objectives • Course:

✓ Developing abilities for becoming an economist;

✓ Knowing methodological aspects related to economic activity;

✓ Knowing the consequences of economic decisions on social-economic

environment;

✓ Emphasizing the charecteristics of markets, competition and economic

agents’ behavior as producers and consumers

Seminar:

✓ Creating abilities for solving practical applications specific for

microeconomics and firm-level activity;

✓ Identifying specific elements concerning the relation needs-resources, the

productivity of factors, costs, return, market and competition

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

1. Fundamentals of Economic Theory

• Theories, principles and economic models

• Appropriation of resoursces – options, limits and

the optimal choice

• Market system and the monetary flows

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

2. Supply and demand

• What determines the supply and demand

• The market equilibrium

• The elasticity of supply and demand

• Maximizing the economic utility

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

4 hours

3. Production and costs

• The law of diminishing returns

• Production costs

• Economies of scale

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

4. Market and competition

• Competition

• Price discrimination

• Maximizing the profit

• Oligopoly and competition

• The monopoly

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

4 hours

3

5. Externalities and issues of information

• Externalities and public goods

• Asymetric information

• Adverse selection

• Moral hazard and the flock behavior

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

4 hours

6. Problems and microeconomic policies

• Antitrust policy

• Traffic jams

• Environment policy

• Issues of the workforce market: unions,

discrimination, migration

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

4 hours

7. Money

• Money and the monetary equilibrium

• Interest

• Money market

• Value of money and the level of prices

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

8. Capital market

• Shares and bonds

• Institutions of the capital market

• Yield of investments

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

9. Labor and human capital

• Institutions of the workforce market

• Unions and the migration of workforce

• Discrimination in the labour market

• Anti-discrimination policies

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

10. Evaluation 2 hours

Bibliography

1. Mankiw, N. G. 2018. Principles of Economics, 8th ed. Cengage Learning

2. Hyman, David N. – Economics, Economics, Homewwod, Irwin, 1989,

3. Barron, John – Economics, Homewwod, Irwin, 1989

4. McConnell, R. Campbell - Economics: Principles, problems, and policies, New York, McGrawHill, 1996

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/home?

https://www.indexmundi.com/factbook/compare

https://www.doingbusiness.org/

https://www.weforum.org/

https://www.worldbank.org

https://www.oecd.org/

https://mises.org/books-library

8.2. Seminary/Laboratory Teaching Methods Observations

1. Decision of allocation.

Constraints and options.

Optimal choice

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

2. Property rights, the role of

stimulants and the prosperity

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

3. Exchange and labour division Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

4. Supply and demand. Elasticity

of the demand

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

5. Productivity and costs Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

6. Competition Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

7. Producer’s behavior on the

oligopoly markets

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

8. Entrepreneurship, innovation

and competitiveness in the

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

4

modern economy

9. Technology development,

research and economic

efficiency

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

10. Public goods, common’s

tragedy and the free rider

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

11. Asymmetric information.

Public and private solutions

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

12. Money market and the interest

rate

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

13. Capital market and labour

market

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

2 hours

14. Written test. Written test sustention 2 hours

Bibliography

1. Mankiw, N. G. 2018. Principles of Economics, 8th ed. Cengage Learning

2. Hyman, David N. – Economics, Economics, Homewwod, Irwin, 1989,

3. Barron, John – Economics, Homewwod, Irwin, 1989

4. McConnell, R. Campbell - Economics: Principles, problems, and policies, New York, McGrawHill, 1996

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/home?

https://www.indexmundi.com/factbook/compare

https://www.doingbusiness.org/

https://www.weforum.org/

https://www.worldbank.org

https://www.oecd.org/

https://mises.org/books-library

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

The contents of the discipline were elaborated taking into account the competencies and skills and competencies necessary

for the possible jobs listed in Annex 1, according to the Code of Occupations in Romania. Also, there were taken into

account the theoretical information specific to this discipline, comprised in the books recognized both at the domestic and

international level, as it can be seen in the Bibliography included in the spreadsheet.

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80% 10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance 50%

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance 30% Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20% For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

1

SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Finance, Credit and Accounting

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING

2.2. Course tutor

Ionut Cosmin LUNGU, PhD Lecturer

2.3. Seminar tutor

Ionut Cosmin LUNGU, PhD Lecturer

2.4. Year of study

I

2.5. Semester

I

2.6.

Type of Assessment

E

2.6. Subject category

GS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 3 out of

which:

3.2. course

2 3.3. seminar 1

3.4. Total hours/semester

42 out of

which:

3.5. curs

28 3.6. seminar 14

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 23

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 24

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 20

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 67

3.8. Total hours/semester 125

3.9. Number of credits 5

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

5.2.

for seminar

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

al

com

pet

ence

s C4.To manage data bases in international business

C7. To use quality and quantity tools to interpret phenomena, processes, conditions and trends specific

to economic activities through micro- and macro-economic correlations

2

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ence

s

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7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

• "Fundamentals of Accounting" operates within a broad socio-economic

environment, and so, the knowledge required of the accountant cannot be sharply

compartmentalized. It is therefore, difficult to discuss one area without relating to other

areas of knowledge. We place a great emphasis on the conceptual knowledge. The

accountant should not only know but he should understand.

7.2. Specific objectives "Fundamentals of Accounting general objective is the process of recording,

classifying and summarizing transactions so that relation with outsiders is exactly

determined and result of operation during a particular period can be calculated, and the

financial position as the end of the period may be shown.

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

Chapter I - Accounting and the Business Environment

1) Define accounting vocabulary.

2) Define the users of financial information:

3) Describe the accounting profession and the organizations

that govern it.

4) Identify the different types of business organizations.

5) Delineate the distinguishing characteristics and

organization of a proprietorship.

6) Apply accounting concepts and principles.

7) Define and use the accounting equation.

8) Depict accounting for business transactions.

9) Explain and prepare the financial statements.

10) Use financial statements to evaluate business

performance. Relationships among the Financial Statements

• Lecture-demonstration by teacher

• Encouraging students to prepare for

the lesson before class • Learning through Homework

6

Chapter II - Recording Business Transactions

1) Define accounting vocabulary. Assets, Liabilities,

Owner’s Equity, Revenues, and Expenses

2) Record transactions in the journal using rules of debit and

credit. Double-entry accounting.

3) List the steps of the transaction recording process.

4) Depict journalizing and posting to the ledger

5) Prepare the trial balance from the T-accounts.

• Lecture-demonstration by teacher

• Encouraging students to prepare for

the lesson before class • Learning through Homework

6

Chapter III - The Adjusting Process

1) Distinguish between accrual and cash-basis accounting

2) Use the work sheet to prepare financial statements.

3) Close the revenue, expense, and dividend accounts.

4) Journalize and post adjusting entries

5) Explain the purpose of and prepare an adjusted trial

balance.

6) Prepare the financial statements from the adjusted trial

balance

• Lecture-demonstration by teacher

• Encouraging students to prepare for

the lesson before class • Learning through Homework

7

Chapter IV - Completing the accounting cycle

1) Prepare an accounting work sheet.

2) Define the users of financial information:

3) Describe the accounting profession and the organizations

that govern it.

4) Prepare post-closing trial balance.

5) Classify assets and liabilities as current or long-term.

• Lecture-demonstration by teacher

• Encouraging students to prepare for

the lesson before class • Learning through Homework

7

3

6) Use the current ratio and the debt ratio to evaluate a

company

7) Evaluation 2

Bibliography

1. JOHN J. WILD, KEN W. SHAW - Fundamental Accounting Principles, McGraw Hill; 24 edition, 2018

2. JERRY J. WEYGANDT - Accounting Principles: IFRS Version, Wiley, 13 edition, 2018

3. JOEL A. LERNER - Schaum's Outline of Principles of Accounting I, Fifth Edition (Schaum's Outlines), 2019

4. JOE BEN HOYLE, THOMAS SCHAEFER, TIMOTHY DOUPNIK - Advanced Accounting, McGraw-Hill

Education; 13 edition, 2017

5. DONALD E. KIESO, JERRY J. WEYGANDT, TERRY D. WARFIELD, Intermediate Accounting, Wiley; 17th

ed. Edition, 2019

6. ****PricewaterhouseCoopers' Manual of accounting – IFRS 2020 provides practical guidance on the IFRSs issued

by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/learning-provider/virtual-classrooms.html

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

Chapter I - Accounting and the Business Environment

Chapter II - Recording Business Transactions

Chapter III - The Adjusting Process

Chapter IV - Completing the accounting cycle

Evaluation

• Encouraging students to prepare

for the lesson before class • Learning through Homework

• 3

• 3

• 3

• 3

• 2 Bibliography

1. JOHN J. WILD, KEN W. SHAW - Fundamental Accounting Principles, McGraw Hill; 24 edition, 2018

2. JERRY J. WEYGANDT - Accounting Principles: IFRS Version, Wiley, 13 edition, 2018

3. JOEL A. LERNER - Schaum's Outline of Principles of Accounting I, Fifth Edition (Schaum's Outlines), 2019

4. JOE BEN HOYLE, THOMAS SCHAEFER, TIMOTHY DOUPNIK - Advanced Accounting, McGraw-Hill

Education; 13 edition, 2017

5. DONALD E. KIESO, JERRY J. WEYGANDT, TERRY D. WARFIELD, Intermediate Accounting, Wiley; 17th

ed. Edition, 2019

6 ****PricewaterhouseCoopers' Manual of accounting – IFRS 2020 provides practical guidance on the IFRSs issued by

the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/learning-provider/virtual-classrooms.html

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

Preparing for CPA , ACCA, CIMA, ACA exams; Preparing for being part (member) of CPA , ACCA, CIMA, ACA

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80%

10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance 50%

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance

30%

Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20%

For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and B in

the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

Date of the department approval

1

SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

2020-2021

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Informatics, Statistics, Mathematics

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name Economic Informatics

2.2. Course tutor

Alexandru TĂBUȘCĂ, PhD Associate Professor

2.3. Seminar tutor

Alexandru TĂBUȘCĂ, PhD Associate Professor

2.4. Year of study

1

2.5. Semester

1

2.6.

Type of Assessment

E

2.7. Subject

category

GS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 3 out of

which:

3.2. course

1 3.3. seminar 2

3.4. Total hours/semester

42 out of

which:

3.5. course

14 3.6. seminar 28

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 20

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 20

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 27

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 67

3.8. Total hours/semester 125

3.9. Number of credits 5

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

✓ Multimedia & video-projection system

5.2.

for seminar

✓ Multimedia & video-projection system

✓ Computer lab with specific software, internet access

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

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com

pet

ence

s • C4 To manage data bases in international business

• C7 To use quality and quantity tools to interpret phenomena, processes, conditions and trends

specific to economic activities through micro- and macro-economic correlations

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7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

En: Students will learn specific ways to use the main software products used in office work:

word processors, spreadsheets, presentation software, commercial software for creating simple

web pages and dedicated software for planning and management activities, e-mail accounts and

messages management

7.2. Specific objectives

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

Course orientation, Q&A Problem proposal and solving

Conversation

Explanation

Directed observation

Exercises

Quizes

2

What is a computer? Functions, history, classification,

binary code, modern uses, convergence. Application

software, types and uses of business software suites,

entertainment and multimedia.

2

File management, navigating the computer, file extensions

and names, backup, local and cloud. Hardware,

components, devices, peripherals, communication devices.

2

System software, comparisons, Windows – MacOS – Linux,

smart devices. Digital devices and multimedia,

characteristics, memory cards, transferring images and

video, AV file types.

2

The Internet, history, world wide web, connection types,

web browsers, www navigation and content.

Communicating and Sharing: The Social Web, synchronous

/ asynchronous communication.

2

Networks and communication, network classification, wired

vs. wireless, network protection. Security and privacy,

cybercrime, malware, spam, adware, spyware, viruses,

worms, trojans, rootkits. Databases, components, DBMS

types, comparison, best practices.

2

Evaluation 2

Bibliography

Mandatory

• Visualizing Technology COMPLETE – ISBN 978-0134401072, Author: Debra Geoghan, Pearson Publishing

• New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & Word 2016 Comprehensive – ISBN 978-1305880979, Author: Ann

Shaffer, Katherine Pinard, Dan Oja

• New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & Excel 2016 Comprehensive – ISBN 978-1305880405, Author: June

Parsons, Dan Oja, Patrick Carey, Carol DesJardins

• New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & PowerPoint 2016 Comprehensive – ISBN 978-1305881235, Author:

Katherine Pinard, June Parsons, Kathy Finnegan

• Course notes published on www.rau.ro, “TEACHING SUPPORT” section (http://paginamea.rau.ro/en)

Optional

• New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2016 Comprehensive - ISBN 978-1305271616

• New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & Excel 2016: Comprehensive – ISBN 978-1305880405

• New Perspectives on HTML and CSS – ISBN 978-1111989651, Thomson South-Western – Patrick Carey

• Teach Yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One – ISBN 978-0538470681, Sams Publishing – Julie C. eloni

• Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day - ISBN 672330962, Sams Publishing –

Laura Lemay, Rafe Colburn

3

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO): An Hour a Day - ISBN 0470902590, Sybex Publishing – Jennifer Grappone,

Gradiva Couzin

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

Placement test (NOT graded, just to check the average level

of the group, in order to calibrate the lab workload throughout

the module)

Problem proposal and solving

Conversation

Explanation

Directed observation

Exercises

Quizes

2

MS Word – creating& editing docs, navigating & formatting,

tables and reports, enhance page layout design

2

MS Word – templates, themes, styles, mail merge,

collaborating and integrating data

2

MS Word – customizing and automating work, online forms

with advanced tables, managing long documents

2

MS Excel – Excel basics, formatting workbook text/data,

calculations with formulas and functions, analyzing financial

data

2

MS Excel – tables, pivot tables, pivot charts, multiple

worksheets/workbooks

2

MS Excel – excel applications, advanced functions 2

MS Excel – financial tools and functions, What-if analysis 2

MS Excel – Connecting to external data, shared workbooks 2

MS PowerPoint – creating a presentation, adding media and

special effects

2

MS PowerPoint – advanced formatting to objects, integrating

and collaborating with others

2

MS PowerPoint – integration with other programs,

customizing presentations/environment

2

Project presentations 4

Bibliography

Mandatory

• Visualizing Technology COMPLETE – ISBN 978-0134401072, Author: Debra Geoghan, Pearson Publishing

• New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & Word 2016 Comprehensive – ISBN 978-1305880979, Author: Ann

Shaffer, Katherine Pinard, Dan Oja

• New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & Excel 2016 Comprehensive – ISBN 978-1305880405, Author: June

Parsons, Dan Oja, Patrick Carey, Carol DesJardins

• New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & PowerPoint 2016 Comprehensive – ISBN 978-1305881235, Author:

Katherine Pinard, June Parsons, Kathy Finnegan

• Course notes published on www.rau.ro, “TEACHING SUPPORT” section (http://paginamea.rau.ro/en)

Optional

• New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2016 Comprehensive - ISBN 978-1305271616

• New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & Excel 2016: Comprehensive – ISBN 978-1305880405

• New Perspectives on HTML and CSS – ISBN 978-1111989651, Thomson South-Western – Patrick Carey

• Teach Yourself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript All in One – ISBN 978-0538470681, Sams Publishing – Julie C. eloni

• Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day - ISBN 672330962, Sams Publishing –

Laura Lemay, Rafe Colburn

Search Engine Optimization (SEO): An Hour a Day - ISBN 0470902590, Sybex Publishing – Jennifer Grappone,

Gradiva Couzin

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities’ representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

Yes, the content of the discipline is regularly discussed and updated together with business environment representatives. All

practical applications (labs/seminars) are based on the latest software packages with world wide recognition level (eg. MS

Office for office applications).

10. Assessment

4

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80% 10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance 50%

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance 30% Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20% For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and B in

the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

1

SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

2020-2021 1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Informatics, Statistics and Mathematics

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS

2.2. Course tutor

Assoc. Prof. Din Marilena – Aura, Math PhD

2.3. Seminar tutor

Assoc. Prof. Din Marilena – Aura, Math PhD

2.4. Year of study

I

2.5. Semester

1

2.6.

Type of Assessment

E

2.6. Subject category

GS

3. Estimated total hours(teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 4 out of which:

3.2. course

2 3.3. seminar 2

3.4. Total hours/semester

56 out of which:

3.5. curs

28 3.6. seminar 28

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 24

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 24

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 30

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities

3.7. Total hours/individual study 78

3.8.Total hours/semester 150

3.9. Number of credits 6

4. Preconditions(if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum

4.2.for competences

5. Pre – requisites(if there is any)

5.1. for course

5.2. for seminar

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

al

com

pet

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• C4. To manage data bases in international business

• C7. To use quality and quantity tools to interpret phenomena, processes, conditions and trends

specific to economic activities through micro- and macro-economic correlations

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7. Objectives(resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1.General objective of the

subject

En: Initiate students in those classes of economic problems for which have to apply

mathematics.

7.2.Specific objectives En: Stimulating the creativity of students through economic examples which require

applying mathematics. Skills training for calculus and applying the theoretical

concepts into practical exercises and problems with specific examples of the

specialization.

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

En:

I. Introduction to Linear Algebra:

Matrix. Determinants. Linear equations. Linear equation systems. (Review)

Vector Spaces. Linear Dependence and Linear Independence of the Vector

Systems. The Base and the Size of a Vector Space. Changing the Base and the

Coordinates of a Vector. Iterative Methods: Gauss Jordan Elimination Method.

II. Elements of Mathematical Analysis:

Function on R: limit, continuity. (Review). Real Functions of Several Real

Variables. Partial Derivatives. Local Extremes (Minima and Maxima) without

constrains for Real Functions of Several Real Variables. Applied Problems to the

Extremes for Functions of Vector Variables.

III. Introduction to Probability:

Operating with random events. Probability of an Event – classical and

axiomatically. Probability approaches: Venn Euler Diagrams, Contingency Table,

and Decision Tree. Proprieties of Probability function. Incompatible / mutually

exclusive events. Adding rule. Independent Events. Conditional Probability.

Multiplication rule. Probability formulas for complete systems of hypothesis: Total

probability formula. Bayes’ formula. Classical probability schemes for repeated

experiments: Poisson, Bernoully, Hypergeometrical scheme. Random variables:

discrete and continuous, probability distributions, mean value and variance.

IV. EVALUATION TEST

• Algorithm-based

thinking

• Mathematical modeling

• Learning through

examples

• Problematical Learning

• Case studies

• Conversation

• Debates

I. 10 hours

II. 6 hours

III. 10 hours

IV. 2 hours

Bibliography

Textbook1: Michael Sullivan and Abe Mizrahi Mathematics for Business and Social Science - An Applied Approach, John Wiley

& Sons Inc., 8thEd, pdf. (URA Library code 7907)

Textbook2: Frank Werner and Yuri N. Sotskov „Mathematics of Economics and Business”, Routledge Print, New York 2006.

pdf.

Textbook3: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Statistics for Business and Economics, pdf (also URA

Library)

On the web site of RAU, at teaching materials, Briefing notes by Din Marilena Aura:

“Best Use of Teaching Methods for Mathematics for Economics”, „Exercises from textbook to practice for preparing

exam/tests”, “Examination paper with solutions and marking schemes- template” , „Course notes”

Additional Bibliography:

• Textbook4: Simon, C.P., Blume, L., Mathematics for Economists, W.W. Norton & co., New York-London, pdf.

• Textbook5: Ian Jacques Mathematics for Economics and Business, Pearson Education Limited, 2006, pdf.

• Textbook6: Ronald J. Harshbarger and James J. Reynolds “Mathematical Applications for Management, Life, and

Social Science”, (RAU Library: Code 3517)

• Textbook7: Laurence D. Hoffmann and Gerald L. Bradley “Finite Mathematics with Calculus” 2nd Ed, (RAU Library:

Code 6067)

• Textbook8: Deborah Hughes-Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, etc. Applied Calculus, 3rd Edition, John

Wiley & Sons Inc., 2006

Chapters for readings from the Textbooks (pdf format):

• Textbook1: Michael Sullivan and Abe Mizrahi “Mathematics for Business and Social Science” - An Applied

Approach, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 8thEd, pdf. (URA Library code 7907):

o Chapter 1+2 Linear Equations, Systems of Linear Equations; Matrices.

3

o Chapter 7. Probability.

o Chapter 8. Additional Probability Topics.

o Chapter 17. Calculus of Functions of Two or More Variables.

• Textbook2: Frank Werner and Yuri N. Sotskov „Mathematics of Economics and Business”, Routledge Print, New

York 2006, pdf:

o Chapter 6 (Vectors),

o Chapter 7 (Matrices and Determinants),

o Chapter 8 (Systems of Linear Equations),

o Chapter 11 (Functions of several variables),

• Textbook3: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Statistics for Business and Economics,

pdf:

o Chapter 4 (Basic Probability),

o Chapter 5 (Random Variables and Probability Distributions)

Suggested bibliography on each learning unit

CH: I. Introduction to Linear Algebra

I.0 Preliminary Knowledge about Matrices and Determinants, Systems of Linear Equations - Cramer's Rule, the Inverse Matrix

Folders from Textbook2 Werner “01 Preliminary about MATRICES”, “02 Preliminary about DETERMINANTS”, “03

Preliminary about SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS CRAMER'S RULE”, “04 Preliminary about THE INVERSE

MATRIX”, “05 EXERCISES Matrix and Determinants”

I.1 Vector Spaces in Economics_ Folder from Textbook2 _ “VECTORS_0-12_Werner”

I.2. Linear Dependence and Independence Vector Systems_ Folder from Textbook2 _ “VECTORS_0-12_Werner”

I.3 The Base and the Size of a Vector Space_ Folder from Textbook2 _ “VECTORS_0-12_Werner”

I.4 Changing the Base and the Coordinates of a Vector _Folder from Textbook 1_Mizrahi _ GAUSS JORDAN_1-14

I.5 Iterative Methods: Gauss Jordan Elimination Method_Folder from Textbook1 Mizrahi GAUSS JORDAN 1-14

Ronald J. Harshbarger and James J. Reynolds “Mathematical Applications for Management, Life, and Social Science”, RAU

Library: Code 3517

Laurence D. Hoffmann and Gerald L. Bradley “Finite Mathematics with Calculus” 2nd Ed, RAU Library: Code 6067

CH. II. Elements of Mathematical Analysis

Folders from Textbook6 and Textbook7: Go to the Library/Reading Room and ask for mathematical books Codes No. 6067

and No. 3517, for reading and outline (Librarian will make photocopies for who wishes or ask to the teacher the following

folders):

Folder: CAP II. OPTIMIZATION in Business_3517 (Ch 10. Section 10.3. Optimization in Business and Economics pages 613-

630);

Folder: CAP II. PARTIAL DERIVATIVES_Relative Max and Min_6067 (Ch 11. Section 5. Applications to Business and

Economics pages 742 to 759);

Folder: CAP II. DERIVATIVES _Applications to Business_6067 (Ch 15. Section 4. Relative Maxima and Minima pages 965-

974).

CH. III. Introduction to Probability

From Textbook3 David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Statistics for Business and Economics, pdf:

Chapter 4, p. 141: Basic Probability (Addition Law, Conditional Probability, Independent Events, Multiplication Law)

Chapter 5, p. 186: Random Variables and Probability Distributions (Discrete Random Variables, Continuous Random

Variables, Discrete Probability Distributions, Expected Value, and Variance)

8.2. Seminar Teaching

methods

Observation

En:

1. Applications to matrix, determinants, linear equation systems. 2 hours

2. Applications to linear dependence, linear independence, and base of a vector

systems. 4 hours

3. Applications to change the coordinates of a vector when the base is

changing. 2 hours

4. Applications to the iterative calculation methods: Gauss Jordan elimination

• Algorithm-based

thinking

• Mathematical

modeling

• Learning through

examples

4

method. 2 hours

5. Applications to partial derivatives. 2 hours

6. Applications to the unconstrained optimization (minima and maxima). 4

hours

7. Applications to operations with random events. 2 hours

8. Applications to the probabilistic formulas. 4 hours

9. Applications to the classical probability schemes. 2 hours

10. Applications to random variables: discrete and continuous, probability

distributions, mean value and variance. 2 hours

11. Evaluation 2 hours

• Problematical

Learning

• Case studies

• Conversation

• Debates

Bibliography

▪ Michael Sullivan and Abe Mizrahi Mathematics for Business and Social Science - An Applied Approach, John Wiley

& Sons Inc., 8thEd, pdf. (URA Library code 7907)

▪ Frank Werner and Yuri N. Sotskov „Mathematics of Economics and Business”, Routledge Print, New York 2006, pdf.

▪ Ian Jacques Mathematics for Economics and Business, Pearson Education Limited, 2006, pdf.

▪ Ronald J. Harshbarger and James J. Reynolds “Mathematical Applications for Management, Life, and Social

Science”, RAU Library: Code 3517

▪ Laurence D. Hoffmann and Gerald L. Bradley “Finite Mathematics with Calculus” 2nd Ed, RAU Library: Code 6067

▪ Deborah Hughes-Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, etc. Applied Calculus, 3rd Edition, John Wiley &

Sons Inc., 2006

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80%

10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance 50%

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance 30%

Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, exercises portfolios,

etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20%

For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and B in

the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

.

SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Management - Marketing

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name MANAGEMENT

2.2. Course tutor

PhD Professor BONCIU FLORIN

2.3. Seminar tutor

PhD Lecturer Anca Ștefănescu

2.4. Year of study

II

2.5. Semester

I

2.6. Type of Assessment

E

2.7. Subject category

GS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week

3

out of

which:

3.2. course

2

3.3. seminar

1

3.4. Total hours/semester

42

out of

which:

3.5. curs

28

3.6. seminar

14

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 20

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 25

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 20

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 67

3.8. Total hours/semester 125

3.9. Number of credits 5

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum

4.2. for competences

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course • videoprojector, installed computer software, Internet access

5.2.

for seminar • videoprojector, installed computer software, Internet access

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

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C1 To conduct studies for trading companies, private and public institutions in the

international business field

C5.To provide international business assistance to public international organisms, local

and

C7 To use quality and quantity tools to interpret phenomena, processes, conditions and

trends specific to economic activities through micro- and macro-economic correlations

Transversal

competences

7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the En: The discipline emphasizes the fundamental core of knowledge which comprises the

subject content of modern management (concept, approaches, management functions)

7.2. Specific objectives En: The course will help students to develop a systemic thinking and will facilitate the

creation of a modern managerial conception, useful in managing knowledge based

organizations in a globalized economy. It also helps in forming and developing of

rational, ethic and moral abilities, skills and managerial conducts.

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

En: Theoretical fundaments of management

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Organization and their business environment

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Components of management system

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Management process

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Managers, leaders, entrepreneurs

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Organizational culture

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Management of knowledge based companies

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Power, conflict and negotiation at organizational level

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Management theories and approaches

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Management functions: planning

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Management functions: organizing

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Management functions: staffing

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

En: Management functions: directing, coordinating and

controlling

Presentation,Explanation, Discussion

Case Study

2

Evaluation 2

Bibliography

Mandatory references:

1. Robbins S., DeCenzo, D., Coulter M. – “Fundamentals of Management”, 7th Edition, Pearson, 2011

2. Baye, M. - Managerial economics and business strategy, 7th Edition, Mc_Graw Hill, 2010

3. Daft R., Marcic D. – “Understanding Management”, 5th Edition, Thomson, 2006

4. Decenzo D., Robbins S. – “Fundamentals of Management. Essential Concepts and Applications”, Prentice Hall, 2005

Optional references:

1. Gomez-Mejia L., Balkin D. – “Management”, McGraw Hill, 2001

2. Jones G. – “Contemporany management”, Second Edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2000

3. Jones A.B. – „ Knowledge Capitalism – Business, Work and learning in The New Economy”, Oxford University Press,

Oxford, 2002

Business trends 2021: Top management skills needed, Business University School of Navarra, December, 2020

https://www.iese.edu/standout/management-skills-business-trends-2021/

The 4 Key Elements Of Great Leadership, Forbes, August, 2018

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashiraprossack1/2018/08/28/4-key-elements-of-great-leadership/?sh=b18e9feb445b

COVID-19 crisis management essentials: ten better questions to ask, Ernst & Young, March, 2020

https://www.ey.com/en_ro/covid-19/covid-19-crisis-management-essential-ten-better-questions-to-ask

Articles on Management Basics, Management Study Guide,

https://www.managementstudyguide.com/management-basics-articles.htm

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

En:

Presenting in detail topics related to the courses’ contents

Decision making processes based on the taught courses

Case studies

Presentation

Explanation

Discussion

Case Study

Conversation

Directed observation

14

Bibliography

Mandatory references:

1. Robbins S., DeCenzo, D., Coulter M. – “Fundamentals of Management”, 7th Edition, Pearson, 2011

2. Baye, M. - Managerial economics and business strategy, 7th Edition, Mc_Graw Hill, 2010

3. Daft R., Marcic D. – “Understanding Management”, 5th Edition, Thomson, 2006

4. Decenzo D., Robbins S. – “Fundamentals of Management. Essential Concepts and Applications”, Prentice Hall, 2005

Optional references:

1. Gomez-Mejia L., Balkin D. – “Management”, McGraw Hill, 2001

2. Jones G. – “Contemporany management”, Second Edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2000

3. Jones A.B. – „ Knowledge Capitalism – Business, Work and learning in The New Economy”, Oxford University Press,

Oxford, 2002.

Business trends 2021: Top management skills needed, Business University School of Navarra, December, 2020

https://www.iese.edu/standout/management-skills-business-trends-2021/

The 4 Key Elements Of Great Leadership, Forbes, August, 2018

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashiraprossack1/2018/08/28/4-key-elements-of-great-leadership/?sh=b18e9feb445b

COVID-19 crisis management essentials: ten better questions to ask, Ernst & Young, March, 2020

https://www.ey.com/en_ro/covid-19/covid-19-crisis-management-essential-ten-better-questions-to-ask

Articles on Management Basics, Management Study Guide,

https://www.managementstudyguide.com/management-basics-articles.htm

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives,

professional associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

• Yes, the discipline’s content has been analysed and discussed with the representatives of the business and IT

environment.

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80% 10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance 50%

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance 30% Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20%

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

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SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, BANKING

AND FINANCE

1.3. Department FOREIGN LANGUAGES

1.4. Bachelor field ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

1.5. Study program BACHELOR PROGRAM

1.6. Major INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES I

2.2. Course tutor

2.3. Seminar tutor

Associate Professor Gabriela BROZBA, PhD

Asist. Prof. PhD Cristina Niculescu Ciocan

2.4. Year of study

I

2.5. Semester

I

2.6.

Type of Assessment

V

2.6. Subject category

GS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 2 out of

which:

3.2. course

3.3. seminar 2

3.4. Total hours/semester

28 out of

which:

3.5. course

3.6. seminar 28

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 15

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 10

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 6

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 31

3.8. Total hours/semester 75

3.9. Number of credits 3

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

-

5.2.

for seminar

-

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

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Assistance in international affairs for public international organizations, local and regional communities (EU

institutions, professional associations, chambers of commerce, clusters, etc.)

2

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CT4

To be able and use written and spoken English in their professional business interactions

7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

• Ability to use standard English in business communication

7.2. Specific objectives - The students will acquire competencies regarding the professional

communication in the field of economics, in English.

- Use English for business communication with co-workers in some situations via

speaking and listening;

- Read adapted passages and articles on business topics and identify main ideas;

- Carry on business correspondence by understanding and replying to in-coming e-

mails.

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

Bibliography

1.

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

1. The Business Environment – introductory notions

2. The Business Environment – further vocabulary and the

noun

3. The Communication Revolution – human communication

throughout history – old vs. new means

4. The Communication Revolution – Internet breakthrough and

its impact on business activities. Present Simple and

Continuous, stative verbs

5. The Communication Revolution – Letter of Opinion.

Replying to a newspaper article.

6. Company Structure and Legal Status – types of companies

and departments

7. Company Structure and Legal Status – Past Simple and Past

Continuous

8. Company Structure and Legal Status – working in SMEs as

opposed to multinationals; business reports

9. Jobs and Responsibilities – job security, turnover,

incentives, benefits in kind

Problem-solving

Conversation

Explanation

Observation

Exercises

3

10. Jobs and Responsibilities – gender stereotypes and bias in

leadership positions; Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

11. Jobs and Responsibilities – interview simulation; assessing

job candidates as an HR evaluator

12. Jobs and Responsibilities – cover letter

13. Revision 1. Units 1-4 – Present Simple and Continuous;

Past Simple and Continuous; Present Perfect Simple and

Continuous

14. Written test

Bibliography

1. Focus on Business (Dude at ali.), 10th edition, Ed. ProUniversitaria, 2019.

2. English Grammar in Use Book with Answers and Interactive eBook: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for

Intermediate Learners of English (Raymond Murphy), Cambridge University Press, 2019.

3. Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners (Robin Torres-Gouzerh), McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.

4. Business English, 10th Edition (Mary Ellen Guffey, Carolyn M. Seefer), South-Western College Pub., 2010.

5. Ian Mackenzie. English for Business Studies + student's book, teacher's book, audio cassettes & disks, Cambridge

University Press, 2010.

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance 10%

Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

50%

Seminar test 40%

B. FINAL EVALUATION

For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

Associate Prof. Gabriela BROZBĂ, PhD

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

Associate Prof. Elena MUSEANU, PhD

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1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Physical Education and Sport – Kinesiotherapy

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name SPORTS I

2.2. Course tutor

2.3. Seminar tutor

Associate professor DIMA MARIUS DUMITRU PhD.

2.4. Year of study

I 2.5. Semester

I 2.6.

Type of Assessment

V 2.6. Subject category

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 2 out of

which:

3.2. course

3.3. seminar 2

3.4. Total hours/semester

28 out of

which:

3.5. course

3.6. seminar

28

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 6

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities -

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 6

3.8. Total hours/semester 50

3.9. Number of credits 2

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum

4.2. for competences Acquisition of a system of motor skills, to compensate professional activities and

promote a healthy lifestyle.

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

5.2.

for seminar

Seminar activities take place in well-equipped gyms with modern equipment.

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

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ence

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2

Tra

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7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

The graduate student with physical, mental and training attributes, very competitive,

able to cope with the prolonged work schedule, in a functional market economy.

7.2. Specific objectives • To maintain and preserve physical and mental health and strength

• To positively influence somatic, physiological and motion indicators by

increasing the level of physical training.

• To acquire basic elements pertaining to the technique and practice of certain

sports.

• To acquire the habit of independent and systematic practice of physical

exercise and preferred sports, as attributes of an individual with a high degree

of civilization and emancipation.

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

Discussing the regulations and requirements of the

physical education and sports subject.

Clear acquisition of procedures and techniques specific

for sports games.

Applications regarding the techniques specific to certain

sports games, accessible for the students.

Acquisition of adequate physical training.

Acquisition of theoretical knowledge and regulations

regarding the sports discipline.

Acquisition of knowledge regarding the hygienic

lifestyle, of the influence of physical training upon the

body, upon the basic functions, prevention of certain

accidents.

Bibliography

• Burrows S., Byrne M., Young S., AQA A Level Physical Education Student Guide: Factors affecting

optimal performance in physical activity and sport, Hodder Education, 2019

• Darst P., Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students, Cram101 Publisher, 2016

• Haag H., The Future of School Sport (Physical Education) in Today's World: Scientific Concepts for

Practical Innovations, Logos Verlag Berlin, 2008

• Hardman K., Contemporary Issues in Physical Education, Meyer Meyer Sports, 2011

• Jeziorski R., Hesburg T. M., Importance of School Sports in American Education and Socialization,

UPA Publisher, 1994

• Rajagopal I., Physical and Health Education: Text Book for Education & Physical Education Students,

CreateSpace Publishing, 2014

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9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 10.4. Course

10.5. Seminar Number of classes per semester It is registered the

attendance and level of

involvement during the

seminar activities

50

Test for checking general motor skills Testing during classes 10

Tests specific to the sports discipline for which the student opted

Testing during classes 10

Evaluation of the level of appropriation of the exercises and work programs, as well as progress in aerobic gymnastics and fitness

Testing during classes 10

Participation in sports and student competitions and basic theoretical knowledge from the sports and physical education subject

Testing 10

Level of acquisition of the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject

Testing 10

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION Admitted/ rejected For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

10.6 Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance

Performance Course test

10.5. Practical activities Frequency Seminar attendance 50%

Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

50%

B. FINAL EVALUATION

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

………. .............................................. .....................................................

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

..................................... ............................................

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SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Trade, economic integration and business administration

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name MACROECONOMICS

2.2. Course tutor

Prof. Bogdan Glavan

2.3. Seminar tutor

Prof. Bogdan Glavan

2.4. Year of study

I

2.5. Semester

II

2.6.

Type of Assessment

E

2.6. Subject category

GS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 3 out of

which:

3.2. course

2 3.3. seminar 1

3.4. Total hours/semester

42 out of

which:

3.5. course

28 3.6. seminar 14

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 25

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 20

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 24

Tutoring hours 12

Examinations 2

Other activities

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 69

3.8. Total hours/semester 125

3.9. Number of credits 5

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course ✓ Course room tooled up with videoprojector, whiteboard and markers

5.2.

for seminar ✓ Seminar room with at least 25 seats, tooled up with whiteboard and markers

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

al

com

pet

ence

s

C1. To conduct studies for trading companies, private and public institutions in the international business

field.

C5. To provide international business assistance to public international organisms, local and regional

communities (EU institutions, chambers of commerce, clusters etc)

C7. To use quality and quantity tools to interpret phenomena, processes, conditions and trends specific

to economic activities through micro- and macro-economic correlations

2

Tra

nsv

ersa

l

com

pet

ence

s

-

7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

• Acquiring a set of mandatory knowledge and informations in the field of

microeconomics, representing basic conditions for becoming an economist

7.2. Specific objectives • Course:

✓ Developing abilities for becoming an economist;

✓ Knowing methodological aspects related to economic activity;

✓ Knowing the consequences of economic decisions on social-economic

environment;

✓ Emphasizing the charecteristics of markets, competition and economic

agents’ behavior as producers and consumers

Seminar:

✓ Creating abilities for solving practical applications specific for

macroeconomics and national level economy;

✓ Identifying specific elements concerning the macroeconomic indicators,

inflation, unemployment and the international balance of payments

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

1. Macroeconomics –quantitative evaluations

• Measuring GDP

• Nominal GDP versus Real GDP

• Measuring price level

• Measuring unemployment

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

4 hours

2. Economic analysis of the state functioning

• Inconsistency of the collecitve decisions

• Voting paradox

• Bureacracy and interest groups

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

3. Taxation

• Types of taxes

• Laffer curve

• Incidence of taxation

• State budget

• Fiscal policy

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

4. Monetary policy

• Banking and money supply

• Central bank and the monetary policy

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

5. Inflation

• Consequences of inflation

• Quantitative theory of money

• Inflation and anticipation

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

4 hours

6. Inflation and unemployment

• Keynesian theory

• Keynes and the paradox of saving

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

4 hours

3

• Phillips curve

7. Open economy

• International economic relations

• Exchange rate

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

8. Government policy and open economy

• Budget deficit

• Monetary policy

• Capital run

• Protectionism

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

9. Economic growth

• Productivity and development

• Institutions and economic development

• Development and economic convergence

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

10. Macroeconomic challenges

• Transition from socialism to capitalism

• Globalization and development

• Foreign aid

Lectures

Debates

Discussions

Presentations

2 hours

11. Evaluation 2 hours

Bibliography

1. Mankiw, N. G. 2018. Principles of Economics, 8th ed. Cengage Learning

2. Heyne, P., Boettke, P., Prychitko, D. Economic Way of Thinking, 11th Edition

3. Barro R. 2000. Macroeconomics. Cambridge: MIT Press

4. Burda M. and Wyplosz C. 2001. Macroeconomics. A European Text. New York: Oxford University Press

5. Hyman, David N. – Economics, Economics, Homewwod, Irwin, 1989,

6. McConnell, Campbell – Macroeconomics, New York, McGrawHill, 1996

7. Barron, John – Economics, Homewwod, Irwin, 1989

8. McConnell, R. Campbell - Economics: Principles, problems, and policies, New York, McGrawHill, 1996

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/home?

https://www.indexmundi.com/factbook/compare

https://www.doingbusiness.org/

https://www.weforum.org/

https://www.worldbank.org

https://www.oecd.org/

8.2. Seminary/Laboratory Teaching Methods Observations

1. Ways of measuring GDP Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

2. Consumer price index and

unemployment rate

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

3. Theory of public choice Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

4. Progressive taxation versus

Proportional taxation

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

5. Budget deficit. Expansionist

fiscal policy.

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

6. Government expenditure and

the crowding-out effect

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

7. Monetary multiplier.

Instruments of monetary

policy.

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

8. Discretion and rules for

monetary policy

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

9. Inflation and unemployment

in dynamic equilibrium

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

4

10. Currency market. Fixed and

floating exchange rates

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

11. Institutional economy. The

role of economic freedom in

the economic development

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

12. Public foreign aid and

development

Case studies. Analysis. Debates.

Discussions. Presentations.

1 hours

13. Written test Written test sustention 2 hours

Bibliography

1. Mankiw, N. G. 2018. Principles of Economics, 8th ed. Cengage Learning

2. Heyne, P., Boettke, P., Prychitko, D. Economic Way of Thinking, 11th Edition

3. Barro R. 2000. Macroeconomics. Cambridge: MIT Press

4. Burda M. and Wyplosz C. 2001. Macroeconomics. A European Text. New York: Oxford University Press

5. Hyman, David N. – Economics, Economics, Homewwod, Irwin, 1989,

6. McConnell, Campbell – Macroeconomics, New York, McGrawHill, 1996

7. Barron, John – Economics, Homewwod, Irwin, 1989

8. McConnell, R. Campbell - Economics: Principles, problems, and policies, New York, McGrawHill, 1996

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/home?

https://www.indexmundi.com/factbook/compare

https://www.doingbusiness.org/

https://www.weforum.org/

https://www.worldbank.org

https://www.oecd.org/

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

The contents of the discipline were elaborated taking into account the competencies and skills and competencies necessary

for the possible jobs listed in Annex 1a, according to the Code of Occupations in Romania. Also, there were taken into

account the theoretical information specific to this discipline, comprised in the books recognized both at the domestic and

international level, as it can be seen in the Bibliography included in the spreadsheet.

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80% 10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance 50%

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance 30% Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20% For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

.

Date of the department approval, Head of department signature

1

SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Department of Trade, Economic Integration and Business

Administration

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

2.2. Course tutor

Ph.D. Professor Florin Bonciu

2.3. Seminar tutor

Ph.D. Assistant Professor Vlad Carstea

2.4. Year of study

I

2.5. Semester

II 2.6.

Type of Assessment

E

2.6. Subject category

FS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 3 out of

which:

3.2. course

2 3.3. seminar 1

3.4. Total hours/semester

42 out of

which:

3.5. course

28 3.6. seminar 14

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 20

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 25

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 22

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities 0

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 67 3.8. Total hours/semester 125

3.9. Number of credits 5

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

✓ videoprojector, installed computer software, Internet access

5.2.

for seminar

✓ videoprojector, installed computer software, Internet access

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

al

com

pet

ence

s C1. To conduct studies for trading companies, private and public institutions in the international

business field

C3. To provide a diagnosis in the field of international business based on domestic, community and

international regulations

2

Tra

nsv

ersa

l

com

pet

ence

s

-

7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

• Providing the conceptual framework for understanding the phenomena and processes

in the field of international econmic relations and European integration.

7.2. Specific objectives • Presenting the current characteristics and trends manifested in the world

economy, especially in the context of globalization;

• Presenting the changes in the balance of power in the world economy;

• Presenting the most important economic actors in the world economy:

national economies, transnational corporations, organizations of economic

integration;

• Explaining the place and importance of developed and developing

countries in the world economy. Analysis of underdevelopment causes.

• Explaining the importance and role of transnational corporations.

Presenting the particularities of the economic integration phenomena

(European Union, NAFTA) and their impact on the world econmy;

• Presenting the characteristics of the transition to a market economy

process in Central and Eastern Europe. Analizing the position of Romania

in the context of the changes in the world economy and from the point of

view of an European Union member country;

• Presenting the developments and trends in the dynamics of the

international trade and financial flows;

• Presenting the role of international monetary relations in contemporary

economic development;

• Presenting current approaches related to the sustainable dvelopment

concept.

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

1.Concept of world economy; origin, evolution and stages of

the formation process of world economy. Characteristics of

contemporary world economy. Regionalization and

globalization.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

2.Components of the world economy system; economic

growth and development; world balance of power and its

current change.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

3.The place of developed countries in the world economy:

specific elements. Models of historical evolution and

development; forms of association and cooperation specific

to developeed countries: OECD.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

4.The place of developing countries in the world economy:

specific elements. Characteristics of developing countries;

underdevelopment causes and related theories.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

5.Main developing countries and their development

prospects.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

6.Place of transnational corporations in the world economy:

specific characteristics and functioning mechanisms:

mergers and acquisitions, delocalization and relocalization.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

3

7.International integration organizations. Forms of economic

integration. Implication for the member states.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

8.Case studies international integration organizations:

European Union.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

9.Case studies international integration organizations:

NAFTA, MERCOSUR, ASEAN.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

10.International monetary relations. Bretton Woods system

and institutions. Post crisis situation and perspectives.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

11.Characteristics of international trade. Mechanisms for

international price formation. Trade balance.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

12.Foreign direct investments and globalization. Economic

implications of foreign direct investments.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

13. Towards a new global order in the context of a multi-

polar world economy.

Lectures, debates, free discussions, case

studies

2

14. Evaluation test. - 2

Bibliography

1) S. Beugelsdijk , S.Brakman, H. Garretsen, C. van Marrewijk (2013), Nations and firms in the global economy- An

Introduction to International Economics and Business, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press

1. Krugman, P., Obstfeld, M., Melitz, M. (2011), International Economics – Theory and Policy, 9th edition, New

Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.

2. World Economic Forum (2014), Global Risks, 9th Edition, Geneva.

3. Global Economic Prospects – Global Economy in Transition, The World Bank Group, June 2015

Global Economic Prospects, World Bank, January 2021

https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects

World economy in 2021: here’s who will win and who will lose, The Conversation, January 2021,

https://theconversation.com/world-economy-in-2021-heres-who-will-win-and-who-will-lose-

152631#:~:text=The%20coronavirus%20has%20crippled%20the,2021%20recovery%20is%20very%20uncertain.

World Economic Outlook Update, IMF, January 2021,

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2021/01/26/2021-world-economic-outlook-update

Coronavirus: How the pandemic has changed the world economy, BBC, January, 2021

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51706225

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

1. Presenting in detail topics related to the courses’

content;

2. Analyze case studies related to world economy

topics;

3. Simulate decision making processes in a global

context.

4. Evaluation

Presentation, debates, critical thinking

Presentation, debates, critical thinking

Presentation, debates, critical thinking

4

4

4

2 Bibliography

2) S. Beugelsdijk , S.Brakman, H. Garretsen, C. van Marrewijk (2013), Nations and firms in the global economy- An

Introduction to International Economics and Business, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press

3) Krugman, P., Obstfeld, M., Melitz, M. (2011), International Economics – Theory and Policy, 9th edition, New

Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.

4) World Economic Forum Reports, 2016 – 2019, Geneva.

5) OECD, Global Economic Outlook, 2016 – 2019, Paris

6) Global Economic prospects, The World Bank, 2016 – 2019 Global Economic Prospects, World Bank, January 2021

https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects

World economy in 2021: here’s who will win and who will lose, The Conversation, January 2021,

https://theconversation.com/world-economy-in-2021-heres-who-will-win-and-who-will-lose-

152631#:~:text=The%20coronavirus%20has%20crippled%20the,2021%20recovery%20is%20very%20uncertain.

World Economic Outlook Update, IMF, January 2021,

4

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2021/01/26/2021-world-economic-outlook-update

Coronavirus: How the pandemic has changed the world economy, BBC, January, 2021

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51706225

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

The course enables the framing of the activities from the filed of international business in the larger context of globalized

economy.

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80% 10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance 50%

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance 30% Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20% For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

.

Date of the department approval, Head of department signature

1

SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Finance, Credit, Accounting

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name Finance

2.2. Course tutor

Ph.D Prof. Eugen Dijmărescu

2.3. Seminar tutor

Ph.D. Lecturer Lucia Croitoru

2.4. Year of study

1

2.5. Semester

2

2.6.

Type of Assessment

E

2.7. Type of subject

GS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 4 out of

which:

3.2. course

2 3.3. seminar 1

3.4. Total hours/semester

42 out of

which:

3.5. curs

28 3.6. seminar 14

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 24

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 23

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 20

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities -

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 67

3.8. Total hours/semester 125

3.9. Number of credits 5

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

5.2.

for seminar

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

al

com

pet

ence

s C1 To conduct studies for trading companies, private and public institutions in the international business field

C5 To provide international business assistance to public international organisms, local and regional communities

(EU institutions, chambers of commerce, clusters etc)

C7 To use quality and quantity tools to interpret phenomena, processes, conditions and trends specific to

economic activities through micro- and macro-economic correlations

2

Tra

nsv

ersa

l

com

pet

ence

s

7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

Learning of general aspects related to public finance content and awareness of the

government's role in economy

7.2. Specific objectives Identify the problems and issues addressed in the discipline of public finance

Describe various ways of measuring the size of public sector

Describe the nature of public goods and how they differ from private goods

Describe the nature of externalities, both positive and negative, and how markets misallocate

resources in the presence of externalities

Analyze the structure of public expenditures

Analyze the structure of tax systems and the role of taxes

Describe excess burdens of taxes and optimal taxation

Analyze the aspects of equity in a tax system

The design of Roumanian and other countries' tax system

Analyze government budgets, explain the mechanism and impacts of government borrowing and

discuss deficit finance

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

Finance and Public policies

The public finance

Presentation (lecture and explanation).

Conversation. Demonstration

2

Public expenditure system

Public goods and externalities

Presentation (lecture and explanation).

Conversation. Demonstration

4

Public choices

Fiscal system - general consideration

Presentation (lecture and explanation).

Conversation. Demonstration

2

Public revenue Presentation (lecture and explanation).

Conversation. Demonstration

4

Income and payroll taxes Presentation (lecture and explanation).

Conversation. Demonstration

2

The corporate tax

Sales and excise taxes, income tax

Presentation (lecture and explanation).

Conversation. Demonstration

4

Budget and debt Presentation (lecture and explanation).

Conversation. Demonstration

4

Fiscal and Monetary policy Presentation (lecture and explanation).

Conversation. Demonstration

4

Evaluation 2

Bibliography

1. Harvey S. Rosen, Ted Gayer, Abdulkadir Civan, Public Finance, Tenth Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 2014

2. John E. Anderson, Public Finance. Principles and Policy, Second Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning, 2012

3. Laurence S. Seidman, Public Finance, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2009

4. Robert E. Wright, Money and Banking, FlatWorld, 2017

5. Steve Suranovic, International Finance. Theory and Policy, FlatWorld, 2015

https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/growth-and-investment/structural-reforms/public-finances-and-

taxation_en

https://www.oecd.org/tax/public-finance/

3

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

Public expenditure system

Country specific policies

Case studies. Conversation.

Demonstration. Debates. Independent

activities or groups.

2

Public revenue Case studies. Conversation.

Demonstration. Debates. Independent

activities or groups.

2

Fiscal system - general consideration Case studies. Conversation.

Demonstration. Debates. Independent

activities or groups.

2

Income and payroll taxes Case studies. Conversation.

Demonstration. Debates. Independent

activities or groups.

2

The corporate income tax Case studies. Conversation.

Demonstration. Debates. Independent

activities or groups.

2

Sales and excise taxes Case studies. Conversation.

Demonstration. Debates. Independent

activities or groups.

2

Evaluation 2

Bibliography

1. Harvey S. Rosen, Ted Gayer, Abdulkadir Civan, Public Finance, Tenth Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 2014

2. John E. Anderson, Public Finance. Principles and Policy, Second Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning, 2012

3. Laurence S. Seidman, Public Finance, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2009

4. Robert E. Wright, Money and Banking, FlatWorld, 2017

5. Steve Suranovic, International Finance. Theory and Policy, FlatWorld, 2015

https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/growth-and-investment/structural-reforms/public-finances-and-

taxation_en

https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/economy-finance/tax-reforms-eu-member-states-2015-tax-policy-challenges-

economic-growth-and-fiscal-sustainability_en

https://www.oecd.org/tax/public-finance/

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

The course is based on several books in the field nationally and internationally recognized.

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80% 10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance 50%

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance 30% Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20% For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

.

Date of the department approval, Head of department signature

1

SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

Academic year 2020-2021 1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS,

BANKING AND FINANCE

1.3. Department TRADE, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

1.4. Bachelor field ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

1.5. Study program BACHELOR PROGRAM

1.6. Major INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name Investment Efficiency

2.2. Course tutor

Daniela Zirra, PhD Professor

2.3. Seminar tutor

Asist. Prof. PhD Elena Pavel

2.4. Year of study

I

2.5. Semester

II

2.6.

Type of Assessment

E

2.6. Subject category

FS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 4 out of which:

3.2. course

2 3.3. seminar 2

3.4. Total hours/semester

56 out of which:

3.5. course

28 3.6. seminar 28

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 23

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 25

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 30

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities -

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 78

3.8. Total hours/semester 150

3.9. Number of credits 6

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

Classroom, equipped with whiteboard, markers, projector and computer (with Internet access)

5.2.

for seminar

Classroom, equipped with whiteboard, markers, projector and computer (with Internet access)

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

al

com

pet

ence

s

C1 To conduct studies for trading companies, private and public institutions in the international

business field

C4 To manage data bases in international business

C7. To use quality and quantity tools to interpret phenomena, processes, conditions and trends

specific to economic activities through micro- and macro-economic correlations

Tra

nsv

ers

al

com

pet

ence

s

2

7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

• Familiarize students with a theoretical and practical knowledge system,

regarding the methods and techniques of economic and financial assessment of

the investment projects in the market economy;

• Formation of a new and logical thinking of the future economists;

• Learning the methods and models used for formulating investment decisions.

7.2. Specific objectives • Knowledge of the most common techniques, methods, indicators and criteria

for evaluating the effectiveness of investments, applied in countries with

developed market economy and by the international financial and banking

organizations;

• Applying in practice the models used for evaluating the effectiveness of

investment projects and for selecting the optimal decision-making regarding

investments.

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observation

s

Investments and their role in the market economy Lecture, Explanation 2 hours

Theoretical and methodological basis of investment

efficiency evaluation

Lecture, Explanation 4 hours

Investment decision. Activities and documentation

necessary to prepare investment decisions.

Immobilization indicators

Lecture, Explanation, Indirect exploration

methods of the reality / Problem

formulation

4 hours

Methods, indicators and benchmarks that do not

take into consideration the influence of the time

factor on investment projects

Lecture, Explanation, Indirect exploration

methods of the reality / Problem

formulation

2 hours

Assessing the effectiveness and the impact of the

time factor in investment and projects

Lecture, Explanation, Indirect exploration

methods of the reality / Problem

formulation

4 hours

Methods, dynamic indicators and evaluation

criteria of investment projects in conditions of

market economy

Lecture, Explanation, Indirect exploration

methods of the reality / Problem

formulation

4 hours

Methods and techniques for the integration of risk

and uncertainty in preparing investment decisions

and formulating options

Lecture, Explanation, Indirect exploration

methods of the reality / Problem

formulation

4 hours

Investments and their role in economic growth and

development Lecture, Explanation 4 hours

Bibliography:

1. Geltner, D.; de Neufville, R. (23 February, 2018). Flexibility and real estate valuation under uncertainty: a

practical guide for developers. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons,

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119106470.fmatter

2. Sartori, D.; Catalano, G.; Genco, M.; Pancotti, C.; Sirtori, E.; Vignetti, S.; Del Bo, C. (2015). Guide to Cost-

Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects. Economic appraisal tool for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020. European

Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban policy.

3. Leach, C., Melicher, Ronald W. (2015), Entrepreneurial Finance, 5th Edition, Cengage Learning, Business

& Economics, Stamford USA.

4. Rogers, S.; Makonnen, R. (2014). Entrepreneurial Finance, Third Edition: Finance and Business Strategies

for the Serious Entrepreneur. Harvard Business School, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, USA.

5. Zirra, D. (2012). Investment’s Efficiency Handbook - Theory And Practice, Ed Universitară, Bucureşti.

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

1. The investment process at company level

2. Immobilization indicators

3. Static indicators

4. The influence of time factor on investment projects

5. Dynamic indicators

Explanation

Exercise

Conversation

Questions formulation

Team project

28

3

6. Sensitivity analysis. Uncertainty and risk in

investment process

7. Selecting investment decision

8. Evaluation

Bibliografie:

1. Geltner, D.; de Neufville, R. (23 February, 2018). Flexibility and real estate valuation under uncertainty: a

practical guide for developers. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons,

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119106470.fmatter

2. Sartori, D.; Catalano, G.; Genco, M.; Pancotti, C.; Sirtori, E.; Vignetti, S.; Del Bo, C. (2015). Guide to Cost-

Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects. Economic appraisal tool for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020. European

Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban policy.

3. Leach, C., Melicher, Ronald W. (2015), Entrepreneurial Finance, 5th Edition, Cengage Learning, Business

& Economics, Stamford USA.

4. Rogers, S.; Makonnen, R. (2014). Entrepreneurial Finance, Third Edition: Finance and Business Strategies

for the Serious Entrepreneur. Harvard Business School, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, USA.

5. Zirra, D. (2012). Investment’s Efficiency Handbook - Theory And Practice, Ed Universitară, Bucureşti

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic community’s

representatives, professional associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study

program

The aim of developing discipline contents is to achieve a high degree of compatibility with other similar

programs in different universities in the country and abroad. Also, during the drawing up of the program content

were involved representatives of businesses and institutions where students perform their professional practice.

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment

criteria

10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination

(percent)*

A. Evaluation based on attendance and performance criteria 80%

10.4. Course Attendance and

Performance

Attendance 50%

Evaluation Test (semester)

10.5. Seminar Attendance and

Performance

Active participation to the seminar 30%

Applicative activities / case studies /

essays / practical papers /

monographs etc.

Participation in the session of student

scientific communications

Evaluation Test (semester)

B. Final evaluation in the exam’s session 20%

Written evaluation (written test / project / report / case study / monograph, etc.) 20%

Oral evaluation (oral exam / practice test / project / report / case study / monograph, etc.) * For students who do not get at least 80% of the maximum score for criterion A, the weights of criteria A and B in the final grade are reversed

10.6. Minimum performance standard

• Acquiring correctly the basic theoretical concepts and applying them in current activity (exercises and

applications.

• Elaboration of a team project 1 (small team - maximum 2 students).

• Elaboration of a team project 2 (extended team - maximum 5 students).

• Course Test and Seminar Test.

• Attendance (minimum 80%, Courses and Seminars).

• Respecting deadlines for homework and projects. Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

.

Date of the department approval, Head of department signature

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SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Foreign Languages

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name Communication and Public Relations

2.2. Course tutor

Associate Professor, Elena Museanu, PhD

2.3. Seminar tutor

-

2.4. Year of study

1

2.5. Semester

II 2.6.

Type of Assessment

E

2.6. Subject category

GS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 2 out of

which:

3.2. course

2 3.3. seminar 0

3.4. Total hours/semester

28 out of

which:

3.5. course

28 3.6. seminar 0

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 21

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 10

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities -

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 31

3.8. Total hours/semester 75

3.9. Number of credits 3

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

5.2.

for seminar

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

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com

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ence

s C2 To assist in the negotiation, contracting and performance of product and/or service transactions on

international markets

C6.To assist in the identification and assessment of opportunities and risks specific to international markets in the context of business internationalization strategies

2

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CT1. To apply the principles, norms and values of professional ethics in their own rigurous, efficient and

responsible work strategy

7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

Explaining, understanding and learning the mechanisms to promote personal and group

image

7.2. Specific objectives • presentation and explanation of basic concepts, theories, models, methods and

specific communication_ sciences phenomena and public relations

• to familiarize students with issues of interpersonal communication process, its

role for social and personal experience;

• examining the process of interpersonal communication in terms of its role and

functions of organizations

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

What is communication?

-Defining communication

- Explanatory models of communication

- A typology of communication

- Personality, prosocial behavior and communication

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Interpersonal Communication

- Interpersonal relationships, definition, type, features

- The strategic targets of interpersonal communication

- Elements of interpersonal communication process

- Effective interpersonal communication

- With whom we communicate - an attempt to quantify the interlocutors

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Attitude and communication influence

- The role of attitudes in communication

- Conformity, complaisance and nonconformance in interpersonal

communication

- Interpersonal influence

- Aggressiveness in communication - from symbolic aggression to physical

aggression

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Barriers to interpersonal communication

- Signs indicating the presence of obstacles

- How to examine the barriers

- Communication jamming and bottlenecks

- Barriers to professional communication

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Verbal communication

- Special features of verbal communication

- The role of listening in verbal communication

- Dimensions of personality and verbal communication

- Voice qualities

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Written Communication

- Written communication features

- Referring to a written text – reading methods

- Managing __reading - effective reading skills

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

3

- Structuring text messages

- How we write a CV

Conversation.

Demonstration

Nonverbal Communication

- Special features of nonverbal communication

- Behavior and nonverbal communication

- Nonverbal communication types

- Culture, spatial distance and nonverbal communication

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Ways of improving the communication

- How can we communicate better

- Johari's model

- Active listening

- Feedback use

- Aggressiveness management in communication

- Consent by persuasion

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Organizational Communication

- Role of communication in the organization

- Special features of organizational communication

- The new context of organizational communication studies

- Types of organizational communication

- Management communication – manager’s communication roles

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Interpersonal communication and conflict resolution

- What is a conflict?

- Constructive conflict and destructive conflict

- Causes of conflict in organizations

- A typology of conflicts

- Ways of managing conflict

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Public Relations - management of the organizational image

- Organizational objectives and the need for public relations

- What are Public Relations?

- Key concepts in public relations

- Social responsibility of the organization and public relations values

- PR process characteristics

- Public relations theories

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Public relations - the organization's external communication tool

- What are the audiences? A theoretical and practical perspective

- PR campaign

- External communication and media

Presentation (lecture and

explanation).

Conversation.

Demonstration

Bibliography:

1. Big Ideas in Public Relations Research and Practice Vol: 4, Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019

2. Ana Mihaela Istrate, Elena Museanu, Roxana Bîrsanu, Practice File in Business English Communication, Editura

Universitară, 2019, ISBN 978-606-28-1008-5.

3. Courtland L. Bovee, John V. Thill, Business Communication Today, 730 pag., Editura Pearson, 2017

4. Ferreol Gilles, Noel Flageul, Methods and techniques of written and oral expression, Polirom, 2007, p. 13-65

5. Mihaela Pruna, Communication and Public Relations, lecture notes, Ed Prouniversitaria, Bucharest, 2006

6. Andra Serbanescu How to write a text, edition III, Ed Polirom, Iasi, 2005, p. 11-108

7. Jean Claude Abric, Communication psychology, Theories and methods, Polirom, 2002, p. 13-56

8. Marius Milcu, Psychology of interpersonal relations, Competition and conflict, Polirom, Iasi, 2005, p. 21-34, p. 59-

109

9. Science Bernard Dagenais, Public relations campaign Polirom, U.S., 2003

10. Doug Newson, Judy VanSlyke Turk, Dean Kruckeberg, 2003, All about public relations, Ed Polirom Iasi

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9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

The discipline’s content has been analysed and discussed with the representatives of the business environment

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80% 10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20% For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

………. .............................................. .....................................................

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

..................................... ............................................

1

LAW

SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Legal Sciences

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name LAW

2.2. Course tutor

Silvia Tabusca, PhD

2.3. Seminar tutor

Silvia Tabusca, PhD

2.4. Year of study

1 2.5. Semester

2 2.6.

Type of Assessment

E 2.6. Subject category

GS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 2 out of

which:

3.2. course

2 3.3. seminar 0

3.4. Total hours/semester

28 out of

which:

3.5. course

28 3.6. seminar 0

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 15

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 16

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 0

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 31

3.8. Total hours/semester 75

3.9. Number of credits 3

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

5.2.

for seminar

2

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

al

com

pet

ence

s C1. To conduct studies for trading companies, private and public institutions in the international

business field

C3. To provide a diagnosis in the field of international business based on domestic, community and

international regulations

Tra

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7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

This course is intended to introduce students to the basic concepts and problems of

public international law and of the international legal system. The course will cover the

traditional major topics in this field such as the sources and subjects of international law,

the jurisdiction of states, international law and the use of force, and the relationship

between international law and the internal law of states. It will also address newer

themes in international law such as the international law of human rights and

international criminal law. The course will review and discuss a number of international

law cases decided by national and international tribunals, as well as certain treaties,

resolutions and other international legal instruments of importance.

7.2. Specific objectives The primary focus of this course is upon public international law, which is traditionally

considered to encompass the binding normative rules and principles dealing with the

conduct of states and of international organizations and with their relations inter se. An

important secondary theme will be the effect of public international law upon private

activity.

• A better understanding of basic concepts and problems of international actors (states,

intergovernmental organizations, and multinational corporations) and of the

international legal systems.

• Knowledge about the international treaties, their elaboration procedures and the legal

force of different types of international agreements.

• Knowledge about the relationship between international and national legal norms, as

well as international responsibility of the states regarding international norms that they

are party to.

• Identification of basic concepts and problems of public international law and of the

international legal system regarding the special interest of the students.

8. Contents

8.1. Course

Teaching methods Observations

Aims and Purpose of the Course: Explanation of the

Syllabus and Assignments PPT, video teaching, conversations,

explanations, case law, quizzes 2 hours

1.

WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL LAW?

• When did the present system of international law

develop?

• How does the idea of natural law differ from the

idea of positive international law?

The Origins of the International Legal Order and its

Nature

PPT, video teaching, conversations,

explanations, case law, quizzes

Case of the S.S. Wimbledon

2 hours

3

2. THE SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

• Where does international law come from?

• Why are sovereign States legally bound by

customary international law?

PPT, video teaching, conversations,

explanations, case law, quizzes

The Antelope Case- Restatement

3rd on Sources of International Law

2 hours

3. THE SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL

ORDER

• What are the necessary characteristics of a state?

• How is it determined when a new state is formed?

• Who acts on behalf of the state for purposes of

international law?

PPT, video teaching, conversations,

explanations, case law, quizzes

4 hours

4. TREATIES

• What is a treaty?

• How do states express their consent to be bound by

treaties?

• What is a reservation to a treaty?

PPT, video teaching, conversations,

explanations, case law, quizzes

4 hours

5. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

• What is the basic principle of state responsibility?

• Is state responsibility a rule of international law or

something different?

• When does state responsibility become an issue?

PPT, video teaching, conversations,

explanations, case law, quizzes

Draft Articles on Responsibility of

States for internationally wrongful

acts (ILC 2001)

4 hours

6. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LAW

• Can rules of international law be effective within

states?

• Must all rules of international law be effective as

law within states?

• Does it make a difference if the rule is treaty or

custom?

• Are international law and municipal (national) law

part of a single system of law or two different

systems?

• Are states under an obligation to give effect to

treaties within their municipal law?

PPT, video teaching, conversations,

explanations, case law, quizzes 4 hours

7. JURISDICTION, IMMUNITY FROM

JURISDICTION AND INTERNATIONAL

CRIMINAL LAW

• What are the two different philosophies of

international law and state sovereignty were

advanced by France and Turkey in the Lotus case?

• How does concurrent jurisdiction work?

• If two states have concurrent jurisdiction to try

someone, does that mean that either one can legally

send police to arrest him? Why not?

PPT, video teaching, conversations,

explanations, case law, quizzes

Lotus Case, The Antelope Case (Topic

2), Schooner Exchange Case

4 hours

8. Evaluation 2 hours

Bibliography 1. Malcom D. Evans, International Law, Third Ed., Oxford University Press, (2010);

2. David Harris, Cases and Materials on International Law, Fourth Ed., Sweet & Maxwell, (2001);

3. Additional readings, as indicated on this syllabus, will be posted to the website for this class and can be accessed

from the following page: http://www.rau.ro/cursuri.php;

4. Supplemental reading assignments and special questions/problems for research and reflection will occasionally be

distributed in class.

5. https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/the-hague-academy-collected-courses/*A9789028616622_05

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8.2. Seminar

Teaching methods Observations

Bibliography

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities’ representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

Yes, the content of the discipline is regularly discussed and updated together with business

environment representatives. All practical cases discussed are relevant for the students.

10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 80% 10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

Seminar test

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION 20% For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

………. ......................... ..................... ....................... ..............................

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

..................................... ............................................

1

SYLLABUS SPREADSHEET

1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, BANKING

AND FINANCE

1.3. Department FOREIGN LANGUAGES

1.4. Bachelor field ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

1.5. Study program BACHELOR PROGRAM

1.6. Major INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES II

2.2. Course tutor

2.3. Seminar tutor

Associate Professor Gabriela BROZBA, PhD

2.4. Year of study

I

2.5. Semester

II

2.6.

Type of Assessment

V

2.6. Subject category

FS

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 2 out of

which:

3.2. course

3.3. seminar 2

3.4. Total hours/semester

28 out of

which:

3.5. course

3.6. seminar 28

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes 10

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study 11

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 10

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 31

3.8. Total hours/semester 75

3.9. Number of credits 3

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum -

4.2. for competences -

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

-

5.2.

for seminar

-

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

al

com

pet

ence

s C5.

Assistance in international affairs for public international organizations, local and regional communities (EU

institutions, professional associations, chambers of commerce, clusters, etc.)

2

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ence

s

CT4

To be able and use written and spoken English in their professional business interactions

7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

• Ability to use standard English in business communication

7.2. Specific objectives - The students will acquire competencies regarding the professional

communication in the field of economics, in English.

- Use English for business communication with co-workers in some situations via

speaking and listening;

- Read adapted passages and articles on business topics and identify main ideas;

- Carry on business correspondence by understanding and replying to in-coming e-

mails.

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

Bibliography

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

1. Money in the Economy – budgets, forms of money; idioms

with money; money-related actors and activities

2. Money in the Economy – forms of remuneration,

reimbursement, financial aid; Present Perfect versus Past;

letter of compliment

3. Revision 1 – Present Perfect Simple and Continuous,

Present Perfect versus Past

4. Products and Services – types of products; life cycles;

online businesses

5. Products and Services – deliveries, wholesale and retail;

Present Perfect and Past Perfect Simple and Continuous;

letters of inquiry

6. Sales and World Trade – sale, sales, selling stages and

vocabulary

7. Sales and World Trade – international trade

8. Sales and World Trade – Future tenses; contracts; orders

Problem-solving

Conversation

Explanation

Observation

Exercise

28

3

9. Growth and Development: The Future of Business –

current trends and future outcome for businesses; the case of

Romania

10. Growth and Development: The Future of Business –

ecologist approaches and industry; drawing charts and

specific vocabulary

11. Travelling for Business and Leisure – preparations for

busines travel

12. Travelling for Business and Leisure – cultural awareness

and specificity; If Clauses; inquiries; brand awareness and

comparisons

13. Revision 2, Units 6-9 – tenses, phrasal verbs, vocabulary

14. Written test

Bibliography

1. Focus on Business (Dude at ali.), 10th edition, Ed. ProUniversitaria, 2019.

2. English Grammar in Use Book with Answers and Interactive eBook: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for

Intermediate Learners of English (Raymond Murphy), Cambridge University Press, 2019.

3. Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners (Robin Torres-Gouzerh), McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.

4. Career Paths - Business English: Student's Book (Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley), Express Publishing UK Ltd., 2011.

5. Business English, 10th Edition (Mary Ellen Guffey, Carolyn M. Seefer), South-Western College Pub., 2010.

6 Ian Mackenzie. English for Business Studies + student's book, teacher's book, audio cassettes & disks, Cambridge

University Press, 2010.

9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

10. Assessment

11. Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance

Performance Course test

10.5. Seminar Frequency Seminar attendance 10%

Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

50%

Seminar test 40%

B. FINAL EVALUATION

For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

Associate Prof. Gabriela BROZBĂ, PhD

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

Associate Prof. Elena MUSEANU, PhD

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1. Program information

1.1. University ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

1.2. School / Department Domestic and International Business, Banking and Finance

1.3. Department Physical Education and Sport – Kinesiotherapy

1.4. Bachelor field Economics and international business

1.5. Study program Bachelor program

1.6. Major International Business

2. Subject information

2.1. Subject name SPORTS II

2.2. Course tutor

2.3. Seminar tutor

Associate professor DIMA MARIUS DUMITRU PhD.

2.4. Year of study

I 2.5. Semester

II 2.6.

Type of Assessment

V 2.6. Subject category

3. Estimated total hours (teaching hours/semester)

3.1. Number of hours per week 2 out of

which:

3.2. course

3.3. seminar 2

3.4. Total hours/semester

28 out of

which:

3.5. course

3.6. seminar

28

Allotted time hours

Study from teaching materials, course notes, bibliography and student notes

Additional library study, on specialized online platforms and on field study

Preparation seminars/laboratories, topics, essays, portfolio 6

Tutoring hours 14

Examinations 2

Other activities -

3.7. Total hours/ individual study 6

3.8. Total hours/semester 50

3.9. Number of credits 2

4. Preconditions (if there is any)

4.1. for curriculum

4.2. for competences Acquisition of a system of motor skills, to compensate professional activities and

promote a healthy lifestyle.

5. Pre – requisites (if there is any)

5.1.

for course

5.2.

for seminar

Seminar activities take place in well-equipped gyms with modern equipment.

6. Acquired specific competences

Pro

fess

ion

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pet

ence

s

2

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7. Objectives (resulting from the acquired specific competences scale)

7.1. General objective of the

subject

The graduate student with physical, mental and training attributes, very competitive,

able to cope with the prolonged work schedule, in a functional market economy.

7.2. Specific objectives • To maintain and preserve physical and mental health and strength

• To positively influence somatic, physiological and motion indicators by

increasing the level of physical training.

• To acquire basic elements pertaining to the technique and practice of certain

sports.

• To acquire the habit of independent and systematic practice of physical

exercise and preferred sports, as attributes of an individual with a high degree

of civilization and emancipation.

8. Contents

8.1. Course Teaching methods Observations

8.2. Seminar Teaching methods Observations

Discussing the regulations and requirements of the

physical education and sports subject.

Clear acquisition of procedures and techniques specific

for sports games.

Applications regarding the techniques specific to certain

sports games, accessible for the students.

Acquisition of adequate physical training.

Acquisition of theoretical knowledge and regulations

regarding the sports discipline.

Acquisition of knowledge regarding the hygienic

lifestyle, of the influence of physical training upon the

body, upon the basic functions, prevention of certain

accidents.

Bibliography

• Burrows S., Byrne M., Young S., AQA A Level Physical Education Student Guide: Factors affecting

optimal performance in physical activity and sport, Hodder Education, 2019

• Darst P., Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students, Cram101 Publisher, 2016

• Haag H., The Future of School Sport (Physical Education) in Today's World: Scientific Concepts for

Practical Innovations, Logos Verlag Berlin, 2008

• Hardman K., Contemporary Issues in Physical Education, Meyer Meyer Sports, 2011

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9. Enhancing the subject contents with the expectations of the epistemic communities representatives, professional

associations and important employers pertaining to the field of the study program

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10. Assessment

Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 10.4. Course

10.5. Seminar Number of classes per semester It is registered the

attendance and level of

involvement during the

seminar activities

50

Test for checking general motor skills Testing during classes 10

Tests specific to the sports discipline for which the student opted

Testing during classes 10

Evaluation of the level of appropriation of the exercises and work programs, as well as progress in aerobic gymnastics and fitness

Testing during classes 10

Participation in sports and student competitions and basic theoretical knowledge from the sports and physical education subject

Testing 10

Level of acquisition of the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject

Testing 10

B. FINAL EVALUATION -EXAM SESSION Admitted/ rejected For students who, based on criterion A do not obtain at least 80% of the maximum score, the weights of criteria A and

B in the final grade are reversed.

10.6 Activity type 10.1. Assessment criteria 10.2. Assessment methods 10.3. Final grade

determination (percent)

A. ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

10.4. Course Frequency Course attendance

Performance Course test

10.5. Practical activities Frequency Seminar attendance 50%

Performance Applicative activities, case

studies, etc.

50%

B. FINAL EVALUATION

Date Course tutor signature Seminar tutor signature

………. .............................................. .....................................................

Date of the department approval Head of department signature

..................................... ............................................