Course FB2204 · Year II · Summer 2025-2026

OPERATIONS OF CREDIT INSTITUTIONS

Compulsory course in Finance and Banks, taught by Adela Socol.

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Overview

Lecturer
Adela Socol
Seminar tutor
Adela Socol
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Finance
Field of study
Finance and Banks
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification, know-learn-want method.
Entry requirements
-

Aims

This course aims to provide students the abilities to apply the theoretical knowledge in practical activities referring to the banking operations.

Goal of the course is to enable the students to understand the basic concepts of banking operations and the practical aspects of banking transactions.

Students will understand the various operations of a banking operations - retail and corporate banking products, cash operations, deposits, loans etc.

Course contents

The role of banks in economy - Romania's case. The typology of banking operations. Define banking operation. Explain the various types of accounts, savings, current, loan etc. Describe the types of customers holding the various accounts. Bankers’/Customers’ relationship in the cash operations. Describe the procedures for opening and closing of accounts. Bank services and methods of payments through banking systems and payments instruments. Bank's Liabilities - Customers' deposits. Commercial bank lending/borrowing principles. Banking operations based on electronic instruments - cards, electronic banking, mobile banking etc. Introduction to Banking Risks' Administration. Banking Performance.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to:  explain the services offered to customers by banks concerning cash operations and payment methods, deposits, cards etc.  apply the principles of borrowing/ lending applied by commercial banks in their decision making  identify and solve problems and make decisions using critical and creative thinking concerning the banking operations  work effectively with others as members of a team, group, organisation and community in the banking area

Assessment

Exam – 80%; verification during semester – 20%.

Recommended reading

• Dănulețiu A.E., Iuga I., Socol A., Investigating Banking Households' Deposits using Vector Autoregressive Model VAR, Revista Annales Universitatis Apulensis, Series Oeconomica, nr. 16(1), p. 85-103, 2014, ISSN 1454-9409.
Socol A.
Annales Universitatis Apulensis, Series Oeconomica, ALBA IULIA, 2014 · 85-103
• Socol A., Dănulețiu A.E, Analysis of the Romanian Banks' Performance through ROA, ROE and Non-performing Loans Models, Revista Annales Universitatis Apulensis, Series Oeconomica, nr. 15(2), p. 594-604, 2013, ISSN 1454-9409.
Socol A.
Annales Universitatis Apulensis, Series Oeconomica, ALBA IULIA, 2013 · 594-604
• Socol A., Loan Losses Provisioning Processes In Romanian Banks During January 2007 - February 2011, Revista Annales Universitatis Apulensis, Series Oeconomica, nr. 13(1), p. 106-112, 2011, ISSN 1454-9409.
Socol A.
Annales Universitatis Apulensis, Series Oeconomica, ALBA IULIA, 2011 · 106-112
Corovei E.A., Socol A., The Macroeconomic Drivers for Household Deposits Growth in the Eurozone, Academic Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 5, no. 3, 2019, pp. 144-151, ISSN 2393-4913. https://ideas.repec.org/a/khe/scajes/v5y2019i3p144-151.html
Socol A.
Academic Journal of Economic Studies, Bucuresti, 2019 · 144-151
Corovei E.A., Socol A., The Impact of Political Stability on Economic Growth in European Union, Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Volume XIX, Issue 1/2019, pp. 8-14, https://ideas.repec.org/a/ovi/oviste/vxixy2019i1p8-14.html IS
Socol A.
Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Constanta, 2019 · 8-14