Course BA 312 · Year III · Autumn 2025-2026

FINANCIAL-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Compulsory course in Business Administration (in English), taught by Iulian Bogdan Dobra.

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Overview

Lecturer
Iulian Bogdan Dobra
Seminar tutor
Iulian Bogdan Dobra
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Business Administration
Field of study
Business Administration (in English)
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecturing, Demonstrating, Calculus, Collaborating (i.e. Classroom discussion, Debriefing, Classroom Action Research).
Entry requirements
MICROECONOMICS, BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

Aims

- Knowledge of economic and financial phenomena specific to the activity of companies, results and associated risks - Acquiring the main indicators for analyzing the economic-financial activity - Identifying internal reserves and the possibilities of their involvement in the economy of companies

- Formation of practical skills for analysis and interpretation of forms of manifestation of economic phenomena based on economic and financial indicators

- Training the capacity for analysis and efficient management of resources

Course contents

Ch.1 Object, content and methods of the Economic-Financial Analysis; Ch.2 The analysis of Turnover (Sales) revenue; Ch.3 Analysis of Value-added; Ch. 4. Analysis of Labour force, Ch. 5 Fixed Assets Management Analysis; Ch. 6 Material Resources Analysis; Ch. 7 Expenditure Analysis; Ch. 8 Profitability Analysis; Ch. 9 Balance Sheet Analysis.

Learning outcomes

- Application of basic principles and methods for solving problems, well-defined situations, typical of the field in the conditions of qualified assistance;
- Appropriate use of standard evaluation criteria and methods to assess the quality, merits and limitations of processes, programs, projects, concepts, methods and theories.

Assessment

Written test examination– 80%; Verification during semester – 20%.

Recommended reading

Financial economic-analysis. Exercises and practical studies
Achim, M.V
Risoprint, Cluj-Napoca, 2017 · book
Financial economic-analysis. Methodological aspects and practical applications
Burja, C.
Casa Cărții de Știință, Cluj-Napoca, 2009 · book
Financial analysis and decision making
Dave, E. Vance
McGraw-Hill, New York, 2003 · book