Course ECTS 318 · Year III · Autumn 2025-2026

Business simulations

Compulsory course in Economy of services, tourism and commerce, taught by Carmen Paștiu.

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Overview

Lecturer
Carmen Paștiu
Seminar tutor
Alina Putan
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Business Administration
Field of study
Economy of services, tourism and commerce
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussions, examples

Aims

The main objective of the course is to familiarize students with the concepts of creating a business and making decisions in different concrete situations.

Knowledge, understanding of basic business concepts, theories and methods; their proper use in professional business communication.

Developing an individual business plan

Discovering and mastering the social, political and cultural factors that enhance entrepreneurship

Use of basic knowledge to explain and interpret various types of concepts, situations, processes, projects, etc.

Discovering self-confidence to run a business

Application of basic principles and methods for solving well-defined, typical problems / situations Knowledge of entrepreneurial attributes

Course contents

1. BUSINESS. BUSINESS SUCCESS
2. BUSINESS ORGANIZATION. FUNCTIONS OF THE ENTERPRISE.
3. TRANSFORMING THE OPPORTUNITY INTO BUSINESS
4. SIMULATION OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN ENTERPRISES
5. BUSINESS SIMULATION
6. BUSINESS PLAN
7. MANAGEMENT OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY
8. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
9. PRODUCT / SERVICE MANAGEMENT
10. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
11. SIMULATION SOFTWARE

Learning outcomes

For students pursuing a master's degree in business administration, the discipline can be a starting point for deepening the field and developing papers with a high scientific level.
The pragmatic character of the discipline, resulting from the operationalization of the main activities specific to private investments, is in accordance with the requirements of the contemporary economic-financial community.

Assessment

written exam 60%, semminaries 40%

Recommended reading

Decizie asistată de calculator: decizii, decidenţi, metode şi instrumente de bază. Editura Tehnică şi Editura Expert, 2002
Filip, F. G.,
Editura Tehnică şi Editura Expert, Alba Iulia, 2002 · 100
Simulari in afaceri .
Pastiu Carmen -
Seria Didactica, 2017, Alba Iulia, 2017 · 50
Simularea proceselor economice. Editura INFOREC, Bucureşti, 1996
Dobre, I., Mustaţă, F.,
Editura INFOREC, Bucureşti,, Bucuresti, 1996 · 100