Facultatea de Științe Economice și Gestiunea Afacerilor
Str. Teodor Mihali nr. 58-60
Cluj-Napoca, RO-400951
Tel.: 0264-41.86.52-5
Fax: 0264-41.25.70
econ@econ.ubbcluj.ro
www.econ.ubbcluj.ro
DETAILED SYLLABUS
Regional Development Economics and Policies
1. Information about the study program
1.1 University
1.2 Faculty
1.3 Department
1.4 Field of study
1.5 Program level (bachelor or master)
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Economics
Finance
Undergraduate
1.6 Study program / Qualification
Finance and banking
2. Information about the subject
2.1 Subject title
Regional Development Economics and Policies
2.2 Course activities professor
Associated professor Elena-Dana Bako, PhD
2.3 Seminar activities professor
Lecturer Ştefana-Alexandra-Diana Varvari, PhD
2.4 Year of study
III 2.5 Semester
V
2.6 Type of assessment CE
2.7 Subject regime
OP
3. Total estimated time (teaching hours per semester)
3.1 Number of hours per week
3 out of which: 3.2 course
2
3.3 seminar/laboratory
3.4 Total number of hours in the
42 out of which: 3.5 course
28
3.6 seminar/laboratory
curriculum
Time distribution
Study based on textbook, course support, references and notes
Additional documentation in the library, through specialized databases and field activities
Preparing seminars/laboratories, essays, portfolios and reports
Tutoring
Assessment (examinations)
Others activities ...................................
3.7 Total hours for individual study
46
3.8 Total hours per semester
88
3.9 Number of credits
4
1
14
Hours
14
14
14
2
2
4. Preconditions (if necessary)
4.1 Curriculum
4.2 Skills
Micro- and macro-economics
-
5. Conditions (if necessary)
5.1. For course
development
5.2. For seminar /
laboratory development
Students are required to attend classes regularly. In case they are absent it is their
responsibility to obtain a copy of any materials distributed during their absence,
including homework or case assignments.
Students are required to attend classes regularly. They should previously read the
indicated bibliography, and actively participate. They are required to give at least a
presentation during the semester.
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6. Acquired specific competences
Professional
competences
Transversal
competences
C2 – Collecting, analyzing and interpreting of the data and information regarding economic and
financial issues
C3 – Ability to write economic and financial reports at the level of individual firms and private or
public institutions.
C5 – Implementing plans and budgets at the level of individual firms and private or public
institutions.
 Knowing, interpreting and applying the regulations and procedures concerning regional
economic development
 Elaboration of strategic regional/sectoral development plans, establishing socio-economic
development objectives and evaluating regional development policies
 Evaluating the implementation of strategic plans from quantitative and qualitative point of
view and measuring their impact to economic development
 To work in a team assuming different roles and responsibilities according to the aim reached
for.
 To identify the long-life learning opportunities for developing new skills and improving
personal capabilities.
7. Subject objectives (arising from the acquired specific competences)
7.1 Subject’s general objective
Familiarizing students with the processes, instruments and policies in the
regional development field in European Union and Romania
7.2 Specific objectives
Students will know the history of the regional policy
Students will be familiarized with the objectives of the cohesion policy and
with the structural funds
Students will understand which is the action area of each fund
Students will be familiarized with the programming and planning process
8. Contents
8.1 Course
Teaching
methods
1. Theoretical background of regional economics: 1. Content and scope of the
regional economics; 2. Regional growth and development; 3. The role of
Lecture
Governmental policies in regional development
2. Theoretical background of regional development: 1. Definitions and
Lecture
regions’ typology; 2. Regionalization
3. Regional policy in the European Union: 1. History of the regional policy in
the EU, legislative and institutional framework; 2. Principles of the regional
policy; 3. Objectives of the European regional policy; 4. Instruments of the
Lecture
economic and social cohesion policy; 5. Mechanisms of the structural funds –
programming; 6. Europe 2020
4. Regional policy in Romania: 1. History of the regional policy in Romania
and its objectives; 2. Legislative and institutional framework; 3. Regional policy
in Romania for the 2007-2013 programming period. Programming documents
Lecture
and institutional system for the coordination, implementation and management of
the structural funds in Romania; 4. The new cohesion policy of Romania for
2014-2020; 5. Romanian Partnership Agreement 2014-2020
5. Accessing European Funds in Romania (2007-2013): 1. Steps for accessing
European Funds; 2. Absorption level of the European Funds in Romania; 3.
Lecture
Problems in accessing European Funds in Romania
Observations
5 courses
1 course
3 courses
3 courses
2 courses
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Bibliography:
1. Edwards, Mary E. – Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development. Theory and Methods,
Auerbach Publications, 2007
2. The Web Book of Regional Science, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University:
http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/contents.htm
3. INFOREGIO – information regarding regional policy and structural instruments in the EU:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_ro.htm
4. Europe 2020 Strategy - http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/europe2020/index_ro.cfm
5. Regional development policy in Romania: http://www.mdrap.ro, http://www.fonduri-ue.ro
6. ***, Green Book on regional development in Romania, 1997
7. ***, Law 315/2004 on regional development in Romania (http://www.fonduri-structuraleeuropene.ro/legislatie/legea-315-2004.html
Other recommended readings:
1. Official
documents
of
the
EU
regarding
Cohesion
Policy
(all
regulations):
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/information/legislation/index_ro.cfm
2. Cohesion policy for 2014-2020: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/index_ro.cfm
Teaching
Observations
8. 2 Seminar/laboratory
methods
Definition and typology of the regions (at national and supra-national level)
applications and
1 seminar
Regions - NUTS classification
case studies
Regionalization and regionalism, deconcentration and decentralization – applications and
definitions
case studies
1 seminar
Types of regionalization in European Union
Intra- and inter-regional indicators for measuring regional disparities – Cohesion applications and
1 seminar
Reports
case studies
Case studies – Metropolitan areas, periurban areas, clusters
applications and
1 seminar
case studies
Case studies – Successful projects financed by structural funds in the EU
applications and
1 seminar
countries
case studies
Case studies – Successful projects financed by structural funds in Romania
applications and
1 seminar
case studies
Case studies – Development regions of Romania and programming documents applications and
1 seminar
case studies
Bibliography:
1. Edwards, Mary E. – Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development. Theory and
Methods, Auerbach Publications, 2007
2. The Web Book of Regional Science, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University:
http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/contents.htm
3. NUTS Classification - http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nuts/splash_regions.html
4. INFOREGIO – information regarding regional policy and structural instruments in the EU:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_ro.htm
5. Europe 2020 Strategy - http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/europe2020/index_ro.cfm
6. Regional development policy in Romania: http://www.mdrap.ro, http://www.fonduri-ue.ro
7. Cohesion policy for 2014-2020: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/index_ro.cfm
Other recommended readings:
1. Regionalization in Romania: http://regionalizare.mdrap.ro/
2. Metropolitan
areas
and
clusters:
http://www.eurometrex.org/,
http://www.clusterobservatory.eu/index.html,
http://www.clustero.eu/asociatia-clusterelordin-romania
3. Succes
stories:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/indexes/project_examples_ro.cfm,
http://www.fonduri-structurale.ro/ProiecteSucces.aspx?t=ProiecteDeSuccess
3. Regional development agencies’ websites
9. Corroboration / validation of the subject’s content in relation to the expectations coming from
representatives of the epistemic community, of the professional associations and of the representative
employers in the program’s field.
 Organizing meetings, workshops, debates, with representatives of the academic and institutional environment
with relevant knowledge and experience in the field of regional development (eg. North-West Regional
Development Agency, County and local councils, Faculty of Geography)
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10. Assessment (examination)
Type of activity
10.1 Assessment criteria
10.2 Assessment methods
10.4 Course
Knowledge of concepts regarding regional
economics and policy
Abilities to adequately use the concepts and
practices in the field
Capacity of augmenting own ideas and
synthesis
Ability to use planning and programming
instruments
Active participation in debates
Individual essay – regional
economics (20%) (deadline – end
of November)
Written exam with open questions
– regional development policies
(50%)
10.5
Seminar/laboratory
Originality and attractiveness of
presentations
Synthesis and analysis capacities
Ability to use the learned concepts
10.3 Weight in
the final grade
70%
Active involvement in the debates
initiated by the teacher regarding
the topics and the case studies
presented.(10%)
Individual presentation of a case
study relevant for the topics
proposed by the teacher at the
beginning of the semester. (20%)
30%
10.6 Minimum performance standard
• The essay and the individual presentation follow the structure proposed at the beginning of the semester
• The grades being granted are between 1 (one) and 10 (ten);
• The exam is written and takes approximately 120 minutes;
• It is necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 5 (five) in order to pass this subject;
• Knowledge and understanding of the issues discussed
• Knowledge of the conceptual and methodological system and the ability to use them correctly
• Capacity of analysis, synthesis and interpretation of real case studies.
Date of completion
02.02.2015
Signature of the course holder
Associated professor Elena-Dana Bako, PhD
Signature of the seminar holder
Lecturer Ştefana-Alexandra-Diana Varvari, PhD
Approval date by department
Signature of the Head of the Department
06.02.2015
Associated professor Elena-Dana Bako, PhD
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