DETAILED SYLLABUS
Social Protection and Insurance
1. Information about the study program
1.1 University / Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca1.2 Faculty / Faculty of Economics and Business Adminsitration
1.3 Department / Finance
1.4 Field of study / Finance
1.5 Program level (bachelor or master) / Bachelor
1.6 Study program / Qualification / Finance and Banks
2. Information about the subject
2.1 Subject title / Social Protection and Insurance2.2 Course activities professor / Lecturer Văidean Viorela Ligia, PhD
2.3 Seminar activities professor / Lecturer Văidean Viorela Ligia, PhD
2.4 Year of study / III / 2.5 Semester / II / 2.6 Type of assessment / Summative / 2.7 Subject regime / Opt.
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 / 13.4 Total number of hours in the curriculum / 36 / out of which: 3.5 course / 24 / 3.6 seminar/laboratory / 12
Time distribution / Hours
Study based on textbook, course support, references and notes / 30
Additional documentation in the library, through specialized databases and field activities / 10
Preparing seminars/laboratories, essays, portfolios and reports / 19
Tutoring / 2
Assessment (examinations) / 3
Others activities ...... / -
3.7 Total hours for individual study / 64
3.8 Total hours per semester / 100
3.9 Number of credits / 4
4. Preconditions (if necessary)
4.1 Curriculum4.2 Skills
5. Conditions (if necessary)
5.1. For course development / Video projector and internet connectionAll the official rules of the university and the faculty with respect to students’ attendance in academic activities, as well as to cheating and plagiarism, are valid and enforced.
Intellectual property rights for the teaching and handout materials need to be respected.
5.2. For seminar / laboratory development / Video projector and internet connection
All the official rules of the university and the faculty with respect to students’ attendance in academic activities, as well as to cheating and plagiarism, are valid and enforced.
It is highly recommended for students to use scientific calculators in order to perform the necessary computations for the case studies.
The deadlines for the homework or projects are to be strictly respected.
The attendance is compulsory.
6. Acquired specific competences
Professional competences / •Technical knowledge regarding social protection and insurance, mainly emphasizing the financing schemes of pension, healthcare and unemployment social protection systems.Transversal competences /
- The ability to identify the roles and responsibilities within a team of complex tasks, being able to insure with the rest of the teammates an efficient team work;
- The ability to identify the opportunities for continuous professional development and trends of the social context dynamics
7. Subject objectives (arising from the acquired specific competences)
7.1 Subject’s general objective /- Social protection and insurances’ systems analysis
7.2 Specific objectives /
- Detailing social policies and their instruments: social assistance, protection and insurances of pensions, unemployment and healthcare – the regulatory and statutory framework, beneficiaries, coverage, associated expenditures and their sources of financing; poverty and social exclusion.
8. Contents
8.1 Course / Teaching methods / ObservationsWeek 1: Social protection and insurances – the conceptual world. / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 2: Social protection schemes’ typology. Social protection domains. European social protection models. / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 3: The protection of retirees and their family members - The typology of public pensions and their providing conditions. / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 4: The typology of public pensions and their providing conditions. (II). / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 5: Pensions’ computation and payment. Other social insurance benefits / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 6: The National Public Pensions’ House – organization and attributions. The reform of the Romanian pension system / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 7: The Romanian social health insurance system - legal and institutional framework / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 8: The financing of the Romanian social health insurance system / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 9: The National Health Insurance Card and the European Health Insurance Card. The reform of the social health insurance system / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 10: Unemployment – the legal framework. Fighting measures against unemployment / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 11: Social protection of consumers and workers. / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
Week 12: Poverty and its fighting measures. / class participation, demonstration, recitation / -
References:
1. Bistriceanu, Gh., Asigurări şi Reasigurări în România, Editura Universitară Bucureşti, 2006.
2. Şeulean, V., Protecţie şi asigurări sociale, Editura Mirton, Timişoara, 2003.
3. Ciumaş, C., Văidean, V.L., Protecţie şi asigurări sociale, Editura Todesco, Cluj-Napoca, 2011.
4. Negru, T., Asigurări – Ghid practic, Editura C.H. Beck, Bucureşti, 2006.
5. Constantinescu D., Asigurările de sănătate, Editura Mustang, Bucureşti, 2007.
6. Major D., Asigurările sociale în România. Realităţi şi perspective, Editura Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, Cluj-Napoca, 2009.
7. Tănăsescu, P., Asigurări și protecție socială în România, Editura C.H. Beck, Bucureşti, 2009.
8. Văidean V.L., Sistemul românesc al asigurărilor de sănătate în context european, Editura Risoprint, Cluj-Napoca, 2010
*** specific European and Romanian legislation
8.2 Seminar/laboratory / Teaching methods / Observations
Seminar 1: Projects’ themes presentation and assignment / class participation, demonstration / -
Seminar 2: Practical computation of several pensions types / class participation, demonstration / -
Seminar 3: Practical computation of several pensions types (II) / class participation, demonstration / -
Seminar 4: Projects’ presentations / class participation, demonstration / -
Seminar 5: Projects’ presentations (II) / class participation, demonstration / -
Seminar 6: Projects’ presentations (III) / class participation, demonstration / -
Seminar 7: Projects’ presentations (IV) / class participation, demonstration / -
References:
1. Bistriceanu, Gh., Asigurări şi Reasigurări în România, Editura Universitară Bucureşti, 2006.
2. Şeulean, V., Protecţie şi asigurări sociale, Editura Mirton, Timişoara, 2003.
3. Ciumaş, C., Văidean, V.L., Protecţie şi asigurări sociale, Editura Todesco, Cluj-Napoca, 2011.
4. Negru, T., Asigurări – Ghid practic, Editura C.H. Beck, Bucureşti, 2006.
5. Constantinescu D., Asigurările de sănătate, Editura Mustang, Bucureşti, 2007.
6. Major D., Asigurările sociale în România. Realităţi şi perspective, Editura Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, Cluj-Napoca, 2009.
7. Tănăsescu, P., Asigurări și protecție socială în România, Editura C.H. Beck, Bucureşti, 2009.
8. Văidean V.L., Sistemul românesc al asigurărilor de sănătate în context european, Editura Risoprint, Cluj-Napoca, 2010
*** specific European and Romanian legislation
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.
The contents of the Social Protection and Insurance subject is adapted to the specific labor market requirements.10. Assessment (examination)
Type of activity / 10.1 Assessment criteria / 10.2 Assessment methods / 10.3 Weight in the final grade10.4 Course / Applying knowledge / Final exam – 5 subjects / 70%
10.5 Seminar/laboratory / Participation during the seminar / Solving applications at the blackboard;
Presentation of the projects. / 30%
Semestrial project
10.6 Minimum performance standard
•It is necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 5 (five) in order to pass this subject;
•The grades being granted are between 1 (one) and 10 (ten);
•Students must approach each element (question, problem) within the exam sheet;
•The exam is written and takes approximately 90 minutes;
Date of fillingSignature of the course professorSignature of the seminar professor 03.03.2017 Lecturer Văidean Viorela Ligia PhD Lecturer Văidean Viorela Ligia PhD
Date of approval by the department Head of department’s signature
09.03.2017 Professor Cristina Ciumaș PhD
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NOTE: This document represents an informal translation performed by the faculty.