Department of Finance and Accounting
Adam Chmielewski – PhD in Economics, Professor at the University of Warsaw, specialist in accounting, cost accounting, and managerial accounting. For many years, he has incorporated self-designed educational games into his teaching. He is an advocate for personal finance education, conducting workshops for high school students and leading the educational project Zafios, which promoted financial literacy. He is also a designer of educational board games.
Practitioner – he spent several years in the accounting department of a commercial bank, served for over a decade as Chairman of the Audit Committee of an insurance company, and was a member of its supervisory board. Certified auditor, business advisor, consultant, and respected trainer. Recipient of the “Best Lecturer” award in the EMBA program, and multiple-time recipient of the University of Warsaw Rector’s awards for teaching achievements.
Outside of work, he travels extensively, hikes both low and high mountains, sails, and plays golf, table tennis, and bridge.
Main research areas
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Personal Finance Management
Selected publications
- Selection of cost drivers as a factor shaping calculation results, Accounting of Economic Entities in the 21st Century, Spała, 2000.
- Responsibility for accounting in light of the Accounting Act and Commercial Companies Code, Financial Determinants of Organizational Development, Difin, Warsaw, 2007.
- The Magic of Two Columns: On Teaching Accounting at the Basic Level, presented at Didactics in Economic Sciences, Agricultural University in Szczecin, Szczecin, 2007.
- Cost driver selection methods, in A. Z. Nowak & B. Glinka (eds.), Management: Qualitative and Quantitative Research, University of Warsaw Publishing House, Faculty of Management, Warsaw, 2008.
- Barriers to implementing controlling tools, in J. Turyna & W. Szczęsny (eds.), Financial Determinants of Organizational Development, Faculty of Management, UW, Warsaw, 2009.
- Using the cash flow statement in household financial management, in H. Buk & J. Szostak (eds.), Public, Corporate, and Private Finance under Uncertainty, Academic Papers of the Higher School of Banking in Poznań, No. 59, Poznań, 2015.
- Games in teaching economics, with M. Mijal, presented in Oeconomica 319(79)2, University Publishing House of West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Szczecin, 2015, pp. 49-56.
- Education of managers in the area of accountancy, with M. Mijal, Theoretical Accounting Papers, No. 93, Association of Accountants in Poland, Warsaw, 2017, pp. 135-148.
List of Developed Educational Games
Published games:
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Bilans – game for teaching balance sheet construction
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Saldo – game for teaching personal finance management
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Absolwenci – game released for the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Management, focusing on team management and effective project implementation
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Igrzyska Talentów – entertaining game for children including elements of money management
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Liderzy zmian ESG – game in preparation, focused on ESG change leadership
Unpublished games used in classes:
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Palarnia Kawy – game covering inventory and receivables management
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Forex – game covering foreign exchange market topics
