Irene Wiecek
Bio
Irene Wiecek is a Professor, Teaching Stream, Accounting Area, Director of the Master of Management & Professional Accounting (MMPA) Program and Director of the BIGDataHUB at the Institue for Management & Innovation at the University of Toronto Mississauga, with a cross-appointment to the Accounting area at Rotman. She is the author and co-author of numerous books and publications including sever editions of Intermediate Accounting (Kieso et al - Canadian Edition) and the IFRS Primer: International GAAP Basics - both Canadian and U.S. editions (with Nickie Young). She is a member of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board IFRS Discussion Group as well as the newly created International Panel on Accountancy Education of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Irene is a member of the CPA Canada Foresight working group "Reimagining the Profession" and currently sits on the Data Governance committee relating to that project. Her current interests include the impact of new technologies and innovations on the future of the accounting profession and accounting education.
Academic Positions
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1989-Present
Professor, Accounting Stream, University of Toronto
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1995-Present
Director, MMPA (previously Associate Director), Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto, Mississauga
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Intermediate Accounting
Kieso, Weygandt, Warfield, Wiecek, McConomy
John Wiley and Sons Canada
Issue:6th - 12th Canadian editions
2019
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Educating Professionals: Ethics and Judgment in a Changing Learning Environment
Wiecek and McCardle (editors)
CPA Canada
Issue:First edition
2015
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IFRS Primer: International GAAP Basics
Wiecek and Young
John Wiley and Sons Canada
Issue:First edition
2009
Research and Teaching Interests
International Financial Reporting Standards, Blockchain, Distributed ledger technologies, Integrative decision making, Integrative educational models, Use of multiple intelligence theory in accounting education, Education of professional accountants.
Honors and Awards
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2016
Inaugural IMI Faculty Award, Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI), University of Toronto
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
Academic / Professional Service
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Various search and other committees,
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President - UTM Faculty Club,
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1995 - present
Director, MMPA Program (previously Associate Director), University of Toronto
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2004 - 2018
Co-Director CPA/Rotman Centre for Innovation in Accounting Education, University of Toronto