Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory in Didactics, Education, and Training

Guillaume Dumas

Associate Professor of Management Sciences – Accounting

RESEARCH TOPICS

  • The instrumentalization of accounting. 
  • Students' Perceptions of the Accounting Profession.
  • The impact of educational tools (e.g., serious games) on perceptions of the profession.
  • The Effects of Teaching Methods on Student Engagement and Their Learning of Accounting. 

Keywords:Accounting pedagogy, representations of accounting and the accounting profession.

LESSONS LEARNED

  • Accounting (from the first year of the bachelor's program to the first year of the master's program)
  • Management Accounting and Management Control (from the second year of the bachelor's program to the second year of the master's program)
  • Finance and Financial Analysis (from the third year of a bachelor's degree to the second year of a master's degree)

Teaching methods:

  • Serious gamefor learning accounting (development of a board game and a mobile app).
  • Peer assessment for accounting education.
  • Business gamesas a learning tool for accounting and management control. 
  • Implementation of interactive lecture hall tools. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Academic Director of the DSCG preparation program (a master’s-level program leading to certification as a certified public accountant).
  • Member of the HR Committee at the Montpellier Management Research Laboratory (University of Montpellier).
  • Facilitator for the Climate Mural, the Circular Economy, and the 2-Ton Workshop.