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Laura Whitfield

Professor of Accounting

“Accounting analytics; legendary intro accounting instructor.”

Accounting analyticsTeaching & learning
4.3 · 6 reviewsEstablished▲5.5%
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About

Laura Whitfield has taught Financial Accounting to more than 9,000 Northfield students. Her research uses text analytics to study audit quality.

Professor of Accounting · Northfield University

Latest reviews

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ACCT 201Spring 2025
Campus email
Sample1y ago

Excellent teacher, exams are long

Lectures are some of the best at Northfield. Exams are 90 minutes for what feels like two hours of work, so practice under time pressure. No partial credit on the multiple choice section.

5
ACCT 515Spring 2025
Classmates vouch
Sample1y ago

Audit analytics with real (anonymized) data

We worked with a real anonymized general ledger and built tests for unusual journal entries in Python. She brings in partners from audit firms who are honest about what tools they actually use. Great for anyone going into assurance.

Most-cited work

2015

Text Signals of Audit Quality

Laura Whitfield

Accounting Analytics ReviewSample

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2019

Teaching Debits and Credits with a Coffee Shop

Laura Whitfield

Journal of Accounting Education Practice OASample

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Wiki completeness8 / 12
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