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Using Data Visualizations in an Introductory Financial Accounting Course

Shana Clor-Proell’s research shows how data analytics, design theory, and visualization techniques can bring financial statements to life.

  • Higher Education
  • Event
  • On-demand
  • Accounting
  • Data Visualization
  • Financial Accounting
  • 55 Minutes
  • On-Demand Video

Description

Unlock the power of financial data visualizations in the introductory accounting classroom! In this webinar, Shana Clor-Proell shares insights from her research published in Issues in Accounting Education to show how data analytics, design theory, and visualization techniques can bring financial statements to life. Participants explore real-world examples drawn from companies’ financial reports and discover ready-to-use resources that spark student engagement and discussion. The materials cover a wide range of topics typically taught in introductory financial accounting, and they are designed to be flexible, easy to integrate, and effective at deepening students’ understanding. This session provides practical tools and fresh ideas for making financial accounting concepts accessible—and memorable. 

About Your Speaker

  • Shana Clor-Proell -

    Shana Clor-Proell

    Shana Clor-Proell is a professor at Texas Christian University, where she teaches introductory financial accounting and advanced accounting. She has also taught at Cornell University, the University of Wisconsin, the University of California–San Diego, and San Diego State University.

    Shana received her BS, MS, and PhD from Cornell University. She is a CPA (Wisconsin) and previously worked as an auditor for Arthur Andersen. She co-authors McGraw Hill’s Fundamentals of Financial Accounting, with Fred Phillips, Bob Libby, and Pat Libby.

    Shana’s research examines judgment and decision making in financial accounting contexts. Her work has been published in The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, and Contemporary Accounting Research, among others. Shana is a member of the Teaching, Learning and Curriculum (TLC), Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR), and Accounting, Behavior and Organizations (ABO), and Diversity sections of the American Accounting Association.

    In her spare time, Shana enjoys long walks, meditation, and spending time with her family.