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KATHARINE WIDLAK

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Raw average: 1.00/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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ACCT211 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
You can't call yourself a professor if students don't even know what you look like. Maybe instead of TAs teaching your classes, you should do something too.
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ACCT211 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
I have never seen a department that wants to discourage students from pursuing accounting like the low-level professors at UW-Madison. Katherine Widlak is just an alias for Joanna Wangerin. Most test questions are overly wordy and designed to trick you. Her tests aren't designed to help you learn accounting; they want to belittle you.
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ACCT211 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
Joanna Wangerin V2. This department seriously needs an overhaul.
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Classes with KATHARINE WIDLAK

ACCTIS 211

Introductory Managerial Accounting

3 credits

INTRODUCTORY MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING teaches managerial accounting concepts for decision-making, planning, and control in business environments.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Brett KillionAndrew Jahnke+10 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
ACCTIS 600

Professional Experience in Accounting

Credits unavailable

ACCTIS 600 offers professional experience in accounting, integrating first-hand practice with the curriculum.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Katharine Widlak

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2025

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Spring 2026ACCTIS 211Introductory Managerial Accounting
Spring 2026ACCTIS 600Professional Experience in Accounting
Fall 2025ACCTIS 211Introductory Managerial Accounting
Spring 2025ACCTIS 211Introductory Managerial Accounting
Spring 2025ACCTIS 600Professional Experience in Accounting
Fall 2024ACCTIS 211Introductory Managerial Accounting
Spring 2024ACCTIS 211Introductory Managerial Accounting
Spring 2024ACCTIS 600Professional Experience in Accounting
Fall 2023ACCTIS 211Introductory Managerial Accounting
Spring 2011ACCTIS 211Introductory Managerial Accounting

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