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September 16, 2019
The Essential Department Chair: A Comprehensive Desk Reference, 2nd Edition
- Author
- Buller, Jeffrey L.
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass Wiley
- ISBN
- 9781118145692
- Table of Contents
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The Author
Introduction
PART ONE The Chair’s Role and Career Path
Ch 1. In the Trenches
Ch 2. Preparing for the Chair’s Role
Ch 3. Assessing What Kind of Department Chair You Are
Ch 4. Serving as an Untenured Department Chair
Ch 5. Coexisting with a Former Chair
Ch 6. Creating a Career Plan
Ch 7. Returning to the Faculty
Ch 8. Seeking Higher Administrative Positions
Ch 9. A Scenario Analysis on the Chair’s Role and Career Path
PART TWO Departmental Management and Politics
Ch 10. Understanding Departmental Ethics and Politics
Ch 11. Chairing Small Departments
Ch 12. Chairing Large Departments
Ch 13. Setting Course Rotations and Schedules
Ch 14. Making Decisions
Ch 15. Setting Annual Themes
Ch 16. Creating Departmental Centers for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning
Ch 17. A Scenario Analysis on Departmental Management and Politics
PART THREE The Chair’s Role in Searches, Hiring, and Firing
Ch 18. Writing Job Descriptions and Position Announcements
Ch 19. Understanding the Chair’s Role in the Search Process
Ch 20. Interviewing Candidates
Ch 21. Letting Someone Go
Ch 22. A Scenario Analysis on Hiring and Firing
PART FOUR Mentoring Challenges and Opportunities for Department Chairs
Ch 23. Helping Faculty Members Sharpen Their Focus
Ch 24. Coaching Faculty Members to Increase Productivity
Ch 25. Promoting a More Collegial Department
Ch 26. Coping with Passive-Aggressive Behavior
Ch 27. Resolving Chronic Complaints
Ch 28. Addressing Staff Conflicts
Ch 29. Overcoming Conflicts
Ch 30. A Scenario Analysis on Mentoring Challenges
PART FIVE The Chair’s Role in Faculty Development
Ch 31. Facilitating a Positive First-Year Faculty Experience
Ch 32. Coaching Faculty in Writing Effective Résumés
Ch 33. Creating an Effective Professional Development Plan
Ch 34. Creating an Effective Teaching Portfolio
Ch 35. Creating an Effective Course Syllabus
Ch 36. Promoting Creativity in Teaching and Learning
Ch 37. A Scenario Analysis on Faculty Development
PART SIX Best Practices in Evaluation and Assessment
Ch 38. Creating Written Evaluations
Ch 39. Conducting Oral Evaluation Sessions
Ch 40. Writing Letters of Recommendation
Ch 41. Doing Assessment Effectively
Ch 42. Conducting Program Reviews
Ch 43. Conducting Posttenure Reviews
Ch 44. A Scenario Analysis on Evaluation and Assessment
PART SEVEN Essentials of Budgeting and Planning
Ch 45. Strategic Planning
Ch 46. Planning a Budget
Ch 47. Implementing a Budget
Ch 48. Fundraising
Ch 49. Accounting for Sponsored Research
Ch 50. A Scenario Analysis on Strategic Budgeting and Planning
Epilogue: A Checklist for the Essential Department Chair
Index
This second edition of the informative and influential The Essential Department Chair offers academic chairs and department heads the information they need to excel in their roles. This book is about the "how" of academic administration: for instance, how do you cultivate a potential donor for much-needed departmental resources? How do you persuade your department members to work together more harmoniously? How do you keep the people who report to you motivated and capable of seeing the big picture?
Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, this classic resource covers a broad spectrum of timely topics and is now truly more than a guide—it's a much-needed desk reference that tells you "everything you need to know to be a department chair." The Essential Department Chair contains information on topics such as essentials of creating a strategic plan, developing and overseeing a budget, key elements of fundraising, preparing for the role of chair, meeting the challenges of mentoring to increase productivity, and creating a more collegial atmosphere. The book also explores the chair's role in the search process, shows how to conduct a successful interview and what to do when it's time to let someone go. And the author includes suggestions for the best practices to adopt when doing an evaluation or assessment.
The Essential Department Chair, Second Edition, contains a wealth of new, realistic case studies to equip leaders in this pivotal position to excel in departmental and institutional life. (From the Publisher)
Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, this classic resource covers a broad spectrum of timely topics and is now truly more than a guide—it's a much-needed desk reference that tells you "everything you need to know to be a department chair." The Essential Department Chair contains information on topics such as essentials of creating a strategic plan, developing and overseeing a budget, key elements of fundraising, preparing for the role of chair, meeting the challenges of mentoring to increase productivity, and creating a more collegial atmosphere. The book also explores the chair's role in the search process, shows how to conduct a successful interview and what to do when it's time to let someone go. And the author includes suggestions for the best practices to adopt when doing an evaluation or assessment.
The Essential Department Chair, Second Edition, contains a wealth of new, realistic case studies to equip leaders in this pivotal position to excel in departmental and institutional life. (From the Publisher)