Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The academic department
  • Part II. The department chair
  • Part III. Faculty, staff, and students
  • Part IV. Recruiting, affirmative action, and retention
  • Part V. Workload assignments, faculty evaluation, and performance counseling
  • Part VI. Professional growth, faculty development, and improving the quality of college teaching
  • Part VII. Writing goals and developing plans
  • Part VIII. Resources
  • Part IX. Curriculum management, teaching assignments, and effective use of faculty time
  • Part X. Conflict
  • Part XI. Dealing with deans, university administrative offices, and external agencies
  • Part XII. Assessment
  • Part XIII. Personal and professional welfare of the chair.