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Bill Coplin is Professor and Director, Public Affairs and Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. An author of successful textbooks and more than 110 books and articles, he has also received many outstanding teaching awards over 45+ years.
Foreword: Chancellor Kent Syverud, Syracuse University
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Roles
Chapter 1: You
Chapter 2: Artist
Chapter 3: Skills Coach
Chapter 4: Advisor
Chapter 5: Boss
Part II: Strategies
Chapter 6: Andragogy, Not Pedagogy
Chapter 7: The Five Laws of the Minimalist
Chapter 8: Everything is Experiential
Chapter 9: Evaluate Yourself
Part III: Engagement Tactics
Chapter 10: Use Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs)
Chapter 11: Use Dale Carnegie Speeches
Chapter 12: Create Groups for Small In-Class Assignments
Chapter 13: Set the Stage in the First Class
Chapter 14: Use Simulations and Role Plays
Chapter 15: Lie to the Class
Chapter 16: Keep Your Mouth Shut
Chapter 17: Make Laptops and Cell Phones Helpful
Part IV: Organizational Tactics
Chapter 18: Start with the Concrete and Familiar
Chapter 19: Use Modules
Chapter 20: Use Class Time for Coaching
Chapter 21: Debriefing Competitions
Chapter 22: Create Lateness and Absence Policies
Chapter 23: Differentiate Between Points Earned and Points Lost
Chapter 24: Use Extra Credit Points to Stimulate Extra Practice
Chapter 25: Use Group Presentations as Teamwork Practice
Part V: Remedial Tactics
Chapter 26: Writing to Communicate
Chapter 27: Improve Typing
Chapter 28: Simple Computer Applications
Chapter 29: Excel is Life
Chapter 30: Information Searching Basics
Chapter 31: Survey Basics Required
Chapter 32: Quantitative Tools Are Not About Mathematics
Part VI: Citizenship Tactics
Chapter 33: The Easy Way to Community Engagement
Chapter 34: Use Continuums to Avoid the Role of Propagandist
Chapter 35: Use Problem Solving Exercises
Chapter 36: The Order, Freedom, Equality Triangle
Chapter 37: The Grading Exercise
Chapter 38: The Prince System
Conclusion: Where Do You Go from Here?
Appendix A: Debriefing the Grading Exercise
Appendix B: Forecasting with the Prince System
About the Author
The Happy Professor is a clear, straightforward toolkit for those who want to meaningfully impact all their undergraduate students, and who want to have a happy, meaningful vocation as a college teacher.
— Kent D. Syverud, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
The instructional strategies and tactics presented in Coplin’s work have been game-changers in my classes as I try to move students toward confidence, competence, and self-efficacy.
— Cherry McCabe, J.D, Associate Professor of Political Science, Simpson University
My path from a small town in Upstate New York to a career as a six-time president and CEO was solely influenced by my undergraduate experience under Dr. Coplin. His guiding principles and coaching makes all the difference.
— Robert E. Watson, President and CEO, Juvare, LLC
7/16/19, Inside Higher Ed: Bill Coplin profiled with "The Happy Professor Book" in a Q&A by Scott Jaschik "The Happy Professor: Professor discusses his new book on the joy of teaching undergraduates." Link: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/07/16/author-discusses-his-new-book-teaching-undergraduates