Civil Obedience: A Multiple Session, In-Class Exercise

It is fairly common to hear faculty complain about student behavior in the classroom (Hill, 2017). These complaints often use words like ‘rude’ and ‘unprofessional.’ Some faculty even put a statement of expected behavior on their syllabi. However, often the problems persist. In our session, we present a simple but effect method of gaining student acceptance of professional behavior in the classroom, and of the consequences for unprofessional behavior.