Eac toolkit - uprm ethics bowl - iit summer institute follow-up

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Module introduction

Module activities

1. Open the link to the IIT Ethics Bowl Packet
2. Read the section beginning on page 2, "The Ethics Bowl at UPR - Mayaguez"
3. Read the cases in the Appendix from page 8 to page 12.
4. Prepare a position paper on each case. Since the cases terminate at a decision point, make a decision and justify it in terms of reversibility, harm/beneficence, and publicity. Then carry out a global feasibility analysis. For more on the tests and a decision making framework consult the module, "Three Frameworks in Ethical Decision-Making." See link above.
5. Prepare for the Ethics Bowl debate by studying the procedures and scoring criteria presented in the report at IIT.

The ethics bowl can be divided into eight stages

1. Team 1 receives its case and gives an initial presentation taking an ethical position and providing an ethical justification.
2. Team 2 makes a commentary that critically analyzes Team 1's presentation.
3. Team 1 responds to Team 2's commentary.
4. Fifteen minutes are alloted for the judges in the peer review teams to ask Team 1 questions. After this, the judges/peer review teams score the first half of the competition without announcing the results.
5. Team 2 receives its case and makes an initial presentation in which it states and justifies its decision or position.
6. Team 1 gives a commentary to Team 2's presentation. They can take a counter-position as well as reveal weaknesses in Team 2's position and justification.
7. Team 2 responds to Team 1's commentary.
8. Team 2 answers questions from the judges for 15 minutes.

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