NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
ETHICS BOWL
How Does a Round Work?
Each round is made up of two teams: Team A and Team B. Each team is made up of 4-6 members, but only 4 members may present at a time (teams are allowed to rotate the members between rounds, or before Question 2 during a round). There will be one student moderator and three judges.
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The student moderator will flip a coin to determine which team presents first.
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The moderater will read a question pertaining to one of the prepared cases (check out the cases here!)
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Team A will have 2 minutes to confer with their team members. During this time, members can remind each other verbally of their discussion, and confirm they have an appropriate solution for the question presented.
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Team A has 5-7 minutes to present their ethical solution to the question. During this time, they should address the question and the case to which it pertains, their morally sound solution, and the reasoning they used to create the solution.
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Next, Team B has 1 minute to confer. During this time, team members will come up with questions for the other team. These questions should prompt Team A to further their argument and consider possible counterpoints. The purpose is not to overwhelm Team A with questions, but to raise one or two points that challenge their position.
6. Team B now has 3 minutes to present their side. During this time, Team B can present their solution to the question, compare and contrast it to Team A's solution, and ask questions to push Team A in their argument.
7. Team A has 1 minute to confer and come up with responses to Team B's questions.
8. Team A has three minutes to present their response. The response should address the questions and clarify how your response relates to them.
9. There is now a 10-minute question and answer session between the judges and Team A. Each judge will have a turn to ask Team A one question regarding their policy, and Team A must respond.
10. The whole round repeats with the roles reversed. Team B will begin, Team A will question, and Team B will address the judges. Each round takes about an hour. It is the job of the student moderator to keep rounds running on time.