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March 21, 2006 Ethics Bowl Competition: Students excel in analyzing moral dilemmas For the sixth consecutive year, a team of Wright State University students placed in the top 10 among 40 universities competing in the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. Wright State won the event in 2002 and finished second in 2004.The National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl challenges college students’ critical reasoning skills as they examine moral cases on a wide range of controversial topics people face as family members, employees and citizens. The cases are anchored in current ethical topics such as national security, emergency management and eminent domain. The competition took place in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics in Jacksonville, Fla. Team members include team captain Jennifer Rammel, a senior majoring in biological sciences; Daniel Furman, a sophomore majoring in international business; Nathan Sedgwick, a senior majoring in political science; Sarah Lyons, a junior majoring in marketing; and Brian Gillis, a junior majoring in economics. The faculty advisor is Joseph Petrick, Ph.D., professor of management and director of the Institute of Business Integrity in the Raj Soin College of Business. The Ethics Bowl cases require in-depth moral analysis, persuasive oral presentation and effective rebuttals to challenges from opposing teams and judges. Teams are judged on their critical reasoning skills. “The event emphasizes the development of analytic skills in rationally dealing with complex moral issues and the exercise of persuasive oral argumentation skills required in democratic and professional deliberations,” said Petrick, co-author of Management Ethics: Integrity at Work. “Students are challenged to improve their judgment integrity under time pressure by analyzing diverse cases in depth and exercising argumentation skills.” “I have learned that ethical issues are never black and white,” said team captain Jennifer Rammel. “There are many factors to consider and you have to weigh them all when deciding what action to take. Being pre-med, this activity has helped me to examine issues in medical ethics and decide the best course of action. Also, since it is a competitive debate activity, it gave me practice in learning to think and act under pressure.” “I have acquired a framework that now comes naturally to mind whenever a situation arises that may contain an ethical dilemma,” said team member Daniel Furman. “This is of great value to any businessperson. We all must have a consistent method of evaluating ethical crises and determining appropriate action. Most importantly, Ethics Bowl is a chance to debate and I love debate!” “I feel that this experience has molded me into a better public speaker and made me more capable of thinking creatively on multiple levels,” said team member Sarah Lyons. “I am interested in a career in sales so I know that the experience that I am taking away from this will be a valuable tool in my future endeavors.” 
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