Ethics Bowl ((3))

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This class helps students develop the skills to successfully compete in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. The Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl involves teams of students from different universities presenting competing arguments about the ethics of contemporary social issues. Students in the course will have the opportunity to earn a place on CSUB's Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl team, but participation in the competition is not a requirement of the course. In the course, student will study ethical theories, discuss methods of ethical reasoning, investigate the different ethical dimensions of contemporary social issues, and cultivate skills for effective oral presentations. By the end of the course, all students, whether competing in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl or not, will be prepared to skillfully analyze and discuss a wide variety of contemporary ethical issues. The class presupposes no prior knowledge of ethics. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 units.