Participating teams receive 12 ethical dilemmas at the beginning of the semester.
Many instructors incorporate the students research of the questions into their class curriculum.
At the end of the semester, the teams of undergraduates meet to flex their analytic muscles in an atmosphere of friendly competition. The Ethics Bowl is open to all undergraduates. The competition is divided into rounds where each round consists of each team responding to one of 12 ethical dilemmas. A panel of judges, made up of community members, score each teams responses, and each round pairs teams with a different panel of judges. Additionally, each team has the opportunity to ask the opposing team a question that relates to the scenario answered.