General Format
This is a case competition with two rounds of competition. Each year a case with business ethics components is chosen and Lasallian schools are invited to participate. Student teams of 4-6 members read the case and create a presentation that aims to provide an incisive and principled analysis of the case and viable strategies to avoid or alleviate the ethical and business problems in the case. In round one, teams submit slide decks of their presentation. Judges from the participating schools score the slide decks. The 9 top teams advance to round two, the live competition. In the live competition, judges from the host schools score the live presentations and the top three teams are acknowledged.
2026 Case: The main case is How to Deal with the Ethical Risks of Hiring Algorithms (both Part A and Part B). Because this is a different case format from years prior, we are also providing specific instructions on what the presentations should include as well as encouraging teams to use select supplemental materials to augment the case. See the Additional Guidelines section for more information.
The live competition will be held virtually on April 11th, in English. The exact schedule will depend on the teams chosen to compete in the live competition. Effort will be taken to accommodate the different time zones of participating teams and judges.
- Presentations are 12 mins long
- 8 mins for questions & answers from the judges for each team directly following their presentation
- 5 minute transition to next team
Timeline
| February 6 | Teams confirm their participation |
| Mid-February | Judging Rubrics and Slides submission instructions sent to all teams |
| April 1 | (by 11:59PM in your time zone) Teams submit their finished slides |
| April 2 – 7 | Slide Judges review slides, score them |
| April 9 | Live competition teams announced, final schedule sent to all schools |
| April 11 | Live competition (virtual) |
Judging Details {#judging-details}
We will have two rounds of judging.
Slides Judging
- The first round will result in a score for the slide deck from each team.
- Every institution with a team participating is invited to choose a judge to review and score the slide decks.
- The 9 teams with the highest scores on their slide decks will advance to the live competition.
- The scoring rubric will be available to all teams by mid-February and will be like past years.
- Training for slide judges will be offered in March
Live Competition Judging
- Vetted and experienced judges from the 6 host schools will judge the live competition. These judges will be different from the team coaches.
- The scoring rubric will be available to all teams by mid-February and will be like past years.
Additional Guidelines
CASE(S) AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2026 (different than previous years)
For 2026: The main case is How to Deal with the Ethical Risks of Hiring Algorithms (both Part A and Part B). Because this is a different case format from years prior, we are also providing specific instructions on what the presentations should include as well as encouraging teams to use select supplemental materials to augment the case.
Specific Instructions for Presentation Content (2026)
- The case this year is a short fictional scenario dealing with a specific issue in the use of AI in hiring. In Part B of the case, the tension in the scenario is resolved. Thus, we are not asking teams to present ways to resolve the specific issue.
- Rather, we would like teams to solve a more general problem: how should this firm use AI in hiring?
- The solution(s) presented should have at least two components:
1. Ethical framework for making guidelines and decisions regarding the use of AI in hiring
2. Guidelines for the use of AI in hiring that are specific enough to be actionable
- Teams can also include other elements common to case-based presentations as they deem appropriate (e.g., summarizing the challenge(s) and opportunities, etc.).
Supplemental Materials
- Teams are encouraged to use the supplemental materials to inform their understanding of AI issues in hiring and the larger context of the case.
- Several (2-4) current well-sourced news articles that give a current overview of AI in Hiring
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES (same as previous years)
- You are allowed to consult outside sources when researching how to address the case.
- You may consult with faculty members at your University. These conversations should help you answer specific questions that arise in the course of conducting your analysis, not to have a professor do the work for you. If you have questions about the legitimacy of a question or conversation with a faculty member, speak with your designated faculty advisor/coach.
- Slides are to be written in English.
- There is no standardized slide template for the competition. Participants are free to use any program of their choice to create their presentation slides.
- The submitted slides to be judged should be in a standard format: we recommend be either .pdf, .html, or PowerPoint (.pptx)
- It is highly recommended to include Speaker Notes that give an indication of what will be said when each slide is presented. This will help to assist the judges in understanding the presentation.
- PowerPoint recordings or YouTube videos will NOT be allowed as optional submissions for the first round of judging. Please submit only slides.
- There is no minimum or maximum number of slides. However, all of the slides that are submitted for judging in the first round should be intended for presentation with the exception of a Title slide and a References (Citations) slide. The maximum presentation length is 12 minutes. Decks with more than 10 slides will likely run too long, although it depends on the rate of presentation and amount of content for each slide.
- It is recommended for teams to have a Title Slide at the beginning of their presentation that lists their institution’s name, the students’ names and any other information they deem important.
- Teams competing in the Live Competition may have other slides on hand in case they are needed during the question and answer portion. These should not be submitted, merely kept on hand. These are not mandatory, and would only be used if a judge’s question happens to be on the topic.
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