Delphi Decision-Making in Legal Environment Courses

Midwest Law Journal, 29(1), 27-48, 2019

22 Pages Posted: 28 Jul 2020

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Evan A. Peterson

College of Business Administration, University of Detroit Mercy

Date Written: 2019

Abstract

To prepare today’s business students to face these challenges, there is a growing need for assignments designed to foster a holistic examination of the legal, ethical, and business outcomes connected to courses of action proposed in response to an organizational crisis. The Delphi Law-in-Practice Exercise, a project for graduate legal environment courses based on the Delphi Method, sets up one possible means for instructors to promote a holistic examination of the varied issues connected to legal crisis management by students in their courses. The Delphi Law-in-Practice Exercise, in addition to promoting a more holistic examination of legal crisis management by students, also: (1) stimulates experiential learning, (2) reduces the potential negative effects of social pressures in the learning environment, (3) encourages reflection on biases inherent to the decision-making process, and (4) illustrates one possible means through which a diverse group of people can develop a consensus on how to respond to a complex problem.

Keywords: Delphi Method

Suggested Citation

Peterson, Evan, Delphi Decision-Making in Legal Environment Courses (2019). Midwest Law Journal, 29(1), 27-48, 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3641809

Evan Peterson (Contact Author)

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