Importance of Academic Integrity and Implications of Academic Misconduct

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Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
SECTION 1.................................................................................................................................................3
A discussion of the importance of academic integrity in higher education..............................................3
Discuss the implications of academic misconduct...................................................................................4
SECTION 2.................................................................................................................................................5
Reflect on the steps you have taken, and difficulties encountered in producing the game.......................5
Reflect on the skills you have learned this academic year and those emphasized in producing your
game........................................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The academic integrity is the moral and ethical code of conduct with the help of which all
the academic policies are maintained so that values are framed in the academic work. It is aimed
to ensure that fundamental learning is made fairly and creative ideas are acknowledged. It is also
aimed to prevent the unauthorized information or quotes which are categorized as misconduct. It
is very important to have academic integrity in the work and every student in its educational
institution complies with the ethical and moral conduct so that their work is made authentic and
without any misconduct (Eaton, 2021). This report shall deal with importance of academic
integrity in higher educational sector and the implications of academic misconduct. It will also
cover the reflection regarding the skills development during the production of game and the
difficulties encountered while producing the game.
SECTION 1
A discussion of the importance of academic integrity in higher education.
Academic integrity in the educational sector simply implies that the moral and honest
conduct must be applied in the educational institution so that there is proper standards being
maintained in the community and the students have the integral approach of the learning. It is
very essential to have the trust in the area of academic so that there is fair image built of the
educational institution. Academic integrity is very fundamental to the teaching, learning and for
the research. There must be policies to uphold and promote the academic integrity so that the one
who is addressed with the allegation of misconduct can be punished (Jereb and et. al., 2018). The
importance of academic integrity in the higher education is illustrated below-
 It provides the staff and its students with the training and guidance as to what constitutes
the academic misconduct and helps in developing the good practice which can help in
maintaining the academic integrity.
 The violations of the academic integrity impacts negatively on the students as if they
cheat in the academic exercise. It will take away the opportunity to develop, improve and
learn the skills and take away the educational degree which can reflect the academic
achievements. It also affects the community as a whole because any misconduct with the