Academic Integrity: Importance, Implications, and Skills Learned

This article discusses the concept of academic integrity, its importance in higher education, and the implications of academic misconduct. It also includes a reflective report on game production, highlighting the steps taken, difficulties encountered, and skills learned. The article emphasizes the need for honesty, fairness, respect, and responsibility in academic work.

Academic Integrity

Table of Contents
Academic Integrity...........................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Section 1..........................................................................................................................................3
Introduction of academic integrity...............................................................................................3
Importance of academic integrity in higher education................................................................4
Implications of academic misconduct.........................................................................................4
Section 2..........................................................................................................................................6
Reflect on steps taken, difficulties encountered in producing game...........................................6
Reflect on skills that learned in academic year while producing game.......................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Academic integrity putting more valuable efforts with honestly in respect of academic work
at university so that all type of role and responsibility must be conserve fair learning practice.
The report aims towards in two sections where in one section it concern with academic integrity,
its importance along with its implications (Cronan and et.al., 2017). On the other hand in section
two there is a reflective report that determines stages of game production while facing some
difficulties and learning skills related with subject matter in the process.
MAIN BODY
Section 1
Introduction of academic integrity.
Academic integrity is the fundamental of university objective so that exchange of values,
information or knowledge is established among scholar’s works within the elements of trust. The
academic integrity based upon five pillars that is honesty, fairness, respect and responsibility.
The core concept of academic integrity is people trust on the individual so that they actual rely
on them. It is promoted to societies as well as ethical institutions. It combines of three elements
teaching, research and services. This will facilitates incorporation in respect of excellent
characteristic of good person or academics that exchange the values, behaviour code of conduct.
The university has a broader scope od academic community that established well organised
community to facilitates shared norms, values or behaviour (Chankova, 2020). It is the major
responsibility that put into the practice sop that fair and misconduct will not execute in the
university. The place of university is awarded with high level of creditability if the actual course
of action that depicts honesty course of work. It involves using suitable information so that no
privacy or copyright issue will take place. They must ensure from where the knowledge comes
from actual source or not. This is one type of miss conduct when people does not reveal that fact
that original work is not done by them. Research must conduct in more ethical way so that
appropriate source or actual policy of regulating university take place. By delivering truthfulness

in the work completion academic integrity take place. This will leads towards ethical manner as
well as behaviour in all academic work.
Importance of academic integrity in higher education
There is great importance of academic integrity with perspective of students, university
and employee.
For students-When individual behaviour gets affected or may not work as per established
values, mission, or university network will acts most influencing behaviour. Mostly
relationship among friends as highly associated with trust as well as loyalty but if this
course of conduct will not applicable then it will generate sense of loss. It has been
analysed that students ensure highly valuable class environment. It can be only done when
students are highly combines elements of fair personality in each task performance.
For University- The various core component support the importance in respect of
university environment (Eaton, 2021). The high pressure has been seen the university of
establishing special place in order to maintain international ranking with honour, integrity
of society at global level. If University fail to maintain integrity then it will directly affect
the credibility of the institution. On the other hand each University must focus upon setting
high standard of professional code of integrity that ultimately aids the student in generating
skills. This will develop massive effect in respect of further enhancement of employability.
For Employee- This is also one the great importance of academic integrity as it generate
positive integrity at the workplace that deliver value and principle so that great form of
integrated good governance of the University established. The code of University conduct
must involves and take care of employee integrity, standards, guidance as well as
monitoring while practices of employability (Goldberg, 2021). This will ensure possession
of skill that outlines the attributes the University in face of job ready.
Implications of academic misconduct.
In simple words academic misconduct combines of anything that is delivered to the student
that act as a unearned advantage. There are several types of Misconduct that is mention
below-
 Plagiarism- It involves use of work that is already acknowledge by the source or someone
inspiration that is already used in some course of action. It can happen when some situation

faced with respect of accidently course of plagiarism. For example- The name can be
misspelled and carelessness also act as a plagiarism.
 Collusion-Working as a collaborating and exchange information in order to fulfil
assignment and claimed as own individual work project after submitting end project.
 Fabrication of data-The fabrication of data combines of misinterpretation of data findings
in order to affect or manipulate result outcome.
 Other types-Apart from these still there are some other type misconduct. The duplication
work that is already completed or submitted by others. Commissioning that covers
employing third party for completion of work course. Theft of work included submitting
other project work rather than own. Bribery or blackmail of project work complete. False
declaration of the any type of project work.
As per the verdict of Cameron in terms of robbing opportunity in order to learn theory as well as
skill that comprise in generating writing skill. It will leads towards more serious penalties that
expulsed in the University while qualification with reference (Gottardello, 2020).
CAUSES- There are several reason behind the code of misconduct. The newest is outlining
utilisation of online source in respect of carbon copy or buy assignment. The problem address
while demanding in the area of business type that is commonly refers as grey area. Not breaking
law essential for in the study of individual as well as university ethical behaviour, or promoting
teaching practice so that each decision making will execute in correct time (Kaktiņš, 2018).
Other reason combines of lack of appropriate knowledge that is attached with no plagiarism.
This will leads towards delay in actual class of the project. Other several reason are such as being
late, staying behind , lack of time, low grades, not performing, encourage classroom to make use
of other work.
CONSEQUENCES- As per the academic misconduct in respect of regulation of university of
botton included mainly two types of offences that is Minor and Serious. The Minor are
consequences that examine programme that have acts of activities like reduction in marks, failing
of different types of module. On the hand Serious involves school hearing that consist ceiling,
suspension, dismission or final award from university.
How to avoid- Cortell depicts that It is essential to outline good example of academic so
that appropriate notes will be examine from the outline of the optimal resources. Exact
reference list or quoting work within exact punctuation. Author recommend avoid or

eliminate the use of overuse quotations. Give more focus or concentrate upon paraphrasing
while summarising whole idea of self idea generations. This will combines of reducing the
level of claiming credit in order to generate more innovative idea while contribute theory
that ensure appropriate flow of operation of university.
Section 2
Reflect on steps taken, difficulties encountered in producing game.
As per the reflective model of Gibbs, the investigation or analysis has been taken place into
the account of reflection with structured assignment refection. The given refection is based upon
planning or group task of game creation (Myers, 2019). Game is attached with the University of
Bolton Academic misconduct policy. The game outline to eliminate plagiarism as well as
misbehaviour.
Step taken-
First step-This step I combines of meeting within colleague and examine the innovative
idea of game. The discussion further move, in order to established valid rules while operating or
constructing actual game developed.
Second step-It is the actual assignment that I start with game and diversifies into small
particles with the aim of positive and Negative creation that is mention in previous task og game
rule.
Third step- This stage combines of rules, date or agreement that I will be finalized with
the appropriate method of communication that is to be chosen. All the function of the game is
properly working. Each member or group tutors work together to aligned the policy of game. It is
complicated step as working together o physical creation that is discussion is not an easy task.
Difficulties encountered in producing game-
In the project author is mature enough but student are some childish behaviour inherent.
This will covers lots of feedback in order to address the difficulties in creating ideas. During the
event some point of disappointment in the new member that is why easy task is divided in them
for successful creation (Ransome, 2018). In the task no cooperation exist and avoid simple task.
It will discourage active member and they try to speak out with author. The situation leads
towards more emotionally and leads towards stressful environment within team member. It is
realised that most the member wants to take whole responsibility on their own of this project. On

the other hand some member do not want to perform their assigned task. The situation believe
that without support each member found some difficulties while executing operations of game.
Third party will not perform their task in responsible way. The idea or generation of game is very
good and very essential aspect. Group task and planned task deliver good form of
communication while on a regular meeting. In the above mention problem address in game
projection like some technical issue that may found in creation of the process. But at the end
final product result in best outcome.
The occurring statement problem in facing issues of group, it is difficult to manage as well
as creation of unnecessary stress (Sefcik, 2019). But in these most of the external forces can not
be changed or avoid change. The new members in this group not perform well that is up to the
mark and not complete the task at given period of time after supporting them. For success in the
given project great supervision in the assignment while constructing students or team members.
Fortunately the team members works in more effective communication so that game task will
finish before time and deliver better result (Solmon, 2018).
Reflect on skills that learned in academic year while producing game.
Skilled learned- Report writing as well as Academic style with appropriate format.
Skilled developed-
 Leadership skill- These skills used for deep understanding of personal development plan in
order to creation of game. This will facilitate leading work in the projection of work. This
skill deliver appropriate guidance and manage all team workforce for game projection.
 Team work- This is very special skill that author deal in working for proper association in
the projection student and team member so that each task will perform in appropriate way.
 Creativity-The creativity skill facilitates deep solution of the problem address in the game.
This will deliver optimum solution for the execution of better presentation among members
and students.
 Communication- This is important skill that is necessary to be implement while presenting
or delivering message. Through effective communication project will leads towards clear
direction in success. This will maintain balance among team members, students as well high
authority of game projection that is why it is essential to be developed.

 Time management- It aids in managing deadline while operation of task of game. It define
clear roles and responsibility among student and each team member. If each task will not
complete in appropriate time then whole project will leads project failure.
 Presentation skills-It combines of skills like poster and game presentation while execution
of project.
 Research skills- This skill is developed in the complete completion of game project where
all type of valuable is utilise in the assignment.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that academic integrity is most essential in
parts of student, university as well as employee. The academic misconduct is not good the image
of the university or organisation. There are several skills that need to be developed in the course
of action while performing any task. These skill combines of leadership, team work,
communication, creativity, time management, presentation and research skill. It aids in solving
problem that take place while execution of the project.

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