Importance of Academic Integrity in Higher Education and Implications of Academic Misconduct

This report discusses the concept of academic integrity, its importance in higher education, and the implications of academic misconduct. It also reflects on the difficulties encountered in producing a game and the skills gained during the academic year.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
SECTION 1......................................................................................................................................1
Introduction including a description of Academic Integrity.......................................................1
A discussion of the importance of academic integrity in higher education................................2
Discuss the implications of academic misconduct .....................................................................3
SECTION 2......................................................................................................................................4
Reflect on the steps you have taken, and difficulties encountered in producing the game.........4
Reflect on the skills that I have gained during academic year....................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Academic integrity refers to putting values into practice to being honest in academic
working that an individual do at university, being fair to others, taking responsibility for learning
and conventions of scholarships. This reflects moral attributes within academic field. Therefore it
represent as an effective concept in which an individual gives credit to person for using their
concepts and ideas. Academic integrity is all about accountability and honesty along with admit
the other people contribution (Yang, Huo and Zhang, 2021). This particular report based on two
sections in which first section includes the explanation of academic integrity with its importance
in higher education. Further it discuss the implication of academic misconduct whereas second
section discuss the reflection on steps that present difficulties in producing game along with
skills that an individual learned during the academic year that are useful in producing game.
SECTION 1
Introduction including a description of Academic Integrity
Academic integrity defines as a ethical standard and moral code of academia. It is a
commitment and demonstration of moral attributes, trust and honesty in the academic setting.
This concept is highly relevant at the level of university as it demonstrate the fact the failure in
attaining the assignments with the acceptance of rule is considered as a plagiarism. Therefore
universities and academic community are based on several norms, share values such as
responsibility, honesty and justice (Aleksandrova and et. al., 2019). This term generally based on
the generating and communicating information in responsible, honesty, ethical and trustworthy
manner. The concept of academic integrity apply on the researchers, student, faculties etc. who
involve in any form of scholarly activity. According to this concept every person who involve in
scholarly activity are highly accountable and responsible of learning in such a manner that does
not harm other people feeling, trust and honesty in negative manner. If students, teachers and
researchers follows the rules and regulations to complete their assignments than they face
successful results in academic field. In any university if students follow proper rules and norms
than there is no chance of facing any misconduct issues that impact negatively on their career.
Within academic integrity there are several areas of concern which may includes cheating on
assessment and assignment. Administrative dishonesty, research fraud, plagiarism etc. To
remove the issues opposite of academic integrity every student have proper understanding
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regarding policies and standards to maintain the moral values within academic session. It is not a
type of activity that is being neglected by students. If any student done not follow the rules of
academic integrity than they face the major consequences and also fall under the major problem.
Knowledge regrading the concept of academic integrity helps in reflecting success within the
studies. According to the ICAI there are some determinants related to academic integrity that are
very useful for every individual under academics are presented below:
 Honesty- In academic integrity all work is to be done with honesty that helps in
maintaining trust level (Salam and et. al., 2019). It is to be said that it is very crucial to be
honest at the time of learning, research and teaching.
 Fairness- It is significant to works with free flow of thoughts and maintains all norms
while learn and studying. It establish fair result and also develops transparent
conversation between teachers, students and administration.
 Trust- It is another factor under academic integrity under which students works with the
free flow of ideas because of maintaining high trust level that helps in reaching potential
results.
 Respect- This is a type of determinant which is vital to create value and respect to the
ideas and opinion of students.
 Responsibility- It is essential for every student to work as a responsible person so that
proper and correct actions are to be taken effectively.
Hence, it is highly necessary to focus on all determinants of academic integrity as it helps
in maintaining fairness within study.
A discussion of the importance of academic integrity in higher education
Academic integrity is a type of concept that follows norms and regulations to helps and
assist students for gaining knowledge with honesty and integrity. If any student does not
understand the importance of academic integrity then they face major challenges at the time of
studying in some reputed institution or university or doing some job in future. The concept of
honesty help students to maintain values and effectiveness at the time of studying (D’Alessio,
Avolio and Charles, 2019). Academic integrity is mainly important for higher education because
it helps in assuring the academic reputation of university and the norms of university awards,
protect the assignment and career of those students who do not cheat, properly meet the
compliance and reporting duties as higher education provider. In this students, teachers and other
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members respect all learning things that are being taught to them due to this they learn them
faithfully. Learning is very significant for every life of student because if they learn properly
they do their assignments on their own that helps in maintaining academic integrity but if they
cannot focus on their learning than it will hamper their whole academic and professional career.
Because of this they become dishonest. Academic integrity fosters trust among the member of
the university that is useful to develops the positive environment at the time of learning. Due to
this high trust level is generate that is effective to research and learn with confidence. Therefore
all the members within the university who follow academic integrity are treated with fairness.
That reflects that all policies and practices must be followed by all members effectively and
efficiently (Oi, 2019). This develops the confidence among members due to this the chances of
becoming a leader is to be developed. Academic integrity shows honesty and dignity that
represent a sign of a good leader. In simple terms the importance of academic integrity develops
good habit within student at the time of college due to this they will get the good and deserving
job within professional marketplace. Learning is very crucial phase in individual life and those
follow academic integrity at the time of learning than they inhales effective principles for life
time such as honesty, responsibility, respect, trust and fairness that helps person to deal with
every situation in part of the life. By doing regular practising these principles are stored in mind
that is a major importance of academic integrity because due to this individual student
productivity and performance is to be enhanced. Hence, these are the main aspects of studying
and learning the concept of academic integrity at university (McKinnon and Bl 2019).
Discuss the implications of academic misconduct
There are several implications of academic misconduct that is presented in this sections
to develops the knowledge of students. If students does not follow academic integrity effectively
than it shows the academic misconduct. This also conduct the loss of future projects and in this
university are also able to file a case against student. This will ruin the future creditability of
students and also risky for university. It also create issue for teachers as it shows they are not
able to teach properly the concept of honesty and trust. In simple terms they will not teach the
concept of academic integrity (Amato Gauci, 2019). There are several implications of academic
misconduct discussed below:
 Plagiarism- It represented in unethical manner. It means student copy the content of
other writer instead of writing their own. This demonstrate the unethical manner of
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student while doing the assignment. In simple terms plagiarism is a type of work that is
being copied by one person and presents to audience with their own name (Van Ginkel,
and et. al., 2020). To overcome with this issues university imply the study of academic
integrity in student mind so that they stop coping the other material and develops
fairness. Therefore plagiarism is an type of violation of academic integrity.
 Cheating- It is another issues under academic integrity. It represent the manner of
passing the assignment to get good marks in university for pass the exam. This reflects
that the student done the work in such a manner other person do. Academic integrity
demonstrate the working with fairness and honesty. Therefore, cheating means doing the
work in an unfair manner and this issue raise because student are not able to understand
and learn the things effectively and efficiently.
Hence, all these are the major implication of not following the academic integrity values
and norms. It is essential for student to study the academic integrity so that issue of academic
misconduct is reduced (Cohen and Eyal, 2021). If students are not properly follow the academic
integrity than the issues related to plagiarism, cheating is to be raised and university and student
pay high penalties for this.
SECTION 2
Reflect on the steps you have taken, and difficulties encountered in producing the game
I am glad that I got an opportunity to develop the game because it is very interesting and
need smart and hard work to complete it effectively. By designing a game there is a high need of
critical thinking along with the knowledge of research to present and design the game in
effective and appropriate manner. By involving within this I have analysed that it is not an easy
task although it is a good idea of developing game. In this I will face several difficulties at the
time of planning the game. Planing is a first step for producing game. At the time of planning
group head take the suggestion of every team member and it is difficult to me to examine and
select the best idea because everyone has different opinion that will raise conflicts among team
members (Jones and et. al., 2019). These conflicts will creates hindrances in producing the
game. Due to different opinion of team members there is lack of engagement of people due to
this activities under designing game is not done on time that creates issues of reducing marks at
the module. Due to lack of communication the efficiency in working is to be reduced. Therefore
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it was such a good experience of developing game because due to this I will connect with the
number of people and this will develops my interacting skills, time management skills,
communication skills etc.
Reflect on the skills that I have gained during academic year
There are several skills that gained during this academic year is that by involving in this I
have gain the skill of interacting with number of people. It is very essential to sustain in business
world. Further I have also developed my research skills in this academic year by taking
participate in number of activities that also helps in producing the game effectively that is
different from other students. Within this academic year I also enhance the skill of managing
people that helps in managing conflicts which are present at the time of designing game.
Managing people is foremost skill to sustain in professional field because it helps in providing
more opportunities that grow my career in future aspects.
CONCLUSION
By examine the above explanation it is to be summarised that academic integrity is one of
the significant term that is followed by every student. It is a type of concept that is followed by
students, teachers and various faculty members to enhance the power of being honest,
trustworthy people, respect other etc. therefore it is a type of concept that is based on several
norms and values that helps students to done assignments in fair and authentic manner. This
report elucidates the concept of academic integrity along with their importance that helps
students to understand the facts and figures related to the particular concept and enhance the
efficiency. At the end it helps in reflecting the issues that are faced at the time of developing
game and skills which are built while designing game that helps in gaining career in relation to
future context.
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