Academic Integrity and its Importance in Higher Education

This report discusses the concept of academic integrity and its importance in higher education. It also covers the implications of academic misconduct and reflects on the skills developed while producing a game. The report includes sections on the steps taken and difficulties encountered while producing the game, as well as the skills learned during the academic year.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
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BMP3003
Further Academic Skills
Academic Integrity
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Contents
Introduction 1
Section 1 2

An Introduction including a description of Academic Integrity
2
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 for Project 2 6
Reflect on the skills you have learned this academic year and those
emphasized in producing your game 6
Conclusion 7
References 8

Introduction
Academic integrity means acting in a manner that is honest, fair, respect and
responsible in their studies as well as academic activity. It means implementing these
values in their own work, as well as when they are engaged with work and contribution of
others. These values are expected of both staff and scholars(Reschly, Pohl and
Christenson, 2020). It is a set of values and practices that expect them to operate with
loyalty, trust and fairness. It agency approaching the studies, investigation and
profession life in a right manner, having the bravery to make the correct decisions and
presenting integrity In their actions. It states honesty in the studies, it is beneficial in
increasing knowledge and professionalism in students life. In this report will cover the
conception of academic integrity and its value, after that It will reflect the skills which is
develop while producing game with the aim of reducing academic misconduct within the
university.
Section 1
An Introduction including a description of Academic Integrity
It official to the fairness and honesty while working or accomplishing an
institutional course. Having academic integrity is essential for some purpose just as
it raises the trust of the person as this increases the level of understanding along
with that it raises the level of trust In the eye of the person whom with are working.
This puts a great impact on the mind of an investigator or another who is assigning a
job and task. Trust is the one of the key characteristics of successful leader(McCabe,
Kane-Gerard and Friedman-Wheeler, 2020). These individuals improves good image by
being honest, fair and trustworthy just as who is successfully in business understand
the benefits of acting with integrity. It referee to the belief that hold everything they
do in their establishment survey. The aim of academic survey for both pupil and
coach is not just to better and create new education nut to do it in manner that raises
accuracy and fairness across the world gathering(Yakubova and et, al., 2021).
A discussion of the importance of academic integrity in higher
education

Academic integrity is an essential factor in university that helps in making a
powerful and professionalism in students life as well teachers too. It helps in learning
as well providing beneficial education that is beneficial in up coming approach and
inn professional life(Broda and et, al., 2018). A culture of honesty earns a great deal
of respect. . Integrity is the key foundation In students life. This is being implied that
students who accomplishes study with good means of study will have good future
as well as valuable in the university or where they will work in the company. These
kinds o students are respected in university as well as in industry too. Whereas, the
student who pass the exam with academic misconduct will be non valued and will
not have any kind of practical knowledge in their professional life. It supply an
chance for an scholarly establishment to come together as a gathering due to it
gives the lawfulness to the pursuance of all students. Students are given a certain
deadline to find the simplest access to the reliable details requirements. Scholars
might feel submitting their own project that they don not receive the outcome they
deserve therefore it can tempt them to take data and details from another sources in
the hope to receive high grade publish primary or secondary material. This is
important in student life as it increase the quality of them along with that they
improves the skills like time management and other technical skills while completing
task on deadlines. It Is important section of ethically nd morally upstanding to
academics. Instructions must know decency, and moral conduct.
Discuss the implications of academic misconduct
Academic wrongdoing is addition or attempting to add or helping other to gain
or practices to addition(Elhusseini and et, al., 2022). It considers being in possession
of unauthorized sources or assessment, any activity like to undermine the integrity.
Student academic unrighteousness, basically referred as adulterous this has
become a sincere issue at universities and association of higher instruction. This is
specially correct of educatee who are studying in technical field or any other
expertise are most likely to cheat to clear a exam. As per the analysis it is deducted
by all the departments that it is common among scholar who take part in scholarly
honesty at the high school level and that it us correlative with another deviant or
wrong behavior just as adulterous, unfair means of accomplishing work. Allocating

this relationship in the case of high instruction it is the responsibility of the
management to make aware about an academic integrity.
Section 2
Reflect on the steps you have taken, and difficulties encountered in
producing the game for Project 2
While producing games some steps have taken which is listed in below -
 First I have researched on the theme and type for the game I have outlined a
design.
 After I have gather a skilled persons who have a knowledge for producing
games and developing games.
 We all were 5 in team and all were professional in some other departments .
 After that I have stetted a quiz questions and survey on game.
 For playing game player s required to register themselves in the quiz game
page then only a player can play a game.
 Game is based on some quiz questions and reward points that makes a
student more concern in academic integrity.
 Producing this game with the aim of reducing academic
misconduct( BEDFORD, 2019).
There are some challenges faced while producing games are listed in below points:
 Feature creep issues – the game creator start off with an idea in mind that is
the point of the existent game. But most of the times, they finish up making a
difficult game that does not truly complete its aim. In these condition it is
prioritize to implement an interactive approaching where they make the base
functions initially and move as they go.
 Not targeting right audience – as a game creator it is hard to do the
investigation and analytics task but without it they may end up making game
that does not have sufficient users. In instance, if they want to construct an a
quiz game, they are required to make story lines,enquiry the age groups

attitudes of that specific nation they are making strategy to establish their
crippled in. for this, they can utilize online study or goggle tendency as well.
 acquiring the game detected – it is very hard for game developers to attract
people quickly so it is important for them to influence people to play their
games and respond them on their game website so that if they have any
point which makes them a less competitive will develop that point.
 Handling with safety concern - Many of the games that are reinforced
required person to give their details from time to time. Thus, ensuring the
security if that details and information is the responsible of the game
designing applications. In instance, encrypted ways can hugely helps in
devising surety if any unorganized admittance is taking place or not.
 Maintenance - The vice request that they make requires periodic upkeep
activities whether it is glitch repair or introducing new grades or developing its
upload time. However, an application needs case and wealth to introduce
these fresh and developed interpretation(Alresheed and et, al., 2018).
Reflect on the skills you have learned this academic year and those
emphasized in producing your game
Through producing games I had develop numerous new ability as well as
have got to knowing many new things that I don't cognize . Some of things I have
heard for the first time , I have researched a lot for producing game and learn about
the concept of academic integrity how it is useful in accomplishing task successfully.
This is implied that students must follow the fair means to finish a task that leads in
growth of professionalism in students that is useful in upcoming life of students.
Some of skills I have developed while producing a game is listed in below -
 Communication skills – this is essential skills that every one must have these
are the skills which is being required in presenting presentation and it is also
required to attract people. It is important for people to convey the message
in a clear format. It is developed with the help of module and working in a
team previously I got nervous in speaking in front of many people but with
the help of this module I have developed skills and now I feel confident and
happy during presenting presentation.

 Technical skills – These skills are more important to produce a game it require
coding, encoding and many others. While producing games I have developed
the skills along with many new languages. While producing game I have
learned a new languages and advance system of the computer that is used in
creating a game as well as it makes the smart functioning in company.
 creative skills – This is important skills in the company as well as personal
life, it is important for students individual to accomplish task on deadlines as
well it must be creative and innovative. I have learned to design the game
creatively and innovative so that it looks attractive and people get involved
and feel interested to play a game. This is being implied that players must feel
happy by while playing game.
 Adaption skills – This is the skill which is developed while producing a game.
During working on game many new things I have get to know about many
technical languages, and many others things that is beneficial for me in my
future. This skills will provide me a good knowledge for my future a s well as
it make me feel valuable in the company.
Conclusion
It is ended from above report that academic integrity is the word which shows
the far means of accomplishing task. Academic fatal behavior like cheating, using
unauthorised sources while testing and ill advised coordinated efforts happens when
one individuals copy task and undertaking. Academic respectability that
incorporated trust, propriety, daring, actuality, duty and respect. Unreal alternate are
deceiving the professional to get a passing mark they don’t merit, and they are
similarly illusory themselves. They are falsify their quality and message. Cheating is
indelicate as it display that one isn’t ready to deal with the space. Misleading actor
can keep conning individual in their societal and backstage unrecorded even after
school since they are not in use to hard work. Another worth is the responsibility,
when a single grasp the title of a specializer, legal adviser, or interior specialist they
are reasoned likely for their capableness to execute inside their career.
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