Academic Integrity and Importance in Higher Education

This report covers the concept of academic integrity, its importance in higher education, implications of academic misconduct, difficulties in producing a game, and reflection on the skills learned in making the game. The report also discusses the steps taken to minimize academic misconduct through a game design.

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Contents
Introduction p
Section 1 p-p

An Introduction including a description of Academic Integrity
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A discussion of the importance of academic integrity in higher
education p
Discuss the implications of academic misconduct p
Section 2 p-p
Reflect on the steps you have taken, and difficulties encountered in
producing the game for PROJECT 2 p
Reflect on the skills you have learned this academic year and those
emphasized in producing your game p
Conclusion p
References p

Introduction
The academic misconduct such as cheating, plagiarism and other misconduct
behavior are increased in colleges and other educational institution. To reduce these
academic misconduct a game is designed that is Article spinner. This game game help in
knowing that how a new content is manged by replacing the specific words, phrases and
sentences. This process is done by using automated timing. This game analyze the content if
three words of paragraphs are same that is already available on internet and other online
platform. This game will help the students to manage plagiarism in their work as this game is
made with the purpose to “Point the plag This report will cover the concept of academic
integrity, its importance in higher education, implication of the academic misconduct,
difficulties in producing the game, reflect the skilled need in making this game (Button and
et. al., 2020).
Section 1
An Introduction including a description of Academic Integrity
The academic integrity refer to the acting with values of honesty, fairness, respect,
trust and responsibility in teaching, learning and research. Some related value are trust,
honesty and fairness in studying the examination participants during their task. Not only
students but all related community such as examiner, teacher, researcher and other etc are
responsible to maintain the fair values. The academic integrity demonstrating and uphold
highest honesty and integrity in all academic work that the students to. This means doing
their work themselves not by chatting. The academic integrity is very essential for all the
students a sit help them to gain new skills and also increase their knowledge (Hooshyar and
et. al., 2019).
A discussion of the importance of academic integrity in higher
education
Academic skill of an individual made up of different core skills. Their career and
other important part of their life depend on these skills. So, it is very essential for every
person to have theses skills. It will be helpful for them in their personal and professional life.
There are some importance of the academic integrity for student in their higher education
which are mentioned below:

 Generate new ideas- When the students research into their own work, then they learn
something new and get new ideas. It depict that they understand that material which
they have read. It also clear their analysis on a topic or issue. It is very important ti
determine student's sources correctly in the academic assessment as it show a new
path for understand that how new knowledge is built and give credit to the individual
whose information is used.
 Important for success- In student's life, it is essential to give them chance of success
by doing doing their project and the assessment task with an honest attitude. For
students, it is also very important to avoid the bad consequences like being asked to
leave university or failing an assignment. They efforts and investing their time to
study for a degree, that will be a stepping stone to get success in that field that they
chose for their career (Hysaj and Suleymanova, 2021).
 Important for the university- Working method s the students and staff affect the
others view in university. Higher educational institutions must be trustworthy and
consistent in its standards for assessment and course which make feel confident those
individual who graduate with a degree from their respective universities. That's why
all the universities should consider issue of the academic misconduct seriously. When
students graduate, they will be feel proud of high standard they achieved by knowing
that their learning is based o foundation of respect and trust (Schofield, 2021).
 Legal framework- The universities and other educational institutions has various
guidelines for the academic integrity that need to be followed by all the educational
community. If an individual break these rules then the relevant people can give harsh
punishment like reexamination, warning, suspend from the institutions, money related
penalties and many more. It depend on level of the miscounting activities (Khan and
et. al., 2021).
Discuss the implications of academic misconduct
Academic misconduct is any action that gains, assist other in gaining, attempts to gain
and attempting to gain the unfair academic benefits. It include the cheating, collusion,
plagiarism and fabrication of the data as well as possession of an unauthorized materials at
the time of examination. Some academic misconduct activities are discussed below:

 Cheating- It is giving or taking any material or information that will be used in
determining the academic credit. Cheating include the copying from other student's
work, allowing other students to copy own work, using material like notes, textbooks,
formula and many more without permission of professors. This way is used
commonly by all students to achieve the academic related benefits. This activity is
frankly acceptable at some education institution (Knudson and Bopp, 2021).
 Plagiarism- In this activity, a person use the work of other person and show as it is
their own work without using the appropriate reference and without consent of owner.
This activity can also upraised when use the acknowledgment as the data need use of
the copyrights in its utilization. But, there are some game or tools which help to
recognize the plague if two content or paragraphs match with each other. By
conducting this activity, it can lead failing in the assessment and also can create legal
issues. The plagiarism can be in different form such as graph, drawing, screenshot and
many more ( Minocha, 2021).
 Fraud and false information- These type of the academic misconduct involve uses
of the false information in respect of the academic assignment and using other person
who is better in context of the examination in place of examine (Ross and et. al.,
2020).
 Theft and damage of the intellectual property- Temporary and permanent stealing
of other individual's assignment or documents and using them with the purpose of
gaining an academic benefits comes under this kind of misconduct. It also include the
stealing and copies the original exam paper before an examination and its authentic
release for the all (Razi and et. al., 2021).
Section 2
Reflect on the steps you have taken, and difficulties encountered in
producing the game for PROJECT 2
The academic integrity is crucial component in the educational words as it allow the
individual to build innovative and new ideas in their mind for their bright future career. But,
because of use of the academic misconduct practices, standard of the pure education is get
impacted badly. The plagiarism is on top among all the academic misconduct. By
considering the academic misconduct and importance of the academic integrity, I had plan

to do something which can minimize these e unfair practices. For this, it made a game design
in which there is a quiz game. It was impossible for me to make such type of complicated
game. For this, I had made a team who was also very excited to work for such type of game. I
founded some talented person with creative mind and good skills to start the process of
making game. After this, we had decided type of an effective game. Then we finalized a quiz
game about the plagiarist, paraphrasing and other misconduct activities used in the
completing assignment and project in universities. During making he quiz and game, we
focused that its should be very simple and easy to use without and complicated process. The
game should be in such a manner that is understandable by everyone. For this game we need
certain permission and documentation for fair game. In making thi9s game we had face some
difficulties which are discussed below:
 Finding teammates- For making this game, I had need some supportive team
members who are capable to make this game with some creativity. I wanted a team of
such members are work efficiently and give their best in this process. In starting I was
unable to find such people but after some time I gather a team of such quality
individuals.
 Information skill- As this game is based on digital platform, for which we are
required to some IT skill. I was lacking in this skill. For this, I worked on my OIT
skill and train other team member to gain this skill so that there will be no hurdle in
making the game plan.
 Cost- The game design require a lot of cost which is very difficult for me and I was
unable to gather fund. For this I identified such resources which are very cost
effective and easily available for me.
 Identifying games types- As there are already many game of this types which are
used to reduce all the academic misconduct, but we want to make the new game more
effective and easy. For this, we face problems in selecting the game types.
Reflect on the skills you have learned this academic year and those
emphasized in producing your game
This academic year, I have learned several skills in producing the respective game
design. This game required different skill in order to mange development of this game and
used for checking the plagiarisms effectively. In context of the respective game there are
many skill that I have learned in making this game.

 Technical skill- This skill is very essential in all field. During, making this game I
had learn that this skill is very effective in this project which help me a lot. I learned
and used this skill as there is a requirement of digital platform for this game. For this I
had used my computer based knowledge and some other application in order to
prepare this game effectively.
 Creativity- In this game, this skill assist me in getting innovative ideas. We engage
all the team member and ask them to bring forward their idea for making this game
creative and attractive. This skill help us to consider the thing from a different angle
and fresh perspective with inventive thought process. By using this skill I produced
the game in such a manner that will encourage the students to avoid any type of
academic misconduct.
 Communication skill- This skill belong to domain of the soft skill. To produce this
game, this skill had play major role as I need to communicate with the team member
as I had explain them about the game its objective. To get success in this game design
I had need to communicate our vision and ideas to other members such as artist,
marketer and many more.
 Problem solving skill- In making this game, I had face many difficulties for which I
need the problem solving skill to solve the issues very quickly and in effective
manner. This skill identify the underlying problems and implement effective solution.
Our team members solve all the challenges and problems effectively and make the
game design in such a way that make easy to using this game.
Conclusion
From the above report it is find out that the academic integrity is very important for
all the student and university as it make enable the individual to make their career better by
gaining some fair educational values. There are several activities of academic misconduct
which can create different issues for the students. To avoid these mistake or cheating there is
a game design which help to identify the plagiarism and other copied convent. To make such
type of games it require different skills such as technical skill, creativity skill and many more
in producing an effective tool which help to avoid any academic misconduct activities.
Therefore, it is very essential top build academic integrity in students to make a better path
for their successful career efficiently

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