Academic Integrity in Higher Education

This report provides a brief introduction to academic integrity and discusses its importance in higher education. It also reflects on the steps and difficulties faced in producing a game related to academic integrity. The report concludes with a recommendation.

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Academic Integrity
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Table of contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
SECTION 1.....................................................................................................................................3
Description of academic integrity................................................................................................3
Importance of academic integrity in higher education................................................................3
Implication of academic misconduct...........................................................................................4
SECTION 2.....................................................................................................................................5
Steps and difficulties in producing game.....................................................................................5
Skills in producing games............................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Academic integrity can be defined as the commitment And it is fundamental to the learning,
teaching and researching at the University level. it allows Staff and students too have a freedom
to build their new ideas, creative working and knowledge while respecting an acknowledging
work of the others.
This report will give brief introduction of academic anti greedy and discuss the importance of
academic integrity in higher education level. it will reflect on the step and difficulties faced by
and producing the game. This report will also reflect on the skills that have been learned during
the game production and in the end of this report will write a recommendation.
SECTION 1
Description of academic integrity
Simple definition of the Academic integrity is that to being honest with the others and yourself.
It is necessary for the students to work themselves and they should only submit their own work
without taking the help of others. in the academic area it is allowed to take help of articles that
are published by the authors but student cannot be copied the same thing and they have to follow
the academic integrity rules like writing their own way (Houdyshellm., 2017). they also have to
give credit to the authors when they are referring to their work. They are taking others idea and
their research so they have to gave credit to them which is also a main meaning of the academic
integrity.
There are total 6 fundamentals of the academic integrity that need to be followed by the people
during their writing of assignments, report. The six fundamentals values cover trust, honesty,
responsibility, respect encourage. attempting to use the unauthorized assistance, study ads or the
in formation in any academic exercise, coping answer from the looking others authors and
student exam is the violation of the academic integrity an it can have negative impact on the
marks and the students exams. It makes necessary for the students to follow the integrity
principles so they can get the best possible marks in their exams and they can pass easily. They
should avoid cheating in academic work otherwise they can get plagiarism and penalties that
they have to pay.
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Importance of academic integrity in higher education
In the higher education academic integrity plays important role And add value for the students.
By following the academic integrity student can get a better marks in their projects that can help
them to be successful in the University level (Morris., 2018). it helps to create I got imagine
teachers mine which is necessary for the student because It help to show efficiency of the
students and how old is they are. if the students are working with the academic integrity than
they can sure there have honesty, trust and responsibility that in email them to a good student. If
student does not follow the academic integrity then it will directly impact to their Marks and they
will get lower marks in their graduation level and they will not able to be successful student .
Academic integrity can be defined as the commitment And it is fundamental to the learning,
teaching and researching at the University level. it allows Staff and students too have a freedom
to build their new ideas, creative working and knowledge while respecting an acknowledging
work of the others. They should always be a honest and also they should use your their own
knowledge and understanding to right academic assignments at their University level (Stoesz.,
and et.al., 2019). It students are honest and they are doing work with their own skills and giving
the credit to the author where they take the sources then it means that they are working with the
academic integrity.
It takes years for the authors to find the information related to any topic and if the students are
copying that information without giving the card credit to them then it will be unfair because
their researchers providing them direct information so they should always give them a credit so
academic integrity principles can be followed by the students (Ramdani., 2018). If students are
cheating indirect academic exercise is done they are also losing the opportunity to learn
something an they also losing skills like researching, group working and many more other skills
that can enable them to be achieve something in the academic field. Dishonest behavior from the
students undermines their knowledge I learning within their universities. Higher standards of the
academic integrity helps to stay safeguard students reputation within the college or universities
and also helps to reflect well on University and contribute to their well being within the society
where they are living.
Students have some responsibilities that they have to follow it always and if they are not
following an dishonest with their academic work then it will affect on there personal
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development and they will not able to learn these things that is needed to be successful in the
University level and it will directly impact on their future career as well (Sheard., and et.al.,
2018).
Implication of academic misconduct
Academic misconduct can have various consequences that can impact the students life and there
success in the University. Dishonesty in the academic are the penalties University Can impose on
the offending students. a discussion of these penalties can be found in undergraduate and
graduate cat locks.
Student should always be followed academic integrity so they can represent their University and
gain higher reputation within the society and in the mind of teachers who are teaching them. it
will also create a good image of the University teachers if they are making their students
understand the importance of academic integrity and creating a good knowledge in their students
it will lead them to word effective students (Marsh and Campion, J., 2018). it will be unfair
because their researchers providing them direct information so they should always give them a
credit so academic integrity principles can be followed by the students. If students are cheating
indirect academic exercise is done they are also losing the opportunity to learn something an they
also losing skills like researching,
Here are some of the consequences of academic misconducts
Social consequences
Academic misconduct can have the social consequences if the student found cheating in there
academic work or practices. it creates negative imagine the others mind and people will stay
away from the students who are performing academic misconducts. Their families will be also
informed about academic misconduct so it will also create issue for the students socially.
Loss of intellectual property
Active academic dishonesty or the plagiarism in academic practices it’s like stealing the
someone else work and using for the own benefits. as a result institutions may grant credentials
to those who do not really dissolve them which can have serious practical ramifications In the
workplace.
Failing exam
Students who are performing the academic misconduct can also fail in exam and they will get
very lower marks that well not let them pass from the University level this shows that how
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important it is for them to follow the academic integrity to get a good marks in their subjects. the
academic area it is allowed to take help of articles that are published by the authors but student
cannot be copied the same thing and they have to follow the academic integrity rules like writing
their own way. they also have to give credit to the authors when they are referring to their work.
They are taking others idea and their research so they have to gave credit to them which is also a
main meaning of the academic integrity.
SECTION 2
Steps and difficulties in producing game
To produce the game I have followed some of these steps that helped me to develop a game that
can connect with the academic integrity and students can understand the importance of academic
integrity. first of all I have think of the game that can we played to make students understand
about the academic integrity and it should be related to the academic field. after identify what
kind of game I have to develop then I think about the design that how it will be look like.
Another step was to identify rules and regulation related to the games (Birks., and et.al., 2018).
It was necessary for the students to understand the games and for that there should be a proper
instruction and rules that student had to follow during the game. it also covered how many
students will able to participate in just one time I know how much time it will take to finish.
In the end of whole step I have also identified the questions that will be asked during the game
and also it was related to the academic integrity so student can learn an understand why they
should write attractive academic work with academic integrity.
Difficulties
Also some difficulties that I have faced in developing the game and one of them was to think
about the design that will Connect with the academic integrity. It takes hours To design A game
and also I have to make the rules and regulation which was not that is a task for me. the last step
that was two create questions related to the academic integrity was also difficult task for me
because It’s hard sometimes too create questions according to the easy from too hard.
Skills in producing games
To producers game It is necessary to have a some skill that helps to develop game. Here are
some of the skills that I used to produce a game.
Critical thinking
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Critical thinking skills are important to develop a game Because it helps me do training out of
the box and something unique that create interest in students and also student can learn
something that is helpful for them to write a academic things and practices. I use my critical
thinking skills to design again and also create a rules that can connect both game and learning.
Decision-making
Decision-making skill also help me to take decision about the game rules and regulations that is
necessary to make students understand how they are going to play the game. according to best I
also take decisions related to the game rules and regulations. In the game designing also this skill
helped me to take necessary steps in developing the game (Amigud., and et.al., 2018).
Time management skills
That was very less time to produce a game so I use my personal skill that I developed with the
time. time management skills help me tune develop the game and limited time so I was able to
make students understand the importance of academic integrity. followed some of these steps
that helped me to develop a game that can connect with the academic integrity and students can
understand the importance of academic integrity. first of all I have think of the game that can we
played to make students understand about the academic integrity and it should be related to the
academic field. after identify what kind of game I have to develop then I think about the design
that how it will be look like.
CONCLUSION
As per the report has been given brief introduction of academic anti greedy and discussed the
importance of academic integrity in higher education level. it has been reflected on the step and
difficulties faced by and producing the game. This report also has been reflected on the skills that
have been learned during the game production and in the end of this report has been write a
recommendation.
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Books and Journals
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Morris, E. J., 2018. Academic integrity matters: five considerations for addressing contract
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Stoesz, B.M., and et.al., 2019. Academic integrity and contract cheating policy analysis of
colleges in Ontario, Canada. International Journal for Educational Integrity. 15(1). pp.1-18.
Ramdani, Z., 2018. Construction of academic integrity scale. International Journal of Research
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Sheard, J., and et.al., 2018, January. Informing students about academic integrity in
programming. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Computing Education Conference (pp.
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Marsh, J D. and Campion, J., 2018. Academic integrity and referencing: Whose responsibility is
it?. Journal of Academic Language and Learning. 12(1). pp.A213-A226.
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Birks, M., and et.al., 2018. Exploring the paradox: A cross-sectional study of academic
dishonesty among Australian nursing students. Nurse education today. 65. pp.96-101.
Amigud, A., and et.al., 2018. An integrative review of security and integrity strategies in an
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