Importance of Academic Integrity in Higher Education

BMP3003 Further
Academic skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
SECTION 1......................................................................................................................................3
Description of Academic Integrity.........................................................................................3
Importance of academic integrity in higher education...........................................................4
Implications of academic misconduct ...................................................................................5
SECTION 2......................................................................................................................................6
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...............................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Education is the most essential part for the individual as it is the pillar of strength for the
students in their future development. An education can be incomplete without basic skills of
reading, spelling and writing. The students who are equipped with these skills find it easier to
undergo their studies and they tend to enjoy the academic success from those who do not possess
such skills (Sotiriadou and et. al., 2020). The academic skills encourage the students to become
the efficient learners and these skills include note taking, critical thinking and many other which
are vital for the success in the career. This report shall deal with meaning and importance of
academic integrity, concept of academic misconduct and reflection on steps taken and difficulty
faced in producing game and the skills which were used when producing the game.
SECTION 1
Description of Academic Integrity.
This concept is a commitment and demonstration of the moral and honest behaviour in
the academic setting. Academic integrity is a basis which enables the exchange of idea and
requires the scholars to trust and work with each other (Bretag, 2018). It is a ethical policy or the
moral code of academia. It supports the enactment of the educational values by the behaviour
like avoiding the plagiarism and cheating as well as maintenance of the academic standards like
honesty in academic and research publishing. In order to mark the academic integrity, there are
five values of it which generate positive conservation in respect of integrity and promotes
support and guidance to learning and the academic work which are narrated below- Honesty- It is also known as sincerity towards the work where the individual who is
honest, takes the stock of its abilities and represent it in their efforts in a fair manner. The
person must be honest about its idea, how its result is obtained. Trust- Working relationships can be made easy if there is trust in other people and the
community. It can be established in the system where the members are doing their work
and their policies and structure are fair and there is equal treatment for all. Fairness- This goes hand in hand with trust and every individual believes that they must
be judged on same standard as other and be treated fairly. The best work can be derived
from the fair system only.