Game Design for Academic Integrity Awareness

This article discusses the design of a game to raise awareness about academic integrity and the importance of avoiding plagiarism. The game involves teams answering questions related to different levels of difficulty, with points awarded or deducted based on the accuracy of their answers. The article also highlights the significance of academic integrity in university settings and the skills used in designing the game.

Further academic skills
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Table of Contents
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
GAME DESIGN..............................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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TASK 2
Here, a game is designed for students to make them aware about academic integrity and how
it is important for them. Besides, it will contain various questions that student want to answer.
So, it will make them aware about how plagiarism can be avoided. The student will work in fair
way and manner.
GAME DESIGN
Play to win
Setting up
Here, a board is set up for student to play game. The board contains of 4 columns that are
consequence of plagiarism, info sharing, unintentional plagiarism and other issues. The players
are easily able to see board. It is like a TV game.
How to play
In this a 5 teams will be formed that consists of 3 members each.
Each round will begin by rolling a dice. So, who so ever gets number 6 on dice will have chance
to select a number on board.
On board there will be number that is 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500. Thus, in total there will be 25
blocks placed on board.
On each block there will be different question.
The difficulty level of question will vary as per number and block. It means at 100 point
difficulty will be low and at 500 it will be high.
The team who got 6 on dice will chose a number and read question loud to their team members.
The members will have to give right answer for question.
For answer to right question of 100 number, 5 point will be added. But for wrong answer 5 point
will be deducted.
Similarly, for right question of 200 number, 10 point will be added. But for wrong answer 10
point will be deducted.
For right question of 300 number, 15 point will be added. But for wrong answer 15 point will be
deducted.
For right question of 400 number, 15 point will be added. But for wrong answer 15 point will be
deducted.
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And for right question of 500 number, 20 point will be added. But for wrong answer 20 point
will be deducted.
However, 30 seconds will be time given to answer questions.
If team is not able to answer in 30 seconds than no more time will be given.
Each team will get chance of chose number when 6 is got by rolling dice.
Thus, each team will get chance for rolling dice and team that score 100 points will be declared
as winner.
There is be no points given to half correct answer to question.
Also, no bonus point will be given.
Any member of team can answer the question
There will be no interruption made during answer given
Why academic integrity at University is important
In University there are certain laws and regulation which needs to be followed.
Basically, they are standards that state what is fair and not. The rules state that student need to be
fair in their work. Academic integrity is important as it allows student to work with trust and in
fair way in University. Also, if student does not follow with rules and regulations than it may
impact on their studies and future growth. Besides that, student may also get failed in their
assignment if integrity is not maintained. Furthermore, it highly damage University reputation as
well. Moreover, it is found that if integrity is not maintained then it not bring positive outcomes
for University. Hence, their time and money is wasted. Along with that, academic integrity also
help in daily life. Furthermore, integrity also enable student to build new ideas, knowledge, etc.
They respect work of others and acknowledge knowledge as well. The student work and learn
with honesty. Also, it helps student to avoid bad consequence in assignment that led to bringing
negative comment in their report. The student practice knowledge in ethical way. Therefore, they
learn things with positive attitude and gain knowledge. So, it shows student trust, values and
respect for each other and university. The academic integrity also shows path on how new
knowledge can be built. Besides, people get credit for info and idea which is used in it. The
student is able to acknowledge knowledge and idea properly. The integrity helps in preventing
misconduct of knowledge. It keeps student on right track.
Skills used to produce the game
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In order to design and produce game there were various skills were used in it. The use of
skills helped in effective planning and designing of game. Besides that, it was useful in writing
of game rules. Hence, the skills used to design game is defined as below :
Research and analysis skills- I used this skill was used as it helped me in doing research and
analysis. I did proper analysis of how game needs to be designed. Furthermore, I search a lot of
games design on internet and got an idea of designing game.
Problem solving – the skill was used by me to solve problem that occurred during game design.
So, I got proper solution were obtained by solving problem. Thus, it enabled me to design game
in effective way.
Decision making- I used this skill to take effective and proper decisions. Hence, it was easy for
me to solve problems and take decision within time frame. Therefore, by taking proper decisions
game was designed. I also evaluated decision on certain criteria.
IT skills – I applied this skill to find out techniques in game. In that I connected game with
technology and how student can learn academic integrity. I analysed various tools and software
on which the game can be played.
Description of game
5 teams of 3 members each
Age of 18 years above
Board and dice
Question and answer
Question
1. When professional writer are exposed as plagiarist what happens?
2. What is info sharing?
3. Is plagiarism intentional or accidental?
4. Most obvious form of plagiarism is?
5. What is done to rework for another course in case of turned in?
6. What penalties are given in case of plagiarism?
7. Why plagiarism occur to researcher?
8. Two types of plagiarism are?
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9. What is harmed when plagiarism occurs?
10. How plagiarism can be avoided?
11. What two things must be considered while doing research in human subject?
12. What student often misinformed when info is shared?
13. How to avoid unintentional plagiarism?
14. What does Mark rose state about writing?
15. What is academic misconduct?
16. How publications are special kind of property?
17. When work is done by two students than it is called collusion?
18. Which act of misconduct is when other person work is submitted without their
permission?
19. Which act of misconduct is when unauthorised images, graphs, etc. is included in work?
20. What happens when some other takes assessment in your place? Is it known as
commissioning?
21. Who is responsible for identifying cases of misconduct?
22. When informal warning should be issued?
23. When informal warning should not be issued?
24. Who must be reported when warning is issues?
25. What happen when misconduct is proved?
Game rules
The chance will be given only when 6 comes when dice is rolled
Time limit will be 30 seconds
For wrong answer points will be deducted
All 5 teams will have to give feedback even when they Win or Lose.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
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Eaton, S.E., Guglielmin, M. and Otoo, B., 2017. Plagiarism: Moving from punitive to pro-active
approaches.
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Kier, C.A., 2019. Plagiarism intervention using a game-based tutorial in an online distance
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Tran, U.T., Huynh, T. and Nguyen, H.T.T., 2018. Academic integrity in higher education: The
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White, A., 2020. Interactive approaches to learning about academic integrity: the role of fun and
games. In A Research Agenda for Academic Integrity. Edward Elgar Publishing.
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