Importance of Academic Integrity in Higher Education

This article discusses the importance of academic integrity in higher education and its implications. It explores the pillars of academic integrity and highlights the skills developed during the academic year. The article also reflects on the steps taken and difficulties encountered while producing a game for a project.

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ACADEMIC SKILLS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
SECTION 1......................................................................................................................................3
Description of academic integrity................................................................................................3
Importance of Academic Integrity in Higher eduction................................................................4
Implication of academic misconduct ..........................................................................................4
SECTION 2......................................................................................................................................6
Reflection on steps that I have taken and difficulties encountered while producing the game
for project -2 ...............................................................................................................................6
Reflection on skills that I have learned during the academic year and while producing the
game.............................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION
.........................................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Academic integrity is an important part for every student life and which need to be
followed through their lifetime. It assists student to behave and live respectful in society through
treating and fairly and having honesty towards each other. Academic misconduct has negative
implication on students life such as legal, social consequences and decrease in self esteem of
individuals. In this report, Academic integrity is being discusses and their importance are
mention that is important for students in their life lesson. Some techniques is being
recommended to develop the academic integrity. Further various skills that is being leaned by
developing the game, difficulties and steps that is being faced to develop that game. So, overall
the report is about academic integrity that needs to be considered by students while pursing
academic or learning in university.
MAIN BODY
SECTION 1
Description of academic integrity
An Academic integrity are the university goal to enable an exchange of ideas and develop
new knowledge and it requires individual work with trust one another. It is a quality of being
honest towards others and having strong principle that is being refuse to change. It assists in
avoiding academically dishonest behaviour which include plagiarism, fabrication and
falsification is often cited to promote the academic integrity (Cole, Shelley,and Swartz, 2018). It
is a core value that shows the virtue, honour and honest. Individual having integrity always find
and makes the right decision. At a time of negative behaviour, integrity is absent.
There are major 5 pillars which should be carries by every individual. Honesty: Honesty is sincerity having all other pillars of academic have some basis of
honestly in them. Honest person shows abilities and shows their effort fairly and
honestly towards the decision. Fairness: Every individual should believe to treat fair and equally with all other present
and judge with same standards as all other community people are treated. It is an
important part that is needed to have in students as well as professors to treat equal with
all students and work fairly and not bias on one person. It creates the good system to
work with and high efficiency can be seen if there is a fairness among all person (Curtis,
and et.al., 2021)

 Trust: Trust makes the work easier to complete. The relationship between the two
makes the trust among each other. Trust is build in system to work with full efficiency
among all members to do with best work. The system have fair policies and treated fairly
to all. Responsibilities: it shows the acknowledging the responsibilities and accountability in
daily work routine. Every person is personally invested to perform their work with
integrity and motivate to work with integrity to others too. Academic integrity start with
individual and influence positivity to whole community.
 Respect: It shows point of view and opinion to be shared by every individual. Providing
respect to their statement s and feelings, point of view of all which being respect without
any judgements (Hanbidge and et.al., 2020). It shows the respect gained by every
individual in society, community and individually through there work.
Importance of Academic Integrity in Higher eduction
It is important to have academic integrity in higher education because dishonest behavior
undermines the learning of students and credibility of student. It helps to safe the reputation,
respect among the students and also shows good impression on society and collage. It allows
student to work with honesty without any misleads in their work that affect the higher education.
Honesty towards work, society, community and others help to grow and gain trust from society
(Garwe, 2019). The fairness of students shows the point of view towards the something which
mentality of students ca be judged through academic integrity. Fairness towards yourself is very
much important for a student that help to work hard and honest towards work of higher eduction
and better understanding of people. The responsibilities of a student towards society and work
individual is performing should be fairness and honestly without any plagiarism, fabrication and
falsification in work done for universities or company. Through all performance of student
performing and maintaining integrity towards work and life help them to gain respect from
society, communities, colleagues and others which are related directly or indirectly to student.
Implication of academic misconduct
Academic misconduct can be defined as actions that are taken by students in order to gain
unfair academic advantages such as contract cheating, plagiarism and collusion. Moreover,
using unethical practices or false data, record in order to complete the study. There are various
consequences of academic misconduct or dishonesty likewise university impose penalties on

offending students. In additional to the above implication, it also leads in serious academic moral
and social concern (Shane, Carson and Edwards, 2018). Therefore, various implication of
academic misconduct for particular student can be illustrated as follows:
Social consequences: The first implication of academic misconduct is that student may become
habit forming of cheating of individual that are hard working, fair and dedicated towards their
activities. So, in longer run, this habit of cheating can be harmful for the students as it will
always tried to cheat in order to get certain advantages.
Loss of intellectual property: It is another implication of academic misconduct which is known
as plagiarism or stealing of information collected by specific individuals. So, when student make
use of someone study, data or information without its permission lead in loss of intellectual
property. Thereby, negatively impacting on individuals that has work hard in order to gathered
necessary information (Griffin, 2018).
Legal consequences: Moreover, it can be stated that the individual needs to face legal
consequences in case of following academic misconduct. As per the government rules and
legislation student that has been found involved in cheating, plagiarism and collecting falsify
data can be lawsuits. Therefore, such actions are serious consequences for the reputation of
students as well as for the university. At the same time student may not be available to get better
opportunities in future circumstance as it is involved in academic misconduct.
Practical concerns: Another implication of academic misconduct is that they get credential
which confirm that whether they have successfully complete the study or not. Thereby it directly
impacted on workplace in future professional career. So, academic misconduct results in
reducing future professional career opportunities for students (Ayodele, Yao and Haron, 2019).
Student self-esteem: It can be stated that student that are involved in academic misconduct may
at first time ignore the consequences but in long run they start feeling guilty and suffer from low
self -esteem. Thereby it further lead in loss of self respect of student likewise difficulties in
careers and other aspects of life.
So it can be stated that student tries to avoid academic misconduct in any situations in
order to avoid negative implication on its personal and professional life in near future.

SECTION 2
Reflection on steps that I have taken and difficulties encountered while producing the game for
project -2
From the above report it can be reflected that I have undertaken various steps in order to
produce the game for project 2 so that necessary benefits can be enjoyed by me in future
circumstance. First and foremost steps that I had incorporated is deciding the concept on which
game can be made, then planned steps that I need to undertake in order to build game. Such as
total amount of budget, target audiences, which platform or software and resources used to make
the same. In order to identified the concept I have gathered necessary information about existing
preferences, interest and trends thereby find alternative method they can be fulfilled. Initially I
have founded challenges in gathering necessary information related to the project but finally I
was able to manage (Gervais and Peters, 2019). In planning stage we have also decided about
total time-frame will be required and the way each activity will be monitored so that game can be
developed in the best possible manner. After planning each steps to develop the game, I have
used by brainstorms in order to find alternative ideas the way planning phase can be
implemented. Thus, I have tried to coordinate designers, artist and several resources in order to
developed game. The most challenges phase while designing game of project -2 is arranging
resources as lot of time,efforts and cost need to be incurred. So, it is third stage in which dame is
design and developed through visual effects.
Furthermore, after designing and development of games, I have tried to test the same in
order to ensure quality by eradicating mistakes and delivering better services. So, after countless
of testing I am able to develop a better game of project-2. Therefore, it can be illustrated that I
have faced quite challenges in gathering information and coordinates resources in order to design
game (Bygrave and Aşık, 2019).
Reflection on skills that I have learned during the academic year and while producing the game
From my previous experience it can be concluded that the academic year has helped me
in learning various skills and knowledge which I could be used in future circumstance to get
more outcome. Such as the academic year has helped me in learning communication skills or the
way I need to share information with other individuals. At the same time the academic year has
contributed in developing writing skills that is the way information need to be presented so that it

can be easily understood by others. Furthermore, As per my perspective, during the development
of game related to project -2 there are many more skills which I have developed like Digital and
numeracy skills, creative and innovative. While developing the game I am able to get command
on digital technology as through this I am able to gathered necessary information related to
recent trends (Akin and Johnson, 2018). Thereby made decision regarding the concepts of
designing the game for project -2. I am also able to developed coordination skills, as while
making and design the game I have to coordinate various resources and other things. From my
experience, The game has lead in development of creative and innovative skills as in order to
build the game I have to make use of creativity and innovative skills.
During my academic year, I have also developed time management skills that has
contributed me in managing several tasks in limited time so that better outcome can be enjoyed.
It has enhances my existing knowledge and capabilities as the study has helped me in getting
numerous information that are important for me in future career (Tourish and Craig, 2020). At
the same time, the designation of game and academic year has lead in developing my team
working skills or the way I have to coordinate with diverse range of individual to accomplish
specific goals. Thus, all these skills will helps me in performing my task in better manner in
future circumstance and getting more fruitful outcome.
So, overall from the above reflection I want to stay that I have developed numerous skills
like communication, writing, digital and many more that I can use in future professional career to
get higher success (Eaton, 2020). Therefore, the experience in academic year as well as in design
of game was quite interesting and loving.
CONCLUSION
From the above study it can be concluded that academic integrity is commitment and
dedication of individuals to morally, ethically and honestly behave in university in order to learn
new things. It is also understood that academic integrity is fundamentals of teaching and learning
that helps students as well as teacher in gathering new ideas. At the same time it can be
summarized that there are negative implication of academic misconduct on reputation and image
of the study so it must be avoided. So, in the end of the report it can be concluded that academic
year and development of games has lead in enhancing my skills, capabilities and knowledge to
maximum extend.

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