Jenga Number Game: A Fun Way to Learn About Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism

Academic misconduct is process or action which involves gaining or attempt to gain any
kind of unfair academic advantages to the students. Use of any kind of unfair and dishonest
practices can create negative image of the students
Jenga number game is developed in order to offer understanding of plagiarism and
academic misconduct to the students. This game will be played in a team by the students to
make it more fun and interesting. Use of any kind of academic misconduct can lead to
serious punishment for the students, so it becomes essentials to create awareness regarding
academic misconduct among students. In order to do so a game is designed for the students
that develop strategies for avoiding plagiarism and academic misconduct. The game called
Jenga number game is created for the students in order to provide them the knowledge of
plagiarism and academic misconduct. The Jenga game is a number block which will help
students to get faster knowledge of academic misconduct and plagiarism
This game will be played in a team by the students to make it more fun and interesting.
Jenga will include total 54 blocks (odd and even), numbered systematically. Teacher will
divide the whole class into equal number of teams. Each team will get chance to come and
remove one block. There will be two set of questions prepared that is even set and odd set.
If the number on the block is of even then they have to take out one chit from the even set
and answer the question accordingly. Correct answer will get 10 points. The maximum
number will be 100. The team that gets 100 points will be declared as winner. This game
will help students in enhancing their knowledge regarding plagiarism and academic
misconduct
Instructions for playing the game
Name: Jenga number game
Mode: Online
Objective of the game
The main objective of designing this game is to provide students with better understanding
of academic integrity also the importance of avoiding any kind of academic misconduct
during their academic process.
Instructions for playing the game
The game will be played in a team, so the teacher will divide the students into equal number
of team.
Jenga number game will have total 54 blocks (odd and even)
Teacher will prepare two set of questions one will includes odd set and other will be even
set.
One student from each team will come and pick one block and then if the number is even
then he will chose one chit from the even set and answer the question written in the chit and
vice versa.
Correct answer will get 10 market and the total points will be 100 marks
Finally, the team which gets 100 marks will be declared as the winner.
BMP3003 Further Academic Skills
An explanation of why academic
integrity at University is so important
Academic integrity is described as the values and norms held to be necessary in the
university by the students. Academic integrity plays an essentials role in creating
positive image of the students in their career path and allowing them to be
successful at their university. It plays an essentials role for the students in their
university life such as
Academic integrity is described as the values and norms held to be necessary in the
university by the students. Academic integrity plays an essentials role in creating
positive image of the students in their career path and allowing them to be
successful at their university. As integrity means doing the right things, with
utmost honest and loyalty in whatever task is carried out by them. It plays an
essentials role for the students in their university life such as
•Additionally, having academic integrity is also essentials as can offer the students
the peace of mind knowing that they are doing the right things , and regularly try
to act systematically along with those belief. Doing work with integrity can lead to
reducing lot of stress in students life and making them more productive.
•Academic integrity also offers the students with new knowledge, enhance their
creativity as well as enhance their skills leading them to perform better.
Academic integrity also offers the students with new knowledge, enhance their
creativity as well as enhance their skills leading them to perform better.
•Having integrity or doing the work avoiding any kind of plagiarism and disloyalty
leads to creating positive image of the students and means that others can trust
them.
•The academic integrity is also essentials that it offers value to the degree as it will
lead the students to be creative and develop new ideas, leading them to perform
better in their academic career.
Game Design
Skills used to produce the game
Skills is defined as the ability of the individual that
enables them to perform better and achieve desired
goals and objectives. Having proper skills helps the
individual to smoothly carry out their work without
facing any challenges. During the development of
producing the game certain skills were used, these
skills helped in producing the game successful and
effectively. Some of the skills that were used while
producing the game are mentioned below.
• Time management skills
• Academic skills
• Organising skills
• Creativity skills
• Research skills
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