Academic Integrity: Project 2 Game Development and Skill Reflection

This report provides a detailed overview of academic integrity, emphasizing its importance in higher education and the implications of academic misconduct such as plagiarism and cheating. It reflects on the steps taken and difficulties encountered during a game development project, highlighting challenges like time constraints, conflicts, and management complexities. Furthermore, the report reflects on the development of crucial skills such as teamwork, presentation abilities, creativity, and communication skills, which are essential for personal and professional growth. The conclusion underscores the significance of academic integrity for both students and universities in fostering a culture of learning, knowledge enhancement, and ethical conduct.

Academic integrity

Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Section 1..........................................................................................................................................1
Introduction of academic integrity...............................................................................................1
Importance of academic integrity................................................................................................2
Discussion of the implication of academic misconduct..............................................................3
Section 2..........................................................................................................................................3
Reflect on the steps you have taken, and difficulties encountered in producing the game for
Project 2.......................................................................................................................................3
Reflect on the skills have learned this academic year.................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
RESOURCES..................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Academic integrity can be described as the expectation of students, teachers, researchers as well
as other members to act with honesty, responsibility, trust, respect and fairness. It is one of the
important components for the students during their academic life as it motivates them to study in
an effective manner (Aplin-Snider and et. al., 2021). This project report includes a description of
academic integrity and its importance. It also includes the implication of academic misconduct.
It reflects about the steps to be taken by individuals for the project and the difficulties
encountered. Moreover, it includes reflection on skills to be developed during the academic
years.
MAIN BODY
Section 1
Introduction of academic integrity
Academic integrity can be described as a moral code of conduct and ethical policy to be adopted
at academic life. It includes the application of different values in the practice of the work of the
University by being honest, fares to others, full feeling responsibility related to learning and also
following these values even after the scholarship conventions. It is one of the responsibilities of
the university to give rewards and credit to students for maintaining honesty in their work. In
this, the responsibility of students to demonstrate academic integrity by acknowledging others
whose information is used, use of information as per privacy laws and copyright, conducting
different research in an ethical manner and not using others work as their own (Cole Shelley and
Swartz, 2018). Academic integrity is considered as an act that consists of values like respect,
fairness, trust, honesty as well as responsibility. It is essential for students to maintain academic
integrity in education as it assists them to improve their knowledge as well as learning. Ensuring
study and learning in academic life is require maintaining academic integrity that helps a person
to avoid cheating and other academic misconduct. It enables them to improve their professional
knowledge and practices required for success in their future career. Maintaining academic
integrity in an organisation is essential for a person as it helps them to avoid different academic
misconduct like plagiarism, cheating, unfair activities and others. Academic integrity is
maintained by both students as well as teachers. It is essential for both of them as it improves the
image of the University in the marketplace and also engages students in different academic
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activities conducted at the university for their knowledge. Following academic integrity enables
students to study dedicatedly which is required in order to attain higher grades and develop good
career opportunities.
Importance of academic integrity
It is essential for the university to maintain academic integrity in higher education that allows
them to improve their knowledge as well as an understanding of students, offer them quality
education, motivate them to complete the work with integrity and honesty, taking strict action
against academic misconduct. This academic integrity makes students engage in different
activities like completion of the assignment, giving presentations, participation and group
discussion and debates (Ellis and et. al., 2020). It also allows teachers to provide, share and
develop knowledge for students required for the attainment of professional goals. It is important
for both universities and students for different reasons which are mentioned below:
 Values in students: Maintaining academic integrity in university allows them to focus on
developing values and improving the learning capabilities of students. Academic integrity
force students to consider fairness, honesty, respect as well as responsibility while
completing any academic work. Academic integrity is focusing on ensuring the overall
development of students and allowing them to implement different values in their day-to-
day life. It will allow them to improve the performance of the students which is required
by them in higher education.
 Developing future opportunities for students: Academic integrity is also required by
universities for offering the future opportunity to students. It enables students to develop
a positive image at the University and also allowed them to focus on studies that provide
them with good grades. It will help the student in the future at time of finding
employment opportunities (Gewirtz and Cribb, 2020). Students to get extra marks for the
credit of academic integrity. It also creates a good impression in minds of employees that
will help students to take advantage of opportunities.
 Improvement in teaching skills: Academic integrity also helps teachers for improving
their skills as well as capabilities. It allows teachers to improve the knowledge and
learning of students in a manner that allow them to attain career goals. It also allows
teachers to maintain integrity at the time of examining the performance of students which
is essential in order to motivate students to give their best.
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Discussion of the implication of academic misconduct
Academic misconduct is considered as cheating that take place in the context to formal academic
exercise. These academic misconducts are taken seriously by universities that allow them to
maintain efficiency in the organisation. It is important for universities to take action against
academic misconduct in order to maintain discipline in the academic organisation. It enable
University to engage students in academic activities and protect them from different academic
penalties. There are different types of academic misconduct take place at University. Explanation
of these academic misconduct are mentioned below:
 Plagiarism: academic misconduct which creates a problem for the students in their
higher education. Plagiarism is using others work as our own without giving them
acknowledgment and credit whether it is intentionally and unintentionally
(Karanauskienė and et. al., 2020).
 Cheating: Cheating is another academic misconduct that consists of honesty deceit and
fraud committed during the completion of the assignment. It includes the use of any
device and other material the university which is restricted there during the examination.
Moreover, it also includes copying others work or communicating with others during the
examination.
 False information alteration of information or fabrication: False information
alteration of information or fabrication is academic misconduct which makes a person fail
to prove their honesty in context to academic obligation. There should be no use of false
information in an assignment as can be categorised as academic misconduct (Keefer,
Brown and Rothschild, 2020).
Section 2
Reflect on the steps you have taken, and difficulties encountered in producing the game for
Project 2.
For completion of the project, I have taken different steps which are mentioned below:
First, I have developed the concept that provides direction and guidance on it about which steps
to be taken for the completion of the project. After that, I have gathered information in context to
design the game and communicate to different team members. It also requires analysation of
methods and information which helps to know which method will be best suited for purpose of
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designing the game. After that problems are identified related to the game in order to solve. The
last step is related to the testing of the game.
Difficulties encountered in producing the game:
Difficulties in all types of work which allow a person to learn from them in order to avoid them
in the future. Different types of difficulties to be faced by me during the completion of the
project. Explanations of some of these difficulties related to the project are mentioned below:
Lack of time: It is a problem which occurs during the completion of the project. Meeting the
deadline of the project is one of the important components for the business but we are finding it
difficult to meet the deadline as we have fewer times (Kong, Kwok and Poon, 2021).
 Conflicts: Conflict is also a problem that occur during the process of game designing.
Due to designing of the game, different conflicts occur in the team which makes it
difficult for us to complete the project. All members have different option in the context
to designing of the game. It makes it difficult for the team to design the game.
 Complexities in management: Management is also an issue occur during the completion
of the project. In order to complete the project in a systematic manner, it is important for
the team to manage the project in an effective manner.
Reflect on the skills have learned this academic year
During the academic year I have developed different types of skills which will help me to ensure
my personal and professional development. These skills has also developed by me during the
process of designing game for academics to avoid academic misconduct. Skill development is
important process for a student which allowed them to enhance they skills, capabilities, learning
as well as knowledge. It will help me to improve my efficiency for doing a work and also
increase my value in the market (Sefcik, Striepe and Yorke, 2019). As a result, I am able to get
good career opportunity in future. Explanation of some of these skills developed by me during
my academic life are mentioned below:
 Team working skills: During this face of designing game, I have developed strong
teamworking skills. In order to complete the assignment, I have worked with other
students. In order to attain goals and objectives of this work, I ensure proper coordination
among team. I have learnt that in order to work with others a person need to accept
differences among teams and also needs to ensure proper coordination which enable team
to focus on attainment of goals instead of conflicts take place among them members.
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 Presentation skills: During my academic life I have also developed strong presentation
skills. Presentation is one of the important skills which allow a person to present ideas
thoughts and opinions with a PowerPoint. Presentation skills is not limited to giving a
presentation but it also includes ways in which a person carries out themselves.
Throughout my academic life, I have given different type of presentations on different
topics (Sheard and et. al., 2018). These presentations include an individual presentation
as well as a group presentation. This skill of presentation also helps me for purpose of
presenting my game in front of teachers. It will also allow me to explain instructions
about how to play the game, the aim of the game, the requirements of the game as well as
the rules related to the game.
 Creativity skills: I also have developed creativity skills during my academic life and also
designing a game. Creativity is a skill that provides guidance to a person to do things in a
different and unique manner. This skill helps me in designing the game that allows me to
make the game different from others and also to make it more interesting for the students.
This creativity helps me to gain the attention of both students as well as teachers which is
important in order to promote academic integrity and avoid academic misconduct.
 Communication skills: I have also developed communication skills which is one of the
most required skills for a student. It provides me guidance about how to communicate
with others without any hesitation and miscommunication. It is a scale that also provides
me guidance while designing the game (Sotiriadou and et. al., 2020). It helps me to write
the instructions for the game and also to explain to others how to play the game. The
skills also help a person order to improve their capabilities which is essential in order to
get future opportunities.
CONCLUSION
From above mentioned project report, it can be concluded that academic integrity is one of an
important part of the life of a person. It is important for them in order to focus on improving their
learning and knowledge. It is essential for universities as well as students to maintain academic
integrity in their organisation. Academic misconduct is not the right situation for the students as
well as universities. There are different types of steps to be taken by a person for the purpose of
completion of the project but they need to face difficulties.
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RESOURCES
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