BMP3003 - Designing a Game to Enhance Academic Integrity Skills

This practical assignment details the creation of an 'Integrity Cards' game designed to educate students on plagiarism and academic misconduct. The game, intended for two or more players plus a 'Professor,' uses question cards to test and enhance players' knowledge of academic integrity. The rules, gameplay, and objectives are clearly defined, emphasizing the importance of honesty, fairness, and responsibility in academic work. The assignment also highlights the skills used in producing the game, including academic research, writing, organizing, designing, creativity, and PowerPoint. Question cards with answers are provided as examples, along with references to support the game's content. This resource, contributed by a student and available on Desklib, provides valuable insights into game-based learning and academic integrity.

Instructions for playing the game
BMP3003 Further Academic Skills
An explanation of why academic
integrity at University is so important
Game Design
Skills used to produce the game
Name
Add Text
References
• Academic integrity refers to a set core values which are applicable
in everything an individual does. It involves guidance and support
in the learning and academic work by instilling values such as
honesty, fairness, trust, respect and responsibility. Academic
integrity is crucial for the university as the manner in which the
student work affect how the university is perceived.
• The university needs to be consistent and trustworthy in its
overall standards relative to its courses and assessments. This is
important as it ensure that the community has confidence in the
individual who graduate with degrees from the university.
• The individuals that graduate from the university are also able to
benefit form academic integrity as they are able to feel proud of
the high standards that they have achieved, knowing that what
they have learned was based on the established structure of trust
and respect which enhances the value of their specific degree
from the university.
The game is for tow or more player (students) plus one “Professor” ) an individual with sound knowledge
of academic misconduct)
Integrity cards is a game which is designed for students in order to improve his/her knowledge relative to
plagiarism and academic misconduct.
The objective of the game
The primary goal of the games is for the player(student) to gain valuable knowledge about plagiarism and
academic misconduct through series of question written on cards. The game will help the player(student) to
understand the value of academic integrity as well as the importance of avoiding plagiarism and any other form
of misconduct during their exams and assignments.
Rules
Starting the game
The game will being with “professor” placing 10 special ethic cards, with question about academic misconduct
along with is correct answers marked within it. The cards will be shuffled and be placed in front of student who
will be allotted in 3 teams in order to improve the rate of answers. The teams of player( students) will also be
allotted three cards which have the letter A, B and C written on that. These letters will represent the answer they
think are correct for the question being asked by the “professor”.
Gameplay
The “professor” will pick up a random card and loudly announce the question related to academic misconduct to
the first team. The team members need to listen to the question and show the card representing the correct
alphabet allotted to the correct answer. If the answer given by the team is correct they will be awarded 10 points
and if they answer is incorrect they would receive negative 5 points along with the answer being passed on the
next team in line. The process will be time bound and each team will only be given 30 seconds to answer the
question. If they are enable to answer they can choose not to answer as there will be no deduction of points.
Although the question will be passed on to the next team in line.
Finishing the game
The game will finish once all the cards have been answered.
Integrity
cards

Skills used to produce the game
Skills refer to the overall ability of an individual that provide them assistance in enhancing their performance and
achieve goals along with objective in an effective manner. Possession of skills enable an individual to perform
task optimality and reduces the changes of hindrances when faced with complex situations. During the
development of the game various skills were utilized that helped in effective producing of the game in a
successful manner. Some of the skills that were used while development of the game are mentioned below:
Academic research: The academic research allow the game to have appropriate information relative to
plagiarism and academia integrity misconduct.
Writing: Effective writing skills were used in development of the game to provide clear instruction to the player
in order to avoid any form of confusion.
Organising: The skill of organising was utilize in order to develop the format of the game in order to make it
playable in a structure format.
Designing: the skill of designing provided assistance in making the game interesting as well as give it a structure
which can be followed for the game to be effective in its purpose.
Creativity: the development of the game involved creativity skills in order to use the topic of academic integrity
and other form of misconduct to develop a game that provide valuable knowledge to students.
PowerPoint: The technical skill of PowerPoint was utilized to give the game its structure and provide all the
information related to the game as well as academic integrity and misconduct in an effective and structure
manner to avoid confusion.
Question cards with answers
Is it ethical and appropriate
to buy assignment online and
present it as own work?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Yes, if the teacher is
aware
Answer: The correct answer
is B is it is not ethical to
present purchased online
assignment as your work and
is highly inappropriate.
When paraphrasing is is vital
to be aware of the original
source?
A. Yes
B. No
Answer: The correct answer
is A as it is crucial for an
individual to be aware of the
source of their content that
they have offend in their
work.
Which of the following will
be considered as a bribe?
A. To cheat in exam by
using sources such as
friends or a mobile phone
B. To offer the teach
monetary gain if they let
you pass the exam by any
form of cheating or any
other misconduct.
C. Non of the above
Answer: The correct answer
is B as offering a teacher any
form of financial gain will be
considered as a bribe and can
result in strict actions relative
to both the student and the
teacher if the bribe is
accepted.
What would you consider
unauthorized utilization of
mobile phone during an
examination?
A. Cheating
B. Sabotage
C. Plagiarism
Answer: The correct answer
is A is using mobile phone
during exams would be
considered cheating as it is
an dishonest way of
attempting examination.

References
• Lancaster, T. E., 2019. Avoid Plagiarism. SAGE.
• McCarthy, C., 2019. Understand how culture, language, practice impact international student academic integrity. Student Affairs
Today, 22(8). pp.1-3.
• McCarthy, C., 2020. Understand factors that impact international student academic integrity. The Successful Registrar, 19(12). pp.1-8.
• Pàmies, M. D. M., Valverde, M. and Cross, C., 2020. Organising research on university student plagiarism: a process approach. Assessment
& Evaluation in higher education, 45(3). pp.401-418.
• Ryan and et. al., 2020. Supporting student academic integrity in remote examination settings.