BMP3003 Project: Developing a Game to Teach Academic Integrity

This project solution details the design of a game called "Play without cheating" aimed at teaching and reinforcing academic integrity among university students. The game focuses on developing decision-making, presentation, and research skills through various stages and the use of support cards obtained by solving puzzles. It can be played individually, in pairs, or in groups to enhance effectiveness. The solution also emphasizes the importance of academic integrity at the university level, highlighting its role in fostering honesty, giving credit to original ideas, and enabling freedom in teaching, learning, and research. It further suggests that performing tasks with honesty leads to opportunities for success and avoids negative consequences. The solution also references works discussing academic integrity policy development and the broader concept of academic integrity.

Instructions for playing the game
“Play without cheating”
BMP3003 Further Academic Skills
Academic integrity is meant by the demonstration and commitment
of being honest in the university. It is fundamental at the university
as it regards to giving credit to those people who original ideas are
being exploited. In simple words, students must acknowledge the
contribution of sources that are used in preparing assignments. It
plays an important role to learn,, teach and research at the university.
It enables teachers and scholars the freedom to create new
knowledge, ideas and creative works while acknowledging and
respecting the other's work. The following points will further suggest
how academic integrity is important at the university:
• When a student performs a task with honest behaviour then it
offers a opportunity of success.
• When a student perform tasks with honest and moral behaviour
then it leads to avoiding bad consequences such as expel from the
university or failing a task.
This game can be played individually, by pair and groups as well.
If more people are involved and interested in the game then, the
effectiveness can also be improved. If people play the game
together then it will help in enhancing the effectiveness and
results.
The students are required to fill the general details such as name,
contact number, standard, address and many more. It will help in
making contact with them, if required.
The game has several stages to perform. When the students
perform the game, then, each stage will be improved in their way.
Moreover, the students will be given with some cards to take
support from. This card can be utilised when they do not know the
answer but it can be taken by solving some quick puzzles.
An explanation of why academic
integrity at University is so important
Game Design Skills used to produce the game
• Decision making skills
• Presentation skills
• Research skills
• Time management skills
• Collaborative skills
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References
• Al-Haque, R., 2021. Insights on Academic
Integrity Policy Development: Crafting Policy
Catered to Your Institution. Canadian
Perspectives on Academic Integrity, 4(2),
pp.34-34.
• Bertram-Gallant, T., 2019. Academic
Integrity.
• Bretag, T., From academic misconduct to
academic integrity.