Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity Academic integrity is making sure you put those values into practice by being honest in the work you do at school, being fair to others and taking responsibility for you own learning. This also means following the guidelines of any scholarships you may receive and performing in an ethical manner in all your academic efforts. In this paper, I will outline examples of how to be honest and uphold your own academic integrity, as well as why it is important for schools to hold you to academic integrity and how I will make sure my coursework adheres to academic integrity. Academic integrity is extremely important in having a successful college career. Being able to honestly write papers and do assignments gives you a sense of accomplishment and truth. For example, if you cheat on a test or a paper, you are not truly learning the given work. You are simply memorizing data without your own studying or research. Another example is plagiarism, in which you are simply copying someone else’s work without giving credit to the original author. Another example is fabrication or falsifying information. Being academically honest is also important on the school side, in that they are responsible for upholding students to these standards. Upholding academic integrity for schools is important because a student’s dishonest behavior demoralizes learning and the creditability of Grand Canyon University. Having High standards protects your reputation, reflects well on GCU and contributes to the wellbeing of society. If GCU did not hold students to these standards, they could lose students, funding and the respect of education. In order to adhere to the expectation of academic integrity, I will read the given assignments completely, do my own research and properly cite where needed. I will not plagiarize, copy or cheat off someone else’s work. As stated in the Grand Canyon University Policy Handbook, I will assume accountability for the quality of my work and academic integrity for my own research agenda. Having academic integrity is important as it allows peace of mind knowing that I believe I am doing the right thing. It can reduce unnecessary stress, making me more productive. I value my degree as well myself, therefore having academic integrity is a must.