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Academic misconduct is any kind of negative behaviour

shown in academic sector is known as academic misconduct.


There are different causes that leads the academic mis-
conduct. Some of them are:
• Peer pressure
• Performance anxiety
• Self justification habits
• Lack of understanding about consequences
Different things or activities counts as academic misconduct.
It includes cheating, plagiarism, destructive behaviour,
collusion, fabrication of data as well as the possession of
unauthorized materials during an examination.
We care about academic dishonesty
because it helps to provides value to our degree, gives
freedom to build new ideas, helps to maintain self respect,
helps to participate in long run as well as helps to prevent
difficulties of careers ,families, and other important aspects of
life.
While engaging in academic misconduct it hurts more. As
we know academic misconduct ruins student life and it may
leads student suffer from low self-esteem, loss of self respect,
may not get better job, cannot participate in long run and get
difficulties in their careers, families, and other important
aspects of life .
If student don’t follow the academic rules may gets
penalties like get grade of 0 for the subject , may gets
suspension from the university for up to three years, exclusion
from the university without certificate as well as referral to the
police in cases of fraud.
Student can avoid academic misconduct by following
ways:
• Know the academic rules
• Don’t copy others work
• Don’t share your work
• When in dout, ask for help to your teacher or your friend

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