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Unit2—Why academic integrity matters in an academic context.

Li Zeting(Gravity)

College of WKU-Finance Major

GE1000 – Transition to WKU

Instructor Liu Fengming

September 16, 2021

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Academic integrity is very important in an academic context.In many

university academic integrity is very important.At Arizona State University, academic

honesty is expected of all students in all examinations, papers, academic transactions

and records. ( n.d,2021). Cause academic integrity can limit academic theft to ensure

fairness. So it is very important to ensure academic integrity. In an academic context,

It is very important to ensure academic, Cause it can protect the rights and interests of

creators. So that it can sustain the passion of the creator. To maintain a healthy

atmosphere of academic creativity.So academic integrity is very important in an

academic context.

At the same time academic integrity can protect intellectual property,

intellectual property is a important aspect of protecting the rights and interests of

creators. It can play a huge role in the fight against plagiarism. And the act of copying

is a violation of property rights. So it will hurt academic fairness. Even infringe upon

the personal rights and dignity of the Creator. So academic integrity is about more

the citations and references. Follow the true reference format is not only to avoid

plagiarism. But also to show respect to the creator and show respect to a meaningful

writing or ideas. It is important to show respect to these things. Cause when people

ignore academic integrity. It will curb the continuation of brainstorming. And hurt the

rights people who living off their ideas. Even cause the stagnation of creative.

So academic integrity matters in an academic context.

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Reference ：n.d. (2021). Home. Why is Academic Integrity Important? | Office of the
University Provost. Retrieved September 17, 2021, from
https://provost.asu.edu/academic-integrity/impact.