Academic integrity

Academic Integrity: Academic integrity is the moral code or ethical policy of academia. This includes values such as avoidance of cheating or plagiarism; maintenance of academic standards; honesty and rigour in research and academic publishing.

Plagiarism: the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

     
          Academic Integrity is important because you or anyone else has to be honest with their work, has to have a good set of moral code and must avoid cheating. Plagiarism is important because you cant take credit for someones work. if you're going to use someones work, at least give them the credit they deserve for their work.