Academic Integrity Before creating your post. read the following article: Virk, N. (2017). Criminal records for plagiarism might be a good thing. The Fulcrum. http://thefulcrum.ca/opinions/criminal-records-plagiarism-might-good-thing Integrity is key to maintaining credibility in one's chosen profession. Academic integrity requires one to credit original authors for their contributions and efforts, and only take credit for one's own original work. What is the role of academic referencing in the university setting? As you learn and develop your academic writing skills, why is it important to learn best practices such as APA referencing? In your response corkider the Virk article, and the approach being considered by the U.K government to address the issue of plagiarism in academic work. Permalink | Reply 186 words