We hope you too will become concerned after reading the information and explanation we've provided here for you. This is a guide to what plagiarism means and how to avoid it. This means that if you use the words or ideas of others without giving proper credit, you are a plagiarist. Plagiarism is a violation of the UCD Code of Academic Conduct which may result in a student's suspension or dismissal from school.
Plagiarism is dishonest because it misrepresents the words and ideas of another as one's own.
If you do commit plagiarism, you are cheating yourself. You don't learn to develop and write out your own thoughts. It is illegal under the law of copyright to steal another's words or expressions of ideas. In short, plagiarism hurts you and others. Plagiarism can be intentional or unintentional.