Second, accurate footnotes and citations are essential to good scholarship. Since students often do not return books to the library on time it is too difficult for me to track down everyone's research material. This process makes my job more realistic. The internet is a particulary easy place to assemble a quick paper without even having to type. Finally, I have noticed a high incidence of plagiarism in papers.
Some plagiarism stems from simply copying the work of another student.
According to the student handbook plagiarism is penalized by failure in the course. A second instance of plagiarism makes the student liable to expulsion from the college. If you do not arrange to meet with the professor you will receive a failing grade for the paper. If you are called in to have your references checked I will have you substantiate the accuracy of some of your quotes, citations, and bibliographical entries. If there are inaccuracies this will affect the grade of your paper adversely.