Plagiarism

Plagiarism, in essence, is stealing or taking credit for work that isn't yours. Someone has taken the time to put in their research and hard work to present information or ideas and when their work is used in someone else's report without permission, they aren't given the recognition for their hard work. People may think copying a report from someone for a good grade is just fine if no one finds out, but do they really stop to think about how that person feels doing all the hard work only to see someone else copy and get a good grade? I don't know about anyone else, but I work hard on keeping my grades good, and I would not be happy if someone took my ideas and used them as their own in order to make a good grade. No matter the circumstance, lack of knowledge of proper citation isn't an excuse to not cite your references. There are databases, websites, and books all readily available to help you cite and how to cite properly.