Plagiarism

Avoiding plagiarism is important because it unethical, you are stealing someone’s thoughts ideas or words and claiming them as yours, Plagiarism also is a lost learning opportunity, your assigned the assignment because the teacher wants you to learn. Next it diminishes your credibility, we are not experts, so unless we cite where the information came from its not very credible. Finally plagiarism may result in serious consequences. In school its considered a violation of academic honesty, but in real life it will affect your reputation and career and you could even possibly get sued.

Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2011. 378-79. Print. Custom Edition for Ozarks Technical Community College.