Plagiarism is the undocumented use of another's words or ideas. It is a crime that I take very seriously. If you are using someone’s ideas or words, you need to cite the source fully and properly. (That includes web site material.) Submitting someone else’s words as your own is the highest of academic crimes. The penalty for plagiarism is automatic failure for the course and disciplinary action from the university. I accept no excuses when it comes to this sort of act.