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Plagiarism is using another person's ideas without giving credit and is considered intellectual theft. Plagiarism comes in varying degrees, and can be intentional or unintentional.

There are serious consequences if you are caught plagiarizing as a student at UBC. There are academic integrity and misconduct policies for both UBC Engineering and UBC.

More information can be found at Academic Integrity & Plagiarism from UBC Library.

Past your time at UBC, evidence of plagiarism can affect your integrity and credibility as a professional engineer.