<p>…and as to whether undergrads should instinctively ‘know’ or understand that this action is wrong in the academic world…well probably not.</p>
<p>But I have yet to come across a university that does not make the boundaries clear. In US colleges this is usually in the ‘Honor Code’. In the UK it is made clear in the course handbook for each and every course!</p>
<p>It states what constitutes academic plagiarism
How references are to be attributed and noted.
…and most importantly that each submission must be a specifically original piece of work.</p>
<p>Its going to be in the academic Honor Code or the Course Documents somewhere I assure you.</p>