Based upon your reading on plagiarism, why do you think we need to cite our sources? 

Well I think that citing is important for an online student, because you can get expelled for using other people's words and writings. It would  be very wrong to have taken someone's work who has done all the research and work and passed it off as your own. It wouldn't be ethically right or morally right. It could also result in a lawsuit if the school were to publish it. So not only would it be putting yourself in danger of being sued,but also the school. That is why they make sure plagiarism is taught to ever student, so they no the do and don't on this subject. This is also why citing is so important that you give credit to the author of words and writings you may use.