It applies to the United States as well from my experience of being around other students in Computer Science :). Many of the less knowledgeable students that

It applies to the United States as well from my experience of being around other students in Computer Science :). Many of the less knowledgeable students that are not interested in the subject matter past saying they have a degree in CS, simply copy and paste code they find online or from friends without ever figuring out how it works. Professors I have had generally say, "You can use a code snippet or library you find and you cite it, but if I ask you to explain how it works, you better be able to do so."