Trial Division – s. B.i.1(c) of the Code – personation – Agreed Statement of Facts - Student paid another individual to personate them during a final exam – guilty plea – finding of guilt – student cooperated in process - no prior record – paying to obtain assistance suggests premeditation and coordination - impersonation very hard to detect - final grade of zero in the course; five-year suspension; six-year notation on Student’s academic record and transcript.
Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized aid – Student signed consent to have hearing proceed in their absence – hearing proceeded in absence of the Student – Agreed Statement of Facts - Student wore button camera to take pictures of exam to give to cheating service – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – premeditated cheating undermines integrity of University – Student sought to profit from dishonest behaviour – final grade of zero in the course; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on Student’s academic record; report to Provost for publication.
Trial Division – s. B.I.1(b) of Code – unauthorized aid – Student possessed button camera and earpiece final exam – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty (JSP) – starting point for sanction in spyware cases is expulsion - Student cooperated with the disciplinary process and demonstrated remorse - JSP was reasonable – final grade of zero in the course – five-year suspension – notation on Student’s academic record for six years.
Trial Division – ss. B.I.1(b) of Code – possession of an unauthorized aid - Student had smartphone, transmitter device, wired controllers and microphone during exam - Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea - finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) – presence of ASF and JSP was mitigating factor – some of most egregious forms of cheating - JSP was reasonable - final grade of zero in the course; a five-year suspension from the University; and a notation on the Student’s academic record until graduation.
Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forgery of academic record – Student did not attend the hearing – University provided reasonable notice of the hearing – hearing proceeded in the absence of the Student – Student submitted a forged transcript to another academic institution - finding of guilt – students who submit false transcripts undermine reliability of the University’s transcripts – no mitigating factors - recommendation for expulsion; five-year suspension and a corresponding notation on the Student’s academic record; publication.
Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forgery of academic record – Student did not attend the hearing – University provided reasonable notice of the hearing – hearing proceeded in the absence of the Student – Student twice submitted a forged transcript to another institution - finding of guilt – students who submit false transcripts undermine reliability of the University’s transcripts – no mitigating factors - recommendation for expulsion; five-year suspension and a corresponding notation on the Student’s academic record; publication.
Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) and B.ii.2 of the Code – use of an unauthorized aid – Agreed Statement of Facts - Student using miniature earpiece and button camera to communicate with a third party during a final exam – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – use of spyware technology undermines the integrity of the University – need for general deterrence – Student’s cooperation and expression of remorse were extenuating circumstances – JSP was reasonable – final grade of zero in the Course; five-year suspension from the University; and seven-year notation on the Student’s academic record.
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(c) of the Code – personation – s. B.I.1(a) – forgery – Agreed Statement of Facts - Student had another individual to personate them during a final exam – Student forged a TCard - guilty plea – finding of guilt – student cooperated and participated in process; no prior record – impersonation very hard to detect – attracts highest of penalites - final grade of zero in the course; five-year suspension; six-year notation on Student’s academic record and transcript.
Trial Division – s. B.I.1(b) of Code –unauthorized aid – Student possessed button camera and earpiece final exam – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty (JSP) – offence was premeditated and deliberate – Student cooperated with the disciplinary process and demonstrated remorse – JSP was reasonable – final grade of zero in the course – five-year suspension – notation on Student’s academic record until graduation.
Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(a) of Code – forgery – Student submitted forged medical note in support of petition for a deferral of an exam – Student brought button camera, smartwatch, transmitter to receive assistance in final exam – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea - finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty - final grade of zero in the courses; a five-year suspension from the University; and a seven-year notation on the Student’s academic record.
