Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(f) of the Code – plagiarism and concocted sources – submitted essay containing plagiarized passages and references to concocted sources – Student did not attend hearing – finding of guilt – first offence – Student appeared to have left Canada – deterrence an important consideration – grade assignment of zero in the course; two-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – plagiarism – adjournment to retain counsel granted –Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – two prior offences – Undertaking to complete Academic Skills Workshops – Joint Submission on Penalty – grade of zero in the course; three-year suspension; four-year transcript notation; report to Provost for publication
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(f) the Code – plagiarism and concocted sources – submitted essay containing plagiarized passages and references to concocted sources – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea accepted – Joint Submission on Penalty – two prior plagiarism offences – substantial mitigating factors – Student’s husband had left her the day before the assignment was due – Student was sole provider for young daughter – Student’s family had severed contact with Student – assignment worth only 7% of final grade – joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero for the course; 31-month suspension; five-year notation on transcript or until graduation whichever is earlier; report to Provost for publication.
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forged documents and purchased course work – requests for academic accommodation based on false information – Student admitted guilt – University counsel permitted to lead witnesses during examination in the absence of an Agreed Statement of Facts – first offence – Student had been warned previously of consequences of academic misconduct – grade assignment of zero in three courses; recommendation that the Student be expelled; five-year suspension
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – plagiarism – submitted essay containing extensive paraphrasing without attribution – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea accepted – Joint Submission on Penalty – fourth offence – two prior plagiarism offences – future prospect of resuming academic studies at University should be considered – Student acknowledged guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted -- grade assignment of zero in one courses; four-year suspension; five year notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – significant portions of essay copied from internet sources – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – course professor's testimony and evidence consisting of the contents on the websites - finding of guilt – three similar prior plagiarism offences – offence not less serious than prior offences as the Student attempted to conceal her plagiarism – Student appreciated seriousness of offence, had no remorse, did not cooperate with the university, attempted to evade service, and did not intend to pursue academic career – grade assignment of zero for course; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on transcript; report to Provost
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – submitted plagiarized essays in two courses – hearing not attended – Consent to proceed in absence – Agreed Statement of Facts - guilty plea – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – committed plagirism on three different occasions – Panel would have considered a more serious penalty – no compelling circumstances to depart from the joint submission - grade assignment of zero for courses; four-year suspension; four-year notation on transcript; report to Provost
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – passages from essay taken verbatim from secondary sources without attribution – hearing not attended – Student submitted a Consent to the hearing proceeding in her absence – Agreed Statement of Facts - guilty plea – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – Panel reviewed JSP and found that it reflected an appropriate penalty – grade assignment of zero for course; two-year suspension; two-year notation on transcript; report to Provost
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(f) of Code – plagiarism and concoction – passages from essay taken verbatim from sources not properly attributed and references concocted to disguise plagiarism – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – Panel stated it was disinclined to accept JSP and invited Parties for further submissions for the following reasons: (1) Student had committed two earlier plagiarism offences, the latest disposed only a month ago; (2) the Dean’s designate had suspended the commencement of suspension to save Student from losing the rest of the term; and (3) without a JSP, Panel would have considered expulsion – Parties cited Tsicos: high threshold for rejecting a JSP – Panel considered extending the period of notation but “tinkering” with JSP would be difficult to reconcile with the Tsicos test – Panel reluctantly accepted JSP – grade assignment of zero for course; five-year suspension; the later of either a six-year notation on transcript or until graduation; report to Provost
Trial Division – s. B.i.3(b), s. B.i.1(b) and (d) of Code – unauthorized aid and plagiarism – three offences: cheated on an assignment; had a cell phone in possession during an exam; and submitted an essay containing passages taken verbatim – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – penalty would only delay graduation without the Student having to do further coursework and demonstrate that he had learned from the experience – Panel would have considered a more severe penalty absent the joint submission – high threshold for rejecting a joint submission not met – grade assignment of zero for two courses and 50% for one course; three-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript; report to Provost