Trial Division – s. B.I.1(d); s. B.I.1(f); and s. B.I.3(b) of Code – plagiarism – concocted sources – hearing not attended – Agreed Statement of Facts – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted - grade assignment of zero for course; five-and-a-half-year suspension; five-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – course work copied from internet – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – cooperation with discipline process – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero for course; two-year suspension; two-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost
Trial Division – charges under Code – plagiarism, forgery of documents and impersonation – course work and final examinations – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – depression and pressure exerted by family – cultural background made it difficult to seek help from University services – each case depends on its own facts – see Appendix “C” to Code – circumstances mitigated against recommending expulsion – grade assignment of zero for two courses; five-year suspension; ten-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost – ten-year suspension would have been imposed had authority to do so existed
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – course work copied from internet – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – proposed suspension concurrent with previous suspension imposed by Division –third academic offence – mitigating factors that Student pleaded guilty and cooperated with process – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero for course; three-year seven-month suspension; five-year seven-month notation on transcript; and report to Provost
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – course work in two courses – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing – extent of plagiarism precluded possibility of error or lack of proper attribution – finding of guilt – three year suspension warranted due to finding of guilt on two counts of plagiarism – grade assignment of zero for two courses; three-year suspension; four-year notation on transcript or until graduation; and report to Provost
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – passages from essay taken verbatim from internet sources – hearing not attended – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea - finding of guilt based on agreed statement of facts – Student also agreed to statement of facts regarding penalty – Panel reviewed the agreement and found that it reflected an approproate penalty – grade assignment of zero for course; three-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript - Panel mindful of comments in R. v. Tsicos
Discipline Appeal Board – University appeal from finding of guilt – Student permitted to graduate - jurisdiction of the Tribunal to impose sanctions ordered, the sanctions did not reflect nature of offence and sanctions inconsistent with previous decisions - see s. C.ii(b) of the Code - no jurisdiction to entertain appeal due to Student’s graduation and s. C.i.(a)12 of the Code – s. B.1.4 of Code did not detract from s. C.i.(a)12 of Code – requested penalty inconsistent with having allowed Student to graduate and moot due to graduation - amendment of Code appropriate method to address policy concerns – appeal would have been allowed if jurisdiction to do existed and more serious sanction drawn from s. C.ii(b) of the Code – appeal quashed
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a), s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(b) of Code – forged documents and plagiarism –Medical Note and course work – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – mitigating factors that Student pleaded guilty and cooperated with discipline process and offences occurred at approximately the same time – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero for two courses; three-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost
Trial Division - s. B.I.1(a) and s. B.I.1(d) of Code – forged documents – forged medical certificate – false doctor’s letter - plagiarism – altered date and content from a previous medical certificate – doctor’s letter – submitted essay containing passages plagiarized from internet – purchased essay over the internet – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty – Sopinka principles – no prior offences – three offences treated concurrently – early admission of events and acts – lengthy period of reflection – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade of zero in seven courses; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of Code – plagiarism – course work in two courses – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea with regard to one assignment – charges disputed with regard to another assignment – third party submitted copy of essay – explanation of circumstances not credible – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – effective date of proposed sanction disputed – de facto greater suspension because of loss of work in full year courses – but for agreement of parties suspension of greater duration would have been imposed – delay in Tribunal process – prior academic offence – little remorse – academic misconduct not admitted until sentencing – impact of suspension would work to greater effect because of delay in Tribunal process – delay in Tribunal process not attributed to Student – suspension not to commence until the end of second term – grade assignment of zero for two courses; three-year suspension; four-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost