Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student knowingly represented the work of another as her own and knowingly included the ideas and expressions of another without appropriate acknowledgement or citations in an essay submitted for academic credit – hearing adjourned to provide additional time for Student to respond to notice of hearing – service by both email and courier to address provided by Student in ROSI in Cairo, Egypt - Student did not attend either hearing – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding of guilt – no mitigating factors – no engagement in the discipline process – no response by Student to considerable correspondence from the University – grade of zero; two year suspension from date of hearing; corresponding notation on Student’s academic record for three year period from date of hearing; and publication by Provost of notice of decision and sanctions with the Student’s name withheld.
Trial Division – s. B.I.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student submitted a final paper in each of two courses containing the work of others represented as his own – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – prior academic offence - grade assignment of zero for both courses; temporary suspension; temporary notation on academic record; publication of notice of decision and sanction, with Student’s name withheld.
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student submitted a purchased essay for course credit – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – request for back-dated suspension granted because Student did not contribute to delay in resolving charges and has not taken further courses pending resolution of charges – students caught submitting purchased essay should receive sanction on serious end of spectrum to deter others – no prior offence – early admission of guilt - grade of zero; five-year suspension to commence one year prior to date of hearing; corresponding notation on Student’s academic record.
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – four counts of plagiarism – Student knowingly represented as his own the work of another in four assignments submitted for academic credit – Agreed Statement of Facts (ASF) – Joint Submission on Penalty (JSP) – guilty plea – Student undertaking to complete academic writing workshops, failing which University may deny Student ability to graduate – mitigating factors include admission of guilt and cooperation in process – serious and deliberate nature of offences and detriment to University, persistence in engaging in offences despite being caught – high threshold to deviate from JSP – recommended sanctions deemed appropriate – a grade of zero in the four courses; a four-year suspension (less 19 days); a five-year notation on the transcript; and a report to the Provost for publication.
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student purchased the work of another from an on-line source and represented it as her own for course credit – Agreed Statement of Facts (ASF) – Joint Submission on Penalty (JSP) – guilty plea – Tribunal should accept JSP unless exceptional circumstances apply – “purchased essay” offences are among most serious offences student can commit in university setting – expulsion most likely sanction for “purchased essay” offences – prompt acknowledgement of wrongdoing and cooperation with discipline process may justify less severe sanction than expulsion – mitigating factors included early admission of misconduct, guilty plea, cooperation with discipline process – no exceptional circumstances warranting rejection of JSP - grade of zero; five-year suspension; notation of sanction on Student’s academic record and transcript; and publication by Provost of notice of decision and sanctions with Student’s name withheld.
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code - plagiarism – Student submitted paper for course credit containing work of another knowingly represented as Student’s own work – Student denied charges and mounted attack on professor’s integrity as defence – guilty – no evidence of extenuating factors – no remorse - grade assignment of zero for course; two-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript or until graduation, whichever is earlier; and publication by Provost of notice of decision and sanctions with Student’s name withheld
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student submitted a film review containing the work of others represented as her own – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted - prior academic offence – cooperation, remorse and other mitigating circumstances - final grade of zero in the course; five-year suspension; six-year notation on academic record; publication of notice of decision and sanction, with Student’s name withheld.
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student submitted an essay for course credit knowing it contained verbatim or nearly verbatim text from the essays of two other students - Student did not attend hearing – reasonable notice of hearing was provided, but University not obliged to show Student had actual notice of hearing –– finding of guilt – plagiarism warrants strong penalty to serve as deterrent – no evidence of remorse or extenuating circumstances – final grade assignment of zero for course; two-year suspension; three-year notation of sanction on transcript; and publication of notice of decision and sanctions, with Student’s name withheld.
Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(c) and B.i.1(b) of Code – academic misconduct – impersonation – Student knowingly had another student personate him when the other student submitted an in-class assignment in the Student’s name – Student knowingly did or omitted to do something for the purpose of aiding or assisting students to obtain unauthorized assistance in connection with course assignments – In his capacity as a teaching assistant, the Student provided unauthorized assistance to two students registered in a programming course – the Student did not attend hearing – reasonable notice of hearing provided – Agreed Statement of Facts (“ASF”) – Joint Book of Documents (“JBD”) – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) – finding of guilt – teaching assistants must be beyond reproach – final grade of zero – five-year suspension – recommendation of expulsion – publication of a notice of the decision and the sanctions imposed, with the name of the Student withheld.
Trial Division - s. B.i.1(b) and (d) of the Code - unauthorized aid and plagiarism - student did not attend hearing - Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – final grade of zero in two courses; four-year suspension; notation of sanction on academic record until one year after graduation, withdrawal or program termination; and publication of notice of decision and sanction with student’s name withheld.