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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.