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Appeal Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forged documents – submitted another student’s test as Student’s own – second offense – appeal on sanction, not finding – what Dean would have imposed is relevant for sanctioning purposes – “systems error” evidence raised by student not an aggravating factor for the Student as students must be free to bring evidence without fear they will be cast as aggravating factors – fresh evidence on appeal – APPEAL ALLOWED – grade assignment of zero in the course; five-year suspension; permanent notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) and B.i.3(b) of the Code – falsified documents and documents with falsified information – academic accommodation sought – document purporting to be doctor’s medical certificate – personal statement misrepresenting illness – Student did not attend hearing – Student given reasonable notice of Hearing – misrepresentations in the letter fell under s. B.i.1(a) as letter was not forged, rather it contained falsified information – finding of guilt – grade of zero in courses at issue; five-year suspension; recommendation that the Student be expelled; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(e) and s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – plagiarism and resubmitted work – submitted work that had been authored by a group including the Student without attribution to former group members – submitted work that had been previously submitted as a group assignment for credit – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – second offence – previous offence was recent and for similar conduct – Student admitted guilt early and was cooperative throughout the process – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade assignment of FZ for one course; four-year suspension; five-year notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication