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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – unauthorized aid or unauthorized assistance – Student knowingly used or possessed an unauthorized aid, or obtained unauthorized assistance – Student admitted guilt – Student posted exam questions to Chegg.com – Student used answers on Chegg.com to complete the final exam – Agreed Statement of Fact (“ASF”) – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) is reasonable – final grade of zero in the course; 28 month suspension; a notation on transcript until graduation; and a report to the Provost for publication.   

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – plagiarism – Student knowingly represented as his own an idea or expression of an idea or work of another in a final exam – Student did not appear – Rule 17 of the University Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules”) – ss. 6 and 7 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act – reasonable notice was provided – matter heard on its merits in the absence of the Student – the Student copied answers to a final exam from Chegg.com – finding of guilt – Student pled guilty to the same offence on two previous occasions – the Student’s previous offences and the use of a paid service was the basis for a greater penalty – final grade of zero in the course; four-year suspension; a notation on transcript until graduation; and a report to the Provost for publication.   

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – plagiarism – Student knowingly represented as her own an idea or expression of an idea, and/or the work of another in an assignment – Student did not appear – Student executed a request that the Tribunal proceed in her absence – Student admitted guilt – Student purchased the assignment she submitted for academic credit – Agreed Statement of Fact (“ASF”) – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) is reasonable – final grade of zero in the course; suspension for just over 55 months; a six-year notation on transcript; and a report to the Provost for publication.   

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – plagiarism – Student knowingly represented as her own an idea or expression of an idea, and/or the work of another in an essay – Student did not appear – Student signed a request that the Tribunal proceed in her absence and waived her right to any further notice of the proceedings – ss. 6 and 7 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act (“SPPA”) – Rule 17 of the University Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure – Student admitted guilt – Student purchased the essay she submitted for academic credit – Agreed Statement of Fact (“ASF”) – finding of guilt – the University of Toronto and S.C., N.R.H. and M.K.K. (Case Nos. 596, 597 and 598, November 23, 2011) – purchased essay offences are about as serious as can be committed in a University setting – while this was a serious offence there were also important mitigating factors – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) was accepted – final grade of zero in the course; a five-year suspension; a six-year notation on transcript; and a report to the Provost for publication.