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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d), s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism and unauthorized aid – Student’s assignment very similar to another student’s assignment – not necessary to determine whether the Student or the suspected collaborator drafted the original content – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided as per the Rules of Practice and Procedure – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – aggravating factor of failing to respond to the Course Instructor’s emails – University submission on penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 2-year suspension; 3-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d), s. B.i.1(c), and s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism, impersonation, and unauthorized aid – Student plagiarized computer code for an assignment from an online software repository – Student used other University students’ computer accounts to send an email impersonating the Course professor in an attempt to obtain the examination – Student copied from his lab partner during the final examination – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – mere reference to medical reasons to explain missing the hearing did not constitute a request for adjournment – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – no prior offences – three offences committed within a short amount of time considered to be three first-time offences – Student’s statement that he was depressed and anxious was not sufficient to be considered as a mitigating factor – aggravating factors of lack of remorse and the severity of the student’s deception – grade assignment of zero in both courses; 5-year suspension or a suspension until the Governing Council’s decision on expulsion; corresponding notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; recommendation of expulsion; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged academic record – Student falsified her transcript from another university in an application for admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science and her application for on-admission transfer credit – Student gained admission to her Major program on the basis of a forged course –hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided; Student acknowledged that the hearing would proceed in her absence – Agreed Statement of Facts – finding on Agreed Statement of Facts – finding on guilt – University submission on penalty accepted – Student graduated before the forgery came to light, making cancellation of credits and degree recall the only relevant sanctions – cancellation of the forged 1.50 transfer credits; permanent notation of the offence on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication; recommendation of degree recall

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – forged documents and academic dishonesty – Student forged three Verification of Student Illness or Injury Forms – Student deliberately misled the Course Instructor with respect to two quizzes and an examination that he purported to have submitted but in fact had not – not necessary to know exactly what happened to the alleged quizzes and examination - hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided as per the Rules of Practice and Procedure – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – University submission on penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero in the four affected courses; 5-year suspension from the University, or a suspension until the Governing Council decision on expulsion, and a corresponding notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; recommendation of expulsion; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged academic record – Student submitted an altered unofficial transcript as part of an application to another university – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided given the Student’s correspondence with his College – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – recommendation of expulsion; permanent notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; 5-year suspension; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism and unauthorized aid – Student’s improvement on the Essay was so remarkable as to conclude that another person wrote the Essay – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided as per the Rules of Practice and Procedure – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – aggravating factor of not participating in the discipline process at any stage – University’s submission on penalty not fully accepted – Panel noted that commencing the 2-year suspension consecutive to the Student’s unrelated academic suspension would be tantamount to an unwarranted expulsion, but noted that doing so in like cases would not be categorically inappropriate – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 2-year suspension, beginning after the completion of two years of the Student’s 3-year academic suspension; notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript from the date of the Order to a date which is two years after the date on which the Student re-enrols in the University following her suspension; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – unauthorized aid – Student submitted an Assignment for which he had obtained the answers from a friend who had previously completed the Course – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding on Agreed Statement of Facts – finding on guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – two prior academic offences – Panel emphasized the need for the sanction to reflect the seriousness of the offence and the fact that it was the Student’s third offence – likelihood of repetition not lessened by the Student’s graduation from the University – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted, though the Panel noted it would have considered backdating the suspension further if the requirement for not accepting a Joint Submission on Penalty were not so stringent – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 3-year suspension; the earlier of either a 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript, or a notation until his graduation from the University; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – plagiarism – Student submitted two essays with significant elements of plagiarism – guilty plea – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – aggravating factor of plagiarism allegations being known to the Student before the second Essay was submitted – two charges treated as a single offence with the penalties running concurrently – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 2-year and 5-month suspension; 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged academic record – Student submitted falsified letter of enrolment to employer – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – not necessary to prove Student’s purpose in circulating forged record for finding of guilt – prior offence of academic dishonesty and lack of mitigating factors warranted a recommendation of expulsion – University submission on penalty accepted – 5-year suspension; recommendation of expulsion; case reported to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – Student plagiarized from the internet for a take home quiz in one Course and for three assignments in another Course – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding on guilt – prior academic offence of plagiarism – aggravating factors – University submission on penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero in both Courses; 4-year suspension; 5-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.ii.1(a), s. B.ii.2 of the Code – unauthorized aid – Student posted contents of Exam to Facebook during the Exam – hearing not attended – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 2-year suspension; the earlier of either a 3-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript, or a notation until his graduation from the University; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism and unauthorized aid – Student submitted an assignment with verbatim excerpts from another student’s computer program – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding on Agreed Statement of Facts – finding on guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – prior academic offences on similar plagiarism and unauthorized aid charges – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – though the Student had completed his degree requirements, the University will respond to serious misconduct, regardless of when it occurs in the student’s academic career – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 3-year suspension; 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forged documents – Student altered his test paper before submitting it to his professor for re-grading – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – mitigating factor of no prior academic offences – grade assignment of zero; 2-year suspension; 3-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(f) of the Code – plagiarism and concoction – Student submitted a paper containing material from unattributed sources and used citations that were false or misleading – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided as per provisions of the Code and the Statutory Powers Procedure Act – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – prior academic offence of plagiarism and use of concocted references – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 3-year suspension; the earlier of either a 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript or a notation until his graduation; case reported to Provost for publication

NOTE: Heard together with Case #786
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – unauthorized aid and academic dishonesty – Student accused of producing an unauthorized aid during an exam for another student in the Course – the students wrote the exams in different locations – finding on evidence – insufficient evidence to find the Student guilty – finding on innocence

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – plagiarism – submitted three papers with significant and intentional plagiarism – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided as per the Code and the Statutory Powers Procedure Act – finding on guilt – aggravating factors of multiple plagiarized papers, deliberate attempts by the Student to hide the plagiarism, disregard for the discipline process and failure to respond, and no demonstrated accountability and remorse – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 3-year suspension; the earlier of either a 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript, or a notation until the Student’s graduation from the University; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.i.1(d), and s. B.i.3(d) of the Code – plagiarism – unauthorized aid –partial admission of guilt – work misrepresented as Student’s own not plagiarism when taken with permission – grade of zero in course; five-year suspension; notation on transcript until graduation; report to Provost for publication