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Trial Division – plagiarism – Section B.i.1(d) of the Code – request for adjournment – anxiety attack – mental health issues– requirement of medical corroboration – jurisdiction over graduates – student not present – revocation of degree – deliberate delay – purpose of expulsion where student already graduated – final grade of zero in the affected course, degree recall and cancellation, permanent notation on transcript, removal of thesis from library, recommendation of expulsion, publication of decision with name withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1 (d) – plagiarism – ideas in class assignments, research assignment, and in the final exam represented work that was not the Student’s – hearing not attended – sufficient notice provided – finding of plagiarism where no original work to compare alleged plagiarism with – plagiarism based on different quality of work - final grade of zero in the course; three-year suspension; the sanction be recorded on academic record and transcript for four years; and that the decision be reported to the Provost for publication with the Student's name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1 (d) – plagiarism – ideas in an essay copied from online sources – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – two prior offences – low end of reasonable penalty – Panel acknowledged that a joint submission should not be rejected unless its acceptance would bring the administration of justice into disrepute – final grade of zero in the course; suspension of 3 years and 4 months; notation on transcript for 5 years and 4 months or until graduation, whichever is earlier; and that the decision be reported to the Provost for publication with the Student's name withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1 (d) – plagiarism – graduate student - passages in a dissertation copied from unattributed source – hearing not attended – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – no prior offences – undertaking – joint submission should not be rejected unless its acceptance would bring the administration of justice into disrepute – final grade of zero in the course; degree recall; permanent notation of the sanction be recorded on academic record and transcript; and that the decision be reported to the Provost for publication with the Student's name withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) – plagiarism – purchased essay - agreed statement of facts – guilty plea – prior offence - joint submission on penalty – a final grade of zero in the course; five-year suspension; notation on the Student’s transcript until graduation, report to the Provost 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 – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – three prior academic offences – Joint Submission on Penalty – undertaking by Student to complete academic and writing skills training upon return to University - final grade of zero in the course; three-year suspension; notation of sanction on transcript; publication of notice of decision and sanctions with Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(b), s. B.i.1(d), s. B.i.1(b), s. B.i.3(a), s. B.ii.2 and s. B.i.3(b) of Code – unauthorized aid, forged document and plagiarism – four separate incidents – finding of guilt on charges under s. B.ii.2 and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – not guilty under s. B.i.1(b) – unable to obtain unauthorized assistance as planned - polished nature of submitted paper - no credible proof that it was draft paper – plagiarized paper submitted for marking as final version - finding of guilt on charges under s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.3(b) – sections of field reports lifted from other students reports - acknowledgement from other students that copy of assignments were requested – lack of credible explanation – finding of guilt under s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code - systematic, premeditated pattern of conduct - unaware of nature or seriousness of actions - grade assignment of zero for two courses; recommendation that the Student be expelled as per s. C.ii.(b)(i) of Code; five-year suspension pending expulsion decision; and report to Provost

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized aids – verbal requests of others and looking at other student’s answers in term tests and verbal requests and cell phone in exam - guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty fulfilled the goals set out in case of Mr. C. - Joint Submission on Penalty accepted - grade assignment of zero for course; one-year suspension – two-year notation on transcript – and report to Provost

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(f) of Code – plagiarism and concoction – essay - guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty - two prior academic offences – proposed sanction within range of previous decisions - nature of offence and Student’s prior misconduct accounted for – extension of notation on transcript beyond graduation not justified - Joint Submission on Penalty accepted with modification – grade assignment of zero for course; three-year suspension – five-year notation on transcript, or until graduation – and report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) and s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – unauthorized aids and plagiarism – use and possession of smartphone and lecture notes during examination – use and possession of previous year’s examination and solutions during examination – use of previous year’s online discussion thread when formulating mandatory online discussion contribution – included verbatim and nearly verbatim excerpts of previous year’s online discussion thread without attribution – included verbatim and nearly verbatim excerpts of previous year’s answer key without attribution – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea accepted – Joint Submission on Penalty – one prior offence – brazen and repeated misconduct – Panel concerned that pattern of misconduct will likely continue if Student remains at University – Student was cooperative and expressed remorse – grade assignment of zero in four courses; suspension just over 56-months; notation on transcript just over 56-months; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – misrepresentation and plagiarism – three counts in three different classes – Agreed Statement of Facts – requested conditional adjournment granted – Student breaches condition, does not appear at penalty hearing – evidence of misleading behavior in career related applications and in communication with the University – Panel concerned that pattern of misconduct will likely continue if Student remains at University – grade of zero in three courses; suspension no more than five years; recommendation of expulsion; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forged medical documents purchased online– documents requesting inappropriate academic accommodation – Student attended hearing – Student expressed remorse and was forthright – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – five-year suspension; grade of zero in three courses; notation on transcript for six years - report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.3(a) of Code – forged documents – submitted forged petitions, statements, and medical certificates on six different occasions in the span of two years for five courses – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – Panel considered the offences very serious – Student’s cooperation, remorse and pledge not to repeat, and being a first time offender were mitigating factors – Panel would have considered a more severe penalty if not for the Joint Submission – the high threshold to reject a joint submission was not met in this case – grade assignment of zero for courses; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on transcript; report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1 (c) and s. B.i.1(a) of Code – impersonation and forged documents – Student had another student submit her final exam in his name – hearing not attended – Student recently updated his address – University's policy on updating address - reasonable notice provided – Student admitted to commission of offences at Dean's meeting – finding of guilt – not premeditated - could have been impossible to detect - grade assignment of zero for course; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on transcript; report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(c) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – personation of a faculty member – removing exam paper from exam room – complex scheme involving personation of a faculty member and request of an exam of another faculty member – Student met with Dean’s Designate – admission of guilt – first time offender – grade of zero in the course; four year suspension; sanction recorded on academic record; and ordered that the case be reported to the Provost for publication until graduation

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – possession of an unauthorized aid– Student attended hearing via Skype – agreed statement of facts – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – two prior sanctioned offences – mitigating mental health issues neither excuse nor justify conduct – cooperation throughout process and sincere remorse – final grade of zero; three-year suspension; notation on transcript until graduation; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – misrepresentation and plagiarism – Student does not appear at department meeting or Tribunal hearing – no evidence of insight or remorse – grade of zero in course; two year suspension; notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) and s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – unauthorized aids and plagiarism – purchase and use of course materials from a previous year– submission of assignment with copied answers from report previously submitted – sale of course materials to two students leading to unauthorized assistance in their academic work – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea accepted in part – insufficient evidence to prove one charge of s. B.i.1(d) - one prior incident not rising to level of prior offence because no penalty had been imposed when these offences were committed – family and financial concerns – suggested penalty contested by student but with no alternative – grade of zero in course; suspension five years; recommendation of expulsion; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – falsified documents and forged academic records – document purporting to be degree certificate – documents sent to employer falsifying possession of degrees – Student did not attend hearing – Student given reasonable notice of Hearing – agreed statement of facts – finding of guilt – high end of spectrum regarding seriousness of offence – five-year suspension; recommendation that the Student be expelled; permanent notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – plagiarism – Agreed Statement of Facts – Student request that hearing proceed in her absence – two prior sanctions – Student cooperative – grade of zero in the course; suspension of four years commencing the date of the Order; notation on transcript until graduation; case reported to the Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a), s. B.i.3(a) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – falsified academic records – document purporting to be undergraduate transcript–application for credit transfer – witness affidavit –Student did not attend hearing – Student given reasonable notice of Hearing – finding of guilt – five-year suspension; recommendation that the Student be expelled; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – plagiarism – adjournment to retain counsel granted –Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – two prior offences – Undertaking to complete Academic Skills Workshops – Joint Submission on Penalty – grade of zero in the course; three-year suspension; four-year transcript notation; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s.B.i.1(a) and s.B.i.3(b) of the Code – forged documents – unauthorized aids – course work – finding of guilt – prior offence –evidence of dishonest conduct prior to adn during the hearing – Student voluntarily left Hearing by falsifying a bad Skype connection – Student caused a long adjournment by falsely claiming to be overseas – no mitigating factors -- grade of zero in course; recommendation of expulsion; 5 year suspension pending expulsion; and report to Provost with name of Student withheld

Trial Division – S.B.i.3(a) of Code – forging or falsifying an academic record – teaching assistant who altered his brother’s marks – Student plead guilty on September 10, 2009 – sanction imposed on December 9, 2009 – this decision provides supplementary reasons for those sanctions – sentencing factors in Mr. C case – mitigating circumstances of remorse, good character, academic record, lack of personal benefit, and possibility of rehabilitation – abuse of position and trust as a teaching assistant – deterrence – detriment to the University – case distinguished from University of Toronto and S.L. (January 21, 2010) in which a teaching assistant received money in exchange for answers – case distinguished from University of Toronto and M.C. (July 8, 2008) where a student tampered with University’s computer system to alter her marks