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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – copying verbatim work from a published article – s. B.i.1(a) of Code – forgery – forging letters of nomination – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding on evidence – finding on guilty – no prior academic offences – finding on character of the student – detriment to the University occasioned by the offence – University submission on penalty accepted – final grade of zero in the course – recommendation that the Student be expelled; five-year suspension pending expulsion decision; corresponding notation on transcript; and report to Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) and s. B.i.1(d) of Code – unauthorized aid or assistance – plagiarism – final exam and an assignment – Student did not attend the hearing – Panel was satisfied the hearing could proceed in the Student’s absence – finding of guilt – Student used screenshots of answers to the exam to complete their exam – Student’s assignment was similar to that of another student – The University of Toronto v. D.S. (Case No. 451, August 24, 2007) – in exceptional circumstances a penalty can be back dated but a principled reasons must be given for doing so; to do otherwise would result in a wide disparity amount sanctions – Panel found that since the Student did not participate in the hearing, it had no evidence on which it could find a principled reason to depart from the general rule – a grade of zero in the courses; three-year suspension; a four-year notation on the transcript; and a report to the Provost for publication.  

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized assistance regarding a problem set – student did not attend hearing – errors in student’s answer were similar to errors in Chegg.com answers – had the Student participated in hearing and provided an explanation, the outcome may have been different – grade of zero in the course; two-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost for publication with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student knowingly represented as her own an idea or expression of an idea or work of another in the final exam – Student did not attend hearing – University does not need to prove actual notice – reasonable notice of hearing provided – University’s Policy on Official Correspondence with Students – Rules 9 and 17 of the University Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules”) - ss. 6 and 7 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act (“SPPA”) – finding of guilt  – concurrent penalty – a final grade of zero in the course; a two-year suspension; a three-year notation on transcript; and a report to the Provost for publication.