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Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized assistance – Student used cell phone, miniature camera and earpiece to receive answers during final exam – Student did not attend hearing but consented to hearing proceeding in their absence – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) – Issue of Penalty adjourned.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b), B.i.(d) and B.i.1(f) of the Code – Student did not attend the hearing – Student provided with reasonable notice – hearing proceeded in the absence of the Student – Student committed academic misconduct in three different courses (the “Courses”) - unauthorized assistance – Student submitted two assignments containing several similarities to work submitted by other Students – finding of guilt with respect to first assignment only – University failed to produce documentary evidence with respect to the Student’s submission for the second assignment – plagiarism - Student also accessed and copied passages from Wikipedia article during final exam – finding of guilt – plagiarism, concoction – Student submitted essay containing non-English citations that course instructor was unable to verify and failed to cite certain sources – finding of guilt – Student had committed two prior academic offences – plagiarism and unauthorized assistance are serious offences that merit serious sanctions - Panel not satisfied that recommendation for expulsion was appropriate given that Student had nearly completed requisite number of credits at the time of the academic misconduct – final grade of zero in the Course – five-year suspension – notation on the Student’s academic record until gradation.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student submitted an essay that was obtained through a paid online service – Student did not attend the hearing but consented to it proceeding in their absence – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) - Student expressed remorse for their conduct – no prior academic offences – Likelihood of repetition of offence was small - Severity of the offence and detriment to University were aggravating factors - Strong need for general deterrence – JSP was reasonable – final grade of zero in the Course; a five-year suspension; a six-year notation on the Student's academic record and transcript; and a report to the Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b), B.i.1(d), B.i.1(f), and B.i.3(b) of the Code – Student charged with misconduct across five courses – plagiarism – concoction - assisting another member to obtain unauthorized assistance – Student did not attend the hearing – University provided reasonable notice to the Student – Hearing proceeded in the absence of the Student - Agreed Statement of Facts related to allegations in two courses – Student’s submission of assignments in two courses contained verbatim or near-verbatim similarities to sources – Student’s case study contained a concocted reference to an online source - guilty plea – finding of guilt – Student uploaded answers to assignment on an online group chat which were copied by another student – Student collaborated with two other students to complete open-book mid-term exam - Student misrepresented language proficiency in beginner Russian course - finding of guilt – Student refused to co-operate with disciplinary process after initially signing an Agreed Statement of Facts related to some of the allegations – repeated and serious misconduct was an aggravating factor - need for general deterrence – final grade of zero in all five courses; recommendation for expulsion; five-year suspension; and five-year notation on the Student’s academic record.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) and B.ii.1(a)(ii) of Code – use of an unauthorized aid – knowingly aiding and assisting other students – Student committed offences in connection with final exams in two courses – Use of unauthorized programmable calculator – Use of electronic device to send screenshots of final exam to online group chat – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) - no prior offences – offences committed in sequence was an aggravating factor – need for specific and general deterrence – JSP was reasonable – final grade of zero in both courses; five-year suspension; six-year notation on Student’s academic record and transcript.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student did not attend the hearing – University provided the Student with reasonable notice of the hearing and the charges by email, telephone and courier – Hearing proceeded in absence of the Student - Student copied answers from an online forum to complete term test – finding of guilt – no evidence of Student’s character or extenuating circumstances or likelihood of repetition – the offence of plagiarism warrants a serious and significant sanction – final grade of zero in the course; two-year suspension; three-year notation on Student’s academic record; report to Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) and B.ii.2 of Code – use of an unauthorized aid – Student possessed a miniature camera and earpiece during final examination – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea - Student admitted to the committing the offence but denied particulars of the charge involving use of button camera – evidence that Student was wearing button camera clear and compelling – finding of guilt – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – Student had committed one prior offence in a different course – recommendation for expulsion; five-year suspension; five-year notation on Student’s academic record and transcript; final grade of zero in the Course; report to Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(a) of Code – forgery – Student submitted five forged Verification of Illness or Injury Forms in support of petitions to write deferred final examinations – the Student did not attend the hearing – Student was aware of the charges and did not plan to attend the hearing - hearing proceeded in the absence of the Student - Student’s affidavit evidence in Book of Documents inadmissible as Student was not present to be cross-examined and the affidavits contained arguments and submissions – finding of guilt – no evidence as to Student’s character – likelihood of repetition of offence is high – forgery is a serious offence and need for deterrence is high – recommendation of expulsion - final grade of zero in all four courses – five-year suspension – corresponding notation on the Student’s academic record.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(d) and B.i(b) of Code – plagiarism – unauthorized assistance – Student did not attend the hearing – Student had been given reasonable notice of hearing – Student obtained answers from an online source and collaborated with other students in the course in connection with several assessments - finding of guilt – Student made no attempt to accept responsibility – likelihood of repetition of offence given the number of offences - grade of zero in the course; three-year suspension; four-year notation on Student’s transcript; and report to Provost for publication.

Trial Division – section B.i.1(f) of Code – submission of academic work containing purported statements of fact that had been concocted – Student did not attend the hearing – Panel was satisfied the hearing could proceed in the Student’s absence – Student fabricated data used in their thesis and in an essay published in a journal – finding of guilt – the offence in question was one of the most serious offences, which had the potential to jeopardize the integrity of the University and its degrees and risked enormous detriment to the University – final grade of zero in the course; recommendation to Governing Council to recall the Student’s degree; permanent notation on the Student’s academic record; report to the Provost for publication.  

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – student did not attend hearing – student was given reasonable notice of the hearing - student’s essay contained passages copied from online sources - finding of guilt – plagiarism is a serious offence that strikes at the core of academic integrity and requires a severe sanction for general deterrence - grade of zero in the course; two-year suspension; three-year notation on Student’s transcript; and report to Provost

Discipline Appeals Board – Student sought to challenge the decision on liability and sanction –Student asserted that Tribunal had erred in weighing of the evidence and evaluation of witness credibility – Board found that Student’s grounds of appeal were disagreements with Tribunal’s factual findings in substance – Board lacks jurisdiction to hear appeal of factual findings – Tribunal did not make any legal errors in arriving at liability and sanction decision - appeal dismissed.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(a) and B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student submitted final exam similar to three other students in the course - forgery – Student submitted a forged Verification of Student Illness Form in support of requests for exam deferrals in three courses – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – Student expressed remorse for their conduct – Pattern of dishonesty was an aggravating factor - Severity of the offence and detriment to University were aggravating factors – Strong need for general deterrence – JSP was reasonable – Three-year and four-month suspension from the University; a notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript until graduation; a report to the Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(a) of Code – forgery – Agreed Statement of Facts – Student forged documents including screenshots of Quercus Grades in three different courses to have final grades amended - finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – penalty proposed was neither unreasonable nor unconscionable - grade of zero in the courses; four-year suspension; five-year notation on Student’s transcript; report to Provost.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) and B.ii.1(a) of Code – use of unauthorized aids – aiding and assisting other students to use or possess an unauthorized aid - student was present for part of the hearing – Agreed Statement of Facts (“ASF”) – Student shared online document with other students to share answers on a final exam – Student submitted answers nearly identical to those submitted by other students on a term test and final exam - finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) – the offences undermined the process of academic evaluation at the University and required specific and general deterrence – The Student’s health condition at the time of the offence and expression of remorse were mitigating factors – The JSP was reasonable - grade of zero in the course; three-year suspension; four-year notation on Student’s transcript; and report to Provost.

Trial Division – ss. B.I.1(b) of Code – Unauthorized Assistance – Unauthorized Aid – Student did not wish to participate in hearing - Agreed Statement of Facts - Student admitted to using concealed camera and headphones to receive assistance in real-time from another individual in connection with a final exam – Student did not attend the hearing – Student was given reasonable notice of the hearing – finding of guilt – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty (JSP) - similar prior academic offences – JSP was good evidence that appropriate balancing of sanctioning factors occurred – JSP accepted – final grade of zero in the course - five-year suspension from the University - Six-year notation on the Student’s academic record – report to the Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(d) of Code and B.i.1(b) – plagiarism – unauthorized aid – Student did not attend the hearing – University provided reasonable notice to the Student – Hearing proceeded in the absence of the Student – Student admitted to all but two of the charges in two meetings with the Dean’s Designate – Student’s answers on term test were highly and unusually similar to answers to the same question posted on a website – Student’s answer on final exam was virtually identical to answer posted on an online website – finding of guilt – no extenuating circumstances – high likelihood of repetition of offence given the Student’s serial cheating - unauthorized assistance is a serious offence that is made easier by online learning and requires strong deterrence - recommendation for expulsion; five-year suspension; notation on the Student’s academic record; and report to the Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(a) and B.i.1(c) of Code – unauthorized aid - personation – Student did not attend hearing – Student received reasonable notice of the charges and the hearing – hearing proceeded in the Student’s absence - Student obtained answers for a final examination from an online source – Student had another individual write a test in a different course – finding of guilt – Student did not co-operate with disciplinary process – high likelihood of repetition absent severe sanction – no extenuating circumstances – personation requires serious sanction to provide general deterrence - final grade of zero in the courses; recommendation for expulsion; and a report to the Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(d) and B.i.1(b) of Code – plagiarism – unauthorized aid – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Student purchased and submitted an essay with content, language and structure similar to unattributed online source – Student possessed cell phone during a deferred final exam and communicated with other Students prior to exam -– Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) – Sanction proposed in JSP consistent with prior decisions of the Tribunal – JSP was reasonable – final grade of zero in courses; five-year suspension; six-year notation on Student’s academic record; and report to Provost.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(c) of Code – personation – Student hired and paid another individual to write a final exam – admission of guilt – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – Student had prior history of academic misconduct – penalty proposed was neither unreasonable nor unconscionable in view of seriousness of the offence – final grade of zero in the course; five-year suspension; permanent notation on Student’s transcript; report to Provost.