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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – plagiarism – laboratory assignments contained text copied from website – consequences of plagiarism for ‘draft’ assignments – finding of guilt – no prior offences – no evidence of extenuating circumstances – no mitigating evidence – not having been previously engaged in a discipline process not a mitigating factor – participating in discipline process but denying wrongdoing not akin to ‘cooperation’ – distinction between a student who commits a second offence after imposition of an academic discipline process resulting in a guilty finding and a student who commits multiple infractions prior to the imposition of a first academic process - grade assignment of zero in two courses; two-year suspension; three year notation on transcript; and report to the Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.3(d) of the Code – plagiarism – lack of proper attribution – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – two prior academic offences – joint submission of penalty – grade assignment of zero in the course; suspension of two years and eleven months; sanction recorded on academic record and transcript for three years; report to the Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – group work - Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – two prior academic offences – mitigating factors include assignment was only worth 15% of the final grade in the course, student pleaded guilty which obviated need for University to prove student’s contribution to group work, student cooperated with discipline process - Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero in the course; suspension of two years; sanction recorded on academic record and transcript for three years; report to the Provost

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) of Code - plagiarism - student submitted essay worth 20% with substantial unattributed copying - student did not appear at hearing - proceeding in student's absence on basis of e-mail service - finding of guilt - zero on course, two year suspension, three year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) of Code - plagiarism - student submitted essay worth 25% with substantial unattributed copying - student did not attend hearing - finding of guilt - zero on course, two year suspension, three year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(b) of Code - plagiarism - course work purchased from commercial provider of essays - guilty plea - Agreed Statement of Facts - Joint Submission on Penalty accepted - presumptive penalty of expulsion for purchased essays - assignment of zero in the course; five-year suspension; notation on academic record and transcript for five years; and report to Provost

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) of Code - plagiarism - unattributed quotations from internet sources in essay - University provided reasonable notice of hearing - proceeding in student's absence - finding of guilt - zero on course, three year suspension, four year notation, publication of decision with name of the Student withheld

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – plagiarism – copied information from unattributed sources and submitted them for course credit – Student cooperated with the discipline process – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty – final grade of zero in the two affected courses, a suspension from the University for three years, notation on transcript and record until graduation, and a report to the Provost for publication

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) - plagiarism – graduate student – copying work from unattributed sources in a series of essays – copying work from others in an application for a scholarship from a third party – marital problems and health issues insufficient extenuating circumstances – English language proficiency not an excuse for plagiarism – no prior misconduct – final grade of zero in the affected courses, immediate suspension for a period of five years pending expulsion, recommendation of expulsion, permanent transcript notation, and report to the provost.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) of Code - plagiarism - student copied unattributed text verbatim for Master's thesis - guilty plea - agreed statement of facts - joint submission on penalty accepted - zero on thesis, four year suspension, five year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d) – plagiarism – Ph.D. Student who failed to properly cite sources – student not present – reasonable notice provided with proof that email had been accessed and courier package signed for by someone with same first initial and last name – jurisdiction – work submitted in capacity as a research assistant and not for course credit – prior offence – student ought to have known her citations amounted to plagiarism - notation longer than suspension – suspension of three years, transcript notation for three years, and report to the Provost.

Discipline Appeal Board – Provost appeal – request to order a new hearing on the charges - s. B.i.1(b) – s. B.i.1(d) – s. B.i.3(b) – plagiarism – similar ideas in essays exchanged in University incentivized peer-review exercise – Board need grant little deference given its very broad powers except on matters relating to credibility and the Tribunal’s approach to the assessment of evidence – Appeal dismissed

Trial Division - s. B.i.1 (d) – plagiarism – ideas in an essay copied from another student – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – three prior offences – undertaking – Panel acknowledged that a joint submission should not be rejected unless its acceptance would bring the administration of justice into disrepute – Panel accepted Joint Submission with reluctance – final grade of zero in the course; specified date for suspension; the sanction be recorded on academic record and transcript for seven years 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 – 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