![]() That’s a totally different matter.”Īt the hearing, Spence will produce his original, handwritten thesis to show all works cited were properly credited, Pieters added. Spence’s admission to plagiarizing newspaper articles “has nothing to do with his thesis in 1996 at U of T’s faculty of education, OISE. ![]() Spence was charged in March 2013 with these academic offences and the first hearing he is getting is in July of 2014 and that’s at my insistence that this matter be (heard),” said Pieters. He said there has been an abuse of process because Spence’s thesis was run through commonly used plagiarism-detecting software without Spence’s consent, which violates university policy. Pieters said the case has dragged on for a year and a half and “we take issue with the delay.”Īt Spence’s upcoming hearing July 15, Pieters will introduce a motion to throw out the charges. We encourage our students, staff and alumni to become. Spence’s entire future” rests on the outcome of these charges, he added. UWA is a world top 100 university, ranked first in Western Australia for graduate employability. and with such charges hanging over him he’s having difficulty moving on, said his lawyer Selwyn Pieters. ![]() Spence, the former director of the Toronto District School Board, who resigned in disgrace after plagiarized passages were discovered in newspaper articles he submitted, has been applying for executive-type jobs across Canada and the U.S. ![]() Chris Spence is asking the University of Toronto to drop charges of plagiarism and academic dishonesty as he fights to keep his PhD. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |