Reports that University of Ottawa business professor Jimming Lin was found guilty of plagiarizing a graduate student's paper. The university found liable; Amount of compensation to be paid to the student.
TORT liability of school administrators, EDUCATIONAL law & legislation, ACTIONS & defenses (Law), UNIVERSITIES & colleges
Abstract
The article discusses a case of educational malpractice by university academics. In the case "Young v. Bella," the Canadian Supreme Court awarded the plaintiff C$840K2 against the Memorial University of Newfoundland and two of its academics. The Supreme Court confirmed the jury's finding in reference to the negligence and breach of duty claims. Facts and issues of the case is presented.
Reports that professor Jimming Lin and the University of Ottawa was ordered to pay Paul Boudreau money in damages and reimbursement after Lin had plagiarized a Master of Business Administration (MBA) student's paper. Comments from spokeswoman Helen Carty on the case; Decision taken by the court judge; Views of Boudreau on the case.
The article reports on the case of a student at Canada's Carleton University for hacking the school's computer network. The police charged the student with mischief of data and unauthorized use of a computer for allegedly hacking into Carleton's computer network to prove that it should be stronger. The student allegedly sent campus officials a 16-page letter revealing the network-account names and passwords of 32 students. The alleged student could get up to 20 years in prison for his action.
Published
2008
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