A student at
Ryerson
University in Toronto is facing expulsion after organising a study group for
fellow chemistry students on
Facebook.
Chris Avenir has been accused of 147 cases of academic misconduct, one for
each member of the group. He faces expulsion, and the university has already
dropped his chemistry grade from a 'B' to an 'F'.
"If this kind of help is cheating, then so is tutoring and all the mentoring
programmes the university runs and the discussions we do in tutorials," Avenir
told
The
Toronto Star.
The Facebook group was called 'Dungeons/Mastering Chemistry Solutions' after
the study hall in the university popularly known as the Dungeons.
Avenir claimed that the group was designed to investigate problems rather
than try and cheat to boost grades.
Kim Neale, Ryerson Student Union advocacy co-ordinator, said that the move
makes no sense.
"All these students are scared s***less about using Facebook to talk about
schoolwork, when actually it's no different than any study group working
together on homework in a library," he said.
"That's the worst part. It's creating a culture of fear. If I post a question
about physics homework on my friend's [Facebook bulletin board] and ask if
anyone has any ideas how to approach this, and my prof sees this, am I cheating?
"No one did post a full final solution. It was more the back-and-forth that
you get in any study group."
The university has refused to comment while the case is ongoing.
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