Post by Shellivia Nos Taronin on Nov 5, 2007 15:48:15 GMT -5
Care of Magical Creatures
Course Outline
Professor: Shellivia Nos Taroanin
Office: Wigwam by the edge of the forest, near the lake.
5 th year prerequisites: None.
6th year prerequisites: A consultation with the professor and a minimum grade acheived during the OWL examination.
Class time: Friday through Tuesday (real time), in game time ~ 2 hours.
This course will give an over view of 22 magical creatures that have been classified by the Department of for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures as either Dangerous (also maybe classified as "Requires Specilized Knowledge to Handle") or Known Wizard killers (also classified as "Impossible to Domesticate"). Each class will be dedicated to a specific creature, with a short section dedicated to dragons, and students will have hands on interaction with the creatures when permissable and visual example when nessasary.
Required text:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: By Newt Scamander
Required Materials:
Quills
Parchments
Ink (in two colors)
Dragon’s hide gloves (or gloves of an equivalent material)
Warm winter clothing
Course Overview:
Week 1: Acromantula
Week 2: Basilisk
Week 3: Chimaera
Week 4: Demiguise
Week 5: Progress Exam
Week 6: Dragons
Week 7: Dragons cont.
Week 8: Dragons cont.
Week 9: Dragons cont.
Week 10: Mid Term
Yule Break
Week 11: Erklings
Week 12: Erumpents
Week 13: Graphorns
Week 14: Griffins
Week 15: Progress Exam
Week 16: Kappas
Week 17: Kelpies
Week 18: Leithfold
Week 19: Manticore
Week 20: Final exam
Class policies:
Classes will be held year round, regardless of weather, in the clearing east of the lake. Attendance is mandatory and lateness or absences of any kind are not permitted barring illness, requiring a note from Dr. Lannsman, or an excusatory note from another professor (i.e. held back after class or a detention). Classes missed cannot be made up unless in extreme circumstances. Exams are held in class and students are not permitted in arriving late. Any missed exams must be made up outside of class time and only at the express permission of the professor.
Students are expected to actively participate in class, handling or approaching the animals when required, as well as taking notes and answering questions.
Help, explanations of class material, extra credit work, or to inform the professor of extenuating circumstances concerning class attendance or allergies is available at the class office during the week excluding Friday evening to Sunday afternoon (in game time).
Grading:
15% Attendance and participation
75% Exams
10% Homework assignments
Course Outline
Professor: Shellivia Nos Taroanin
Office: Wigwam by the edge of the forest, near the lake.
5 th year prerequisites: None.
6th year prerequisites: A consultation with the professor and a minimum grade acheived during the OWL examination.
Class time: Friday through Tuesday (real time), in game time ~ 2 hours.
This course will give an over view of 22 magical creatures that have been classified by the Department of for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures as either Dangerous (also maybe classified as "Requires Specilized Knowledge to Handle") or Known Wizard killers (also classified as "Impossible to Domesticate"). Each class will be dedicated to a specific creature, with a short section dedicated to dragons, and students will have hands on interaction with the creatures when permissable and visual example when nessasary.
Required text:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: By Newt Scamander
Required Materials:
Quills
Parchments
Ink (in two colors)
Dragon’s hide gloves (or gloves of an equivalent material)
Warm winter clothing
Course Overview:
Week 1: Acromantula
Week 2: Basilisk
Week 3: Chimaera
Week 4: Demiguise
Week 5: Progress Exam
Week 6: Dragons
Week 7: Dragons cont.
Week 8: Dragons cont.
Week 9: Dragons cont.
Week 10: Mid Term
Yule Break
Week 11: Erklings
Week 12: Erumpents
Week 13: Graphorns
Week 14: Griffins
Week 15: Progress Exam
Week 16: Kappas
Week 17: Kelpies
Week 18: Leithfold
Week 19: Manticore
Week 20: Final exam
Class policies:
Classes will be held year round, regardless of weather, in the clearing east of the lake. Attendance is mandatory and lateness or absences of any kind are not permitted barring illness, requiring a note from Dr. Lannsman, or an excusatory note from another professor (i.e. held back after class or a detention). Classes missed cannot be made up unless in extreme circumstances. Exams are held in class and students are not permitted in arriving late. Any missed exams must be made up outside of class time and only at the express permission of the professor.
Students are expected to actively participate in class, handling or approaching the animals when required, as well as taking notes and answering questions.
Help, explanations of class material, extra credit work, or to inform the professor of extenuating circumstances concerning class attendance or allergies is available at the class office during the week excluding Friday evening to Sunday afternoon (in game time).
Grading:
15% Attendance and participation
75% Exams
10% Homework assignments
