GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TABLET TECHNOLOGY/FTE-2020
Course Title: TABLET TECHNOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Füsun Acartürk, Prof. Dr. Sevgi Takka,
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/acarturk, http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/takka
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  acarturk@gazi.edu.tr, takka@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns the basic concepts and fundamentals of tabletting technology and tablet compression.
Possesses the knowledge about powder characteristics, mixing, drying, sieving, grinding, granulation, compressibility
Possesses the knowledge about tablet compression physics and tablet formulations
Learns the tablet preparation methods(direct compression, dry and wet granulation)
Assess the knowledge about quality control tests of the finished product
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The types of the tablet dosage forms in pharmacy
2. Week  The design and formulation of tablets
3. Week  Tablet compression physics
4. Week  The excipients used in the tablet formulations
5. Week  The preparation methods of the tablets
6. Week  Wet granulation, dry granulation and direct compression
7. Week  Fast dissolving tablets
8. Week  Effervescent tablets
9. Week  Coated and multi layered tablets
10. Week  Chewing tablets
11. Week  Quality controls in tablets
12. Week  Quality controls in tablets
13. Week  The equipments of the tablet compression
14. Week  The examples of the tablet formulations
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Tablets, Vol.I, II. III, H.A. Lieberman, L.Lachman, J.B.Schwartz, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1989.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  NA
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
30
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
10
4
40
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
5
40
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
6
5
30
 Preparing Presentation
4
4
16
 Presentation
4
3
12
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
8
8
 Final and Studying for Final
1
12
12
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
200
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8
 ECTS: 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Posesses extensive knowledge accumulation on the field of Pharmaceutical Technology, learns pre-formulations of all pharmaceutical dosage forms, formulation designs and in vitro/in vivo evaluations of formulations.X
2Gains the capability of following up novalities in technology, and posesses the capability of literature search, evaluation and interpretation on the fields of Pharmacy.X
3Gains the capability of patent search and evaluation and patenting regarding the formulations of active drug ingredient, dosage forms and preparation technologies.X
4Learns sufficient knowledge on the the field of laboratory, pilot batch and industrial scale productions, quality controls, quality assurance system, good manufacture practice (GMP) and stability assurance of all dosage forms.X
5Learns the knowledge satisfying the capability level for designing original and generic drugs, evaluating process validation and quality assurance.X
6Learns the interpretation, statistical evaluation and practical application of the research results.X
7Posesses the knowledge on new drug delivery systems and posesses the knowledge and capacity on targetting these systems at a level of an expert.X
8Learns designing, formulations, preparation techniques, physical and chemical stabilities of biotechnological products.X
9Gains the capability of finding solutions to the problems encountered during research. He/she gains the capability of analytical thinking. He/she gains the capability of publishing the experimental results in the national/international journals.X
10Gains the capability of following and interpretion of important wold health organizations (FDA, EMA, ICH and WHO) and official reference books (pharmacopoeia etc.). As a result, he/she transfers his/her knowledge to the field of Pharmaceutical Technology, and develops new approaches.X