GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BASIC PROCESS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY/FTE-1010
Course Title: BASIC PROCESS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 7
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr. Sevgi Takka, Prof.Dr. Füsun Acartürk, Assoc.Prof. Fatmanur Tuğcu Demiröz
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  htt://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/takka, http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/acarturk, http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/fatmanur
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  takka@gazi.edu.tr, acarturk@gazi.edu.tr, fatmanur@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learning the basic concept and information
Learning and assessment of unit operations such as drying, mixing, sterilization and filtration which is important in the drugs formulation
Learning the methods of the sterilization and the kinetics of sterilization






 -- 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  Heating and heat transfer, the moisture contents of air, the graph of moisture, the methods of relative moisture measurement
2. Week  The moisture content of substances and the analysis method of the moisture, the fundamental principles of the drying, continuous and non-continuous dr
3. Week  Drying cabinets, vacumed and microwave dryers, fluidized bed dryes
4. Week  Freeze drying and its validation
5. Week  The distillation methods of water, deionized water and reverse osmosis
6. Week  Electrodializ, ultrafiltration and distillation
7. Week  Separation with centrifuge, filtration methods
8. Week  Membrane filters, filtration and its validation
9. Week  The methods of the sterilization, the kinetics of sterilization
10. Week  Wet heat sterilization, the types of autoclaves and validation
11. Week  Dry heat sterilization and validation, gas sterilization and its validation
12. Week  The process of grinding, the classification of the mill
13. Week  The process mixing, the classification of the mixers
14. Week  The methods of mixing of powders
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Pharmaceutical Preformulation and Formulation, Ed: M Gibson, Interpharm/CRC, Boca Raton, 2004. Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, Ed: A
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  --
 -- 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
3
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
4
40
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
6
4
24
 Preparing Presentation
4
3
12
 Presentation
3
3
9
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
8
8
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
175
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7
 ECTS: 
7
 -- 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