BPS3331 Pharmaceutical product development and manufacture
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
BPS3331 Pharmaceutical product development and manufacture is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Parkville. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 3 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Parkville
The 2027 handbook has no page for BPS3331. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before BPS3331
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After BPS3331
1 unit list BPS3331 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
The objective of this unit is to provide students with an opportunity to develop their employment-relevant research, teamwork and communication skills by producing scientifically sound solutions to an authentic complex pharmaceutical formulation problem. On successful completion of this unit and BPS3311 (co-requisite), students will have developed a systematic approach to experimentation that includes the creation and application of their own suite of documents and scientific templates (assignments) that are relevant in all contexts involving new product development. They will also develop the critical thinking skills necessary in making professionally informed decisions about the design of a scientific investigation as well as in the interpretation and communication of results.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Parkville | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Parkville | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Define a research strategy to find, evaluate and organise authoritative and relevant information needed to solve the problem.
- 2
Synthesize findings, select relevant experimental factors (API, excipients and process) to be studied to solve the problem and predict their impact on tablet and cream performance (testing).
- 3
Master the use of the Design of Experiment (DoE) statistical tool recommended by current pharmaceutical guidelines by designing and testing an automated user-friendly professional program on MS Excel.
- 4
Design a DoE experimental protocol precise enough to be used by any technically qualified person, to investigate selected factors' effects.
- 5
Conduct experiments according to industry standards to produce and test tablets and creams.
- 6
Methodically and systematically analyze data using the DoE, critically discuss and interpret observed phenomena and relate them to the initial hypotheses raised.
- 7
Communicate scientific findings and conclusions.
- 8
Work effectively in teams.
Workload and teaching
- Six x6-hour laboratories
- Twelve x2-hour workshops
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Laurence Orlando
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Laurence Orlando
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BPS3331?
None, but you must take BPS3311 before or alongside it.
What can I take after BPS3331?
BPS3331 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including BPS3311. Those lead on to 3 units in all.
When is BPS3331 offered?
In 2020, BPS3331 runs in Semester 1 at Parkville.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020