PSC3211 - Industrial Formulation - 2017

The objective of this unit is to provide students with an opportunity to develop their research, teamwork and communication skills by producing scientifically sound solutions to a real local industry formulation problem applying surfactant molecules. Students will create, apply and test development tools (in conjunction with PSC3231) in the context of a real world unknown problem under the supervision of an industry mentor. Students are professionally and genuinely judged by their professional mentors and it raises their sense of responsibility exponentially and improves employability.

Cases will be drawn from

• agrochemicals
• personal care products
• detergents
• paints
• cosmetics

After completing this unit students will be expected to be able to:

1. Develop a communication strategy with industry mentors
2. Define a research strategy to find, evaluate and organise authoritative and relevant information needed to solve the problem based on the theory and use of surfactants;
3. Synthesize findings, select relevant experimental factors to be studied to solve the problem
4. Design an experimental protocol to investigate selected factors' effects
5. Conduct the experiments according to industry standards and organise generated data
6. Methodically and systematically analyze data, critically discuss and interpret observed phenomena
7. Communicate scientific findings and conclusions in a professional scientific context
8. Work effectively in teams

In semester assessment 80%; final oral examination 20%

Contact hours for on-campus students:

• Thirty two hours practicals
• Forty hours workshops

See also Unit timetable information

Dr Ian Larson

PSC2222 Formulation chemistry

PSC2232 Colloid Chemistry

PSC3231 Pharmaceutical Product Manufacture

http://www.monash.edu/pharm/current/