You are required to participate in an online group discussion via Moodle that will be directed by the Unit Coordinator. The online activities will require you to participate in a group discussion that is based on set questions posed in your study guide. Marks will be awarded for your online participation in the group discussion. Contribution to the online group discussion is to add to the question being posed in the study guide and to contribute to the discussion generated by your colleagues. Simply stating 'yes I agree with previous statements' will not be considered to be contributing to the discussion.Individual online submission to the Moodle discussion board for each individual post is due by the Friday of the corresponding week at 11:45 pm AEST.

Length of Post/Discussion: 150-250 words

FINAL Assessment One Due Date: Week 12 Friday (9-Feb-2018) 11:45 PM AEST

A marking rubric will be used. This will be available on the Moodle Unit site. Your written online discussion will be evaluated on the following assessment criteria:

Comprehension of Topic: 30%

Critical Thinking: 40%

Online Posting: 30%

• Task Description

  This assessment gives students the opportunity to explore the psychosocial factors associated with domestic violence which may impact on the childbearing woman and her family.

  This assessment requires the student to provide a literature review on the impact of domestic violence upon childbearing women and their families. You will review the literature, highlight the key findings and issues of domestic violence and the relevance to midwifery practice from a cultural and psychosocial perspective. Clinical information is to be kept to a minimum.  Following the review of the literature, you are to make a recommendation/s on how maternity/postnatal services could be enhanced to address this issue.

  This assessment is required to be submitted in an academic essay format. (This is not a discussion about current ‘clinical’ midwifery practice).

  
  
  

  Word Limit: 2000

  A 10% leeway on either side of the word limit will be accepted. The word count will be measured from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. Not included in the word count are the title page and the reference list.

Assessment Criteria

The School of Nursing and Midwifery Marking Rubric will be used. This will be available on the Moodle site for this unit.

Your written assessment will be evaluated on the following assessment criteria:

Structure - 15%

Approach and argument - 75%

Referencing - 10%

Plagiarism detection software – Turnitin – will be used to evaluate assignments before marking. The Turnitin program has been set to evaluate the from once they have been uploaded, but prior to the final submission. This will enable Students to check the plagiarism score prior to the assessment being submitted. It will take approximately 15 minutes for Turnitin to evaluate the assignment. Those students with a high plagiarism scores will then be able to download their assignments and correct the errors identified by Turnitin prior to the due date. Acceptable Turnitin score for this assignment is no more than 10% similarity without the reference list.

• Objectives: This assessment item relates to learning outcomes three (3) and four (4).

  Task Description:

  "Disparities in health status persist for Indigenous people in Australia. In the bid to reduce the disparity gap, the concept of achieving social justice is central to advancing the services and systems that can challenge inequitable circumstances within a nation."

  REF: Griffiths, K., Coleman, C., Lee, V., & Madden, R. (2016). How colonization determines social justice and Indigenous health—a review of the literature. Journal of Population Research, 33(1), p.9.

  In light of the above quote explore how colonization has impacted on the health and well-being of pregnant women and their families. Discuss why midwives need to provide care underpinned by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) (2006) National Competency Standards for the Midwife, Competency 10 which outlines how midwives can optimize midwifery practice that is culturally safe for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families. Conclude your discussion with recommendations on how maternity services can provide specific services to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

  
  

Word limit: 2500 words

A 10% leeway on either side of the word limit will be accepted. The word count will be measured from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. Not included in the word count are the title page and the reference list.

Assessment criteria are available on the unit Moodle site:

Your written assessment will be evaluated on the following assessment criteria:

Structure - 15%

Approach and argument - 75%

Referencing - 10%

Plagiarism detection software – Turnitin – will be used to evaluate assignments before marking. The Turnitin program has been set to evaluate the assignments once they have been uploaded, but prior to the final submission. This will enable students to check their plagiarism score prior to the assessment being submitted. It will take approximately 15 minutes for Turnitin to evaluate your assignment. Those students with high plagiarism scores will then be able to download their assignments and correct the errors identified by Turnitin prior to the due date. Acceptable Turnitin score for this assignment is no more than 10% similarity without the reference list.