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MDWF12002 - Foundations of Midwifery 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit introduces you to the normal processes of the pregnancy continuum and examines the role of the midwife in promoting and facilitating these processes according to the Australian College of Midwives 'National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral'. You will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the philosophy of midwifery care emphasising the concepts of ‘with woman’, midwife-woman partnerships and continuity of care. This unit is to be studied in conjunction with the clinical unit Midwifery Practice 1.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-req

MDWF12001 Midwifery - Past and Present

MDWF12003 Midwifery Practice 1

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 40%
2. Examination 60%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 6.45% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
I felt that I would have benefited from being able to take notes during the thinking time of the VIVA VOCE exam. I understand that the concern is the content may get to other students, but we could firstly show the blank piece of paper before we start, then show that we are shredding it by hand before turning off the camera.
Recommendation
The midwifery team will discuss the challenges of allowing this to take place.
Action Taken
Audiovisual capacity to monitor student activity is limited due to a range of factors. This request has not been adopted.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
I just wanted to mention that the study guide answer sheets were very helpful but once previous UC left I did not see any new ones uploaded which was a shame. I used these to check my answers and go back to a study from.
Recommendation
Due to a change of unit coordinator mid-way through the term, there was a misunderstanding regarding the week-to-week availability of answer sheets. As soon as the issue was identified, it was rectified. This is unikely to occur again in future, as changing unit coordinators part-way through a term is uncommon.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator has remained consistent during the 2023 offering and and this issue has not recurred.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The lectures did not match the study guides for quite a few weeks. It was extremely time consuming and frustrating.
Recommendation
Lectures and study guides will be comprehensively reviewed for the 2023 offering of this unit to ensure consistency in delivery of learning materials.
Action Taken
The content was reviewed comprehensively. This issue did not recur.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
I found the videos a little outdated.
Recommendation
The videos for the unit will be reviewed prior to the 2023 offering of this unit, and changed to more current or relevant versions if required.
Action Taken
The videos for the 2023 offering were reviewed and replaced if appropriate resources were available.
Source: Verbal feedback.
Feedback
Some students were displeased with the format of assessment 2 - the oral examination/VIVA, stating that this is not a means in which they are comfortable to be assessed.
Recommendation
The format of the examination must remain the same, however, the assessments for this unit remain varied. Students have been provided with a comprehensive interactive feedback session at a residential school, where they had the opportunity to engage with the teaching staff without limitation regarding general performance advice for the oral examinations.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the anatomy and physiology of human reproduction, pregnancy, birth and lactation.
  2. Explain the role of the midwife in promoting and facilitating normal processes of the childbearing continuum using the Australian College of Midwives 'National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral'.
  3. Explore and apply current evidence associated with the provision of midwifery care.

NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice

Standard 1: Promotes evidence-based maternal health and wellbeing.

Standard 2: Engages in respectful partnerships and professional relationships.

Standard 3: Demonstrates the capability and accountability for midwifery practice.

Standard 6: Provides safe and quality midwifery practice.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment
2 - Examination
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1 - Communication
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment
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