Viewing Unit History

The information below is relevant from 06/03/2017 to 12/07/2020
Click Here to view current information

MDWF12005 - Foundations of Midwifery 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will build on your knowledge acquired throughout the course and demonstrate higher-level learning to identify complex factors that may present during the childbearing continuum. This unit will provide the theory to understand the complex factors that may impact on the childbearing continuum and the care required utilising the Australian College of Midwives 'National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral'. This unit is to be taken in conjunction with the clinical unit Midwifery Practice 2.

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

MDWF12006 Midwifery Practice 2

Pre-Req

MDWF12002 Foundations of Midwifery 1

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).

Class Timetable View Unit Timetable
Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2019

Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Online

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

Past Exams

To view Past Exams,
please login
Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 24.14% 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
Feedback
The best aspect of the unit is having sufficient contact with all of the lecturers. This has provided me with a supportive learning environment and they are always willing to help!
Recommendation
To continue to ensure that students have ease of access to the academic team.
Action Taken
It was ensured that the students had easy access to the academic team when required.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
I enjoyed the content. It is useful and has helped me to apply the theory to practice.
Recommendation
To continue to ensure the unit contents are strongly relevant to practice.
Action Taken
The unit content was strongly relevant to clinical midwifery practice.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
The information is always presented in a way to help our learning.
Recommendation
To continue to ensure that the content is always presented in a clear way to aim student learning.
Action Taken
The content was clearly presented to aid student learning.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
I felt the rubric for assessment 1 didn't align with what was expected as such for e.g. pathophysiology. However, this was explained in the video for the assignment.
Recommendation
To ensure in the future that the rubric aligns with the task expectations.
Action Taken
It was ensured that the rubric content aligned with the assessment task expectations.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Sometimes the videos used are older and talk about assessments/events that haven't occurred in this cohort
Recommendation
All lectures will be updated for the 2023 offering.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
I found it really difficult to do the online exam because I could not write down notes to prepare my answers. I feel that if I could do that, I would be able to provide more logical answers, as speaking of any type is not my forte.
Recommendation
The oral exam is part of the course structure which was externally accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) in 2021. In the future, students will be provided with additional support to prepare for and practice the oral viva assessment.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE Feedback.
Feedback
2,500 world limits I find hard to achieve. Could be more successful in reducing the word count a little.
Recommendation
Due to the 50% weighting of the two assessment tasks for this unit, a word count of 2500 was deemed appropriate. For future offerings, additional complexity will be added to each of the assessment one case study options, enabling further exploration.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Examine the complex factors that may present during the childbirth continuum and their impact on the woman, neonate and family.
  2. Describe the care provided to a woman experiencing complexity within the childbearing continuum.
  3. Identify the role of the Australian College of Midwives 'National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral' to guide the management of 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 4: Undertakes comprehensive assessments.

Standard 5: Develops plans for midwifery practice.

Standard 6: Provides safe and quality midwifery practice.

Standard 7: Evaluates outcomes to improve midwifery practice.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Examination
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Communication
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Examination