Unit Synopsis
This capstone unit will consolidate relevant knowledge and values acquired throughout the midwifery course thereby facilitating your transition to practicing as a midwife. You will evaluate the breadth and types of maternity services available and explore the role of the midwife in supporting a woman’s informed choice. You will also learn the importance of continual professional development, for your own professional development and for the care you will provide to women and their families. This unit is to be undertaken in conjunction with Midwifery Practice 4.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Co-reqs MDWF13006 Midwifery Practice 4 Pre-reqs MDWF13002 Postnatal Health and Wellbeing MDWF13003 Midwifery Practice 3 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 1 - 2026
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).
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. Group Discussion | 30% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 40% |
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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site.
Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 80.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.15% 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
The unit coordinator was a great teacher and supported my learning.
Continue to provide my best efforts as a unit coordinator to support students with quality learning and teaching experiences for their development of midwifery practice.
The unit has been delivered to a consistent standard including Zoom sessions for assessment tasks and emails replied to in a timely manner. This also includes support for those students with adverse circumstances.
Source: SUTE
The aspect of this unit which needs improvement is the spacing between assignments for the last term coursework. We had 3 of the biggest assignments all due within a week of each other. This was a particularly stressful time whilst trying to wrap up the course.
Reconfigure assessment due dates for greater spread across the term.
Submission dates for assessments have been spread across the term to enable students more time to complete coursework to aim to reduce stress levels.
Source: Verbal feedback from students gained on clinical placement site visits.
Three students have highlighted that more use of real world and experiences linked directly to clinical practice would be beneficial.
That study guides, assessments and activities involve increased scenario-based learning relevant to transitioning to midwifery practice as well as provide opportunities for critical thinking, problem solving and resilience building.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Evaluate the breadth and types of available maternity services .
- Appraise the role of the midwife in supporting woman’s informed choice.
- Articulate the key values associated with a commitment to ongoing professional midwifery development.
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.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Group Discussion | • | • | • |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | ||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | ||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |