MDWF13008 - Foundations of Midwifery 3

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will critically analyse and apply evidence-based research to identify and care for women experiencing highly complex physiological and psychosocial issues that may occur during the childbearing continuum. In addition, you will consider the particular experiences of women from marginalised groups. This may include women experiencing substance misuse, incarceration, migrant and refugee women, and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex (LGBTQI) community.

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-requisites: MDWF13007 Midwifery Practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2025

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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

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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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 50.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 7.41% 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 data
Feedback
I found the assignment similar to an assignment of a different subject being completed in the same term. It would have been great to do something different.
Recommendation
The assessment tasks for all term 3 units will undergo peer review by all members of the midwifery academic team to ensure that any similarities are avoided.
Action Taken
The assessment tasks were peer reviewed by the midwifery academic team prior to review by the DDLT.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Is there the potential to add a third assessment piece so that you have the opportunity to learn and be graded differently in another format, like a quiz or somthing?
Recommendation
This unit has two assessment tasks which utilise different modalities: a written assessment and an oral examination. The midwifery academic staff can consider the inclusion of a quiz or additional assessment task for course re-accreditation in 2026.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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