MDWF13006 - Midwifery Practice 4

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This clinical placement unit is the final of four that provides you with midwifery clinical experience. In this capstone unit, you will be required to integrate and apply knowledge, concepts and skills learned throughout the course. The learning experiences will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to practice at the level of a competent beginning midwife. The clinical practicum component of this unit will require you to complete a minimum of 224 hours in addition to Continuity of Care Experiences (COCE).

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-requisite: MDWF13009 Foundations of Midwifery 4

 

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 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Mixed Mode

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 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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To see assessment details from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 80.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 37.04% 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: Anonymous feedback provided to the student representative.
Feedback
Feedback was provided stating that university staff presence seemed more prominent at some sites and was absent at other sites.
Recommendation
Due to resource constraints, it is not possible to regularly attend rural sites which are considerably distant from the locations in which the course staff reside. The midwifery practice unit coordinators decided that moving forward, at the mid-point of each term, the unit coordinator will personally offer each student the opportunity to schedule a one-on-one Zoom meeting at a time that suits them.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator sent an email to students at the mid-point of term offering them opportunity to schedule a one-on-one Zoom meeting at a time that suited them. The unit coordinator did not receive any responses to this email. Site visits have continued as resources allow, and routine weekly Zoom drop-in sessions have continued throughout the term.
Source: SUTE data.
Feedback
Students provided feedback about Assessment 2, a reflective journal portfolio in which the students critically reflect upon each encounter with the women they engage with for continuity of care experiences. This assessment task carries a 60% weighting for the unit. The feedback from the students included statements indicating that the assessment task is too "time-consuming".
Recommendation
This is a challenging feedback item to address, as the nature of the required work is fulfils 3.13.a.iv. of the Midwife Accreditation Standards 2021, which state that regarding continuity of care experiences, students must "maintain a record of each engagement incorporating regular reflection and review by the education provider". The midwifery academic team will discuss possible amendments to the assessment task for the next 2025 intake to the course, which maintain the integrity of the course accreditation and adherence to the standards. The Learning Design & Innovation Directorate will be consulted.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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