Unit Synopsis
In this capstone unit, you will consolidate knowledge, skills, and values acquired throughout your course to facilitate your transition to registered midwifery practice. Midwives face challenges in their everyday practice, and this unit will equip you with graduate capabilities, resilience skills and strategies to mitigate personal risk and encourage peer support to effectively deal with these challenges encountered throughout your career. You will also learn the importance of continual professional development, for your own career progression, and for the care you will provide to women and their families.
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: MDWF14002 Pharmacology for Midwifery Practice. 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 - 2027
Term 1 - 2027 Profile
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
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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%).
Past Exams
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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
The majority of feedback provided centred on the group presentation assessment. They felt this approach led to unequal contributions by students and resulted in grades that did not accurately reflect individual effort. One student's feedback was: the unit overall was fantastic but the group work within this unit left me very frustrated. I am unsure of how to resolve this. I was ignored by group members and had multiple meetings cancelled which left me with a very disappointed end product (assessment). I do appreciate the support I received when I expressed my frustration to a staff member.
The group presentation assessment will be revisited by the midwifery team and developed into an individual presentation for future offerings. Efforts will be made to align the assessment with the learning outcomes of the unit whilst addressing the student feedback raised.
Student feedback identified challenges related to group work, particularly where uneven contribution by group members was perceived. In response, the assessment was revised to an individual presentation to support equitable participation and clearer demonstration of individual learning. No concerns or negative feedback were received following this change.
Source: SUTE feedback
Another comment on the group presentation was that combining a short individual written component with the presentation was time-consuming.
Although the assessment carries a 50% weighting, revisions will focus on streamlining the process and addressing the time burden on students.
In alignment with the CQUniversity presentation assessment template, presentation notes with appropriate academic referencing were implemented for the individual presentation assessment. This requirement supported consistency with institutional assessment standards and clearer demonstration of student learning. No concerns or negative feedback were received regarding this requirement.
Source: In person
Doing a presentation when I am not good at technical type assessment such as PowerPoints makes things a lot harder.
Student feedback identified challenges related to technical aspects of presentation tasks. In response, the assessment was designed to be flexible and accessible, allowing students multiple pathways to demonstrate learning using different presentation formats. Examples and guidance were provided to support confidence with technology while maintaining alignment with learning outcomes.
In Progress
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