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2020 unit offering information will be available in September 2019
Unit aim
Consolidates learning and applies accumulated theoretical knowledge and skills to a selected area of midwifery practice. The unit provides an opportunity to enhance and deepen the student's capacity to undertake the role of the professional midwife within a rural/remote, metropolitan or international setting, taking into consideration the geo-socio-political and regulatory context.
Unit content
- The midwife's role within the broader socio-political context
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of an intervention
- Critical evaluation of own performance
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | critically apply the geo-socio-political and regulatory context to an area of midwifery practice | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Cultural competence | ||||
| 2 | critically review and appraise current evidence-informed maternity practices and how this impacts upon quality care provision and the evidence that informs clinical decision-making within midwifery | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | |||||
| 3 | critically explore a qualitative data collection and analysis method | Intellectual rigour | ||||||
| 4 | assess, plan and implement safe midwifery care of women within their childbearing episode | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | Cultural competence | |||
Prescribed texts
Session 2
- Jirojwong, S, Johnson, M & Welch, A, 2014, Research Methods in Nursing and Midwifery: pathways to evidence-based practice , 2nd edn, Oxford University Press, Victoria.
Teaching and assessment
Coffs Harbour
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial online 2 hours (Once during session) |
| Lecture online 4 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Community/Professional placement 120 hours (Across Session 2 and Session 3) |
| Tutorial on-site 12 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Assessment | |
| Data collection & qualitative analysis | 40% |
| Midwifery Practice Requirements | SR |
| Essay | 60% |
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial online 2 hours (Once during session) |
| Lecture online 4 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Community/Professional placement 120 hours (Across Session 2 and Session 3) |
| Tutorial on-site 12 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Assessment | |
| Data collection & qualitative analysis | 40% |
| Midwifery Practice Requirements | SR |
| Essay | 60% |
Fee information
Domestic
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
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International
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