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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This is the fifth workplace integrated learning unit in a series of six clinical midwifery practice units. This practicum unit builds on previous practical experiences and skill development; it will provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate advancing competencies in applied midwifery practice. Students will provide evidence-based care and refine their clinical skills in selected health care settings.Students will be prepared for their exposure to these practice areas through an intensive series of lectures and clinical skills workshops; a range of maternity care University associates will contribute to this learning. This unit focuses on the midwifery care of women and their babies across the childbearing continuum. Students will continue to develop the requisite skills to provide sensitive, safe, supportive and culturally appropriate midwifery care within an interdisciplinary framework and in accordance with the legal,professional and ethical mandates for midwifery.
Students must pass 1 units from MIP3101
Unit was previously coded NMW4103, NMW4116
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Lectures, workshops, clinical practicum: 160 hours.
GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Examination ^ | Objective Clinical Skills Examination ('OSCE') |
| Portfolio ^ | Evidence of successful completion of the clinical placement |
| Assignment | Case study |
^ Mandatory to Pass
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This is the fifth workplace integrated learning unit in a series of six clinical midwifery practice units. This practicum unit builds on previous practical experiences and skill development; it will provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate advancing competencies in applied midwifery practice. Students will provide evidence-based care and refine their clinical skills in selected health care settings.Students will be prepared for their exposure to these practice areas through an intensive series of lectures and clinical skills workshops; a range of maternity care University associates will contribute to this learning. This unit focuses on the midwifery care of women and their babies across the childbearing continuum. Students will continue to develop the requisite skills to provide sensitive, safe, supportive and culturally appropriate midwifery care within an interdisciplinary framework and in accordance with the legal,professional and ethical mandates for midwifery.
Students must pass 1 units from MIP3101
Unit was previously coded NMW4103, NMW4116
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Lectures, workshops, clinical practicum: 160 hours.
GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Examination ^ | Objective Clinical Skills Examination ('OSCE') |
| Portfolio ^ | Evidence of successful completion of the clinical placement |
| Assignment | Case study |
^ Mandatory to Pass
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
MIP4209|1|2