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This is the first workplace integrated learning unit in a series of three clinical midwifery practice units. This unit MIP6101 will introduce students to midwifery skills and practice through a one week (35 hours) intensive workshop involving simulated activities to prepare students for midwifery clinical placement and continuity of care experiences. Students will simultaneously complete MID6105 Theory of Midwifery Practice 1 online, or have completed this previously. This unit is designated, meaning only one attempt is allowed. Failure of a designated unit may result in exclusion from the course. Students must complete mandatory pre-practicum requirements before commencing 240 hours of midwifery clinical placement. During placement students will be assessed using the Australian Midwifery Skills Assessment Tool (AMSAT); additionally, students will commence the learning tools located in the Midwifery Clinical Assessment Tool (MCAT). Students will recruit at least 3 women, accompany them on their childbearing journey and record their experiences using an ePortfolio. The aim of the first semester is to complete at least 30% of the midwifery practice experiences necessary for registration as a midwife.
Clinical placements may occur outside the academic timetable.
Only students studying the Graduate Diploma in Midwifery Practice (T91) can enrol in this unit
Students must study Theory for Midwifery Care 1 (MID6105) concurrently with Midwifery Clinical Practice 1 (MIP6101) or have completed MID6105 previously.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies
Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.
Students are required to recruit pregnant women as part of the Mothers and Midwifery Students (MAMS) program to undertake continuity of care experiences (CCE). These experiences are in addition to clinical placements and require students to be available for antenatal appointments, birth, and postnatal care. Each completed CCE is anticipated to take approximately 20 hours.
GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning
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 School Progression Panel.
Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Performance ^ | Preclinical placement requirements |
| Portfolio ^ | Midwifery portfolio of midwifery experiences; recruit 3 Continuity of Care Experiences (CCE). |
| Practicum ^ | Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT) and Completion of a third of the Midwifery Clinical Assessment Tool (MCAT) |
^ 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.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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