Midwifery Project

Course aim

To demonstrate an understanding of research evidence to inform midwifery practice by undertaking a critical review of the literature and disseminating the findings.

Course content

Research development skills; search strategy, academic database, managing research literature, analysing and interpreting data; critiquing the literature, construction and presentation of a poster report (including background / introduction, aim, methods, results, discussion and clinical implications); approaches to research dissemination; reflective evidence-based practice; research translation; safety and quality; communication; equity and rights.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

All Stage 1 and Stage 2 first and second year courses in the IBMW program

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Literature review, Presentation, Proposal, Summary

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.