Professional Orientation (Midwifery) (11294.2)

This unit focuses on the transition into university, and looks forward towards the transition out of university and into the workplace as a midwife. All aspects of the unit will be considered through an evidence-based professional lens (i.e. not simply foundational university skills, but putting these skills within their professional contexts). This unit emphasises active learning, engagement and collaboration among students and within teams. The student will examine core professional issues as well as creative and entrepreneurial aspects of the profession. Initiation of a midwifery identity occurs through career planning and the commencement of an ePortfolio.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify the personal skills, capabilities and knowledge necessary to meet the NMBA Standards for Practice;
2. Map out their academic and professional trajectories over the next five years in an ePortfolio;
3. Analyse, understand and discuss core professional issues in midwifery;
4. Demonstrate the literacies and skills required to produce quality academic work; and
5. Describe the range of professional roles in health and health-related settings.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Enrolment in HLB001 Bachelor of Midwifery.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.