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MIDI2202

Evidence Informed Health Care

10 Units 2000 Level Course

Available in 2012

Callaghan CampusSemester 2

Previously offered in 2013

This course is designed to introduce the student to scientific enquiry related to evidence-informed health practice. Students who successfully complete this course will have demonstrated an ability to take a clinical concern and write it as a researchable question. They will discover the power of systematically searching the literature and critically evaluating the quality and applicability of existing research. Students will discuss quantitative and qualitative research methods and identify which research methods are most appropriate for each type of research question. Further, they will learn to appraise the quality of published research critically. All this learning is integrated by the students when they write a critical review of the research literature.

This course is a Compulsory Program Component and students must pass in order to progress in the Bachelor of Midwifery program

Objectives
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

1. Compare and contrast various scientific paradigms
2. Explain the relationship between concepts, theory and research
3. Develop a researchable question; design and conduct a database search
4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the common types of quantitative and qualitative research
5. Undertake a critical review of research literature in a focussed area of practice and develop an evidence-based practice sheet as a summary of best evidence.
Content
Course Content:
Module 1: Science, Research Methodology and Evidence-Based Medicine
Module 2: Questioning and Searching
Module 3: Quantitatively Informed Practice
Module 4: Qualitatively Informed Practice
Module 5: Summarising a Critical Review of the Research Literature
Replacing Course(s)
Not Applicable
Transition
Not Applicable
Industrial Experience
0
Assumed Knowledge
Successful completion of all first year Bachelor Midwifery or Bachelor of Nursing courses.
Modes of Delivery
Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Internal Mode
Teaching Methods
Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial
Assessment Items
Group/tutorial participation and contribution
80% attendance / participation at face to face tutorials PASS / FAIL

Attendance / participation is an essential criterion for passing this course because the tutorials provide educational experiences aimed at changing student knowledge, attitudes and skills so as to enable students to safely and effectively interact with women and their families in ways that are physically, emotionally, socially and culturally safe. Attendance / participation is required by the Nurses and Midwives Board to ensure competency of the graduate Midwife. The knowledge, attitudes and skills, gained in this and other courses, are essential to meet the requirements for Registration as a Midwife.

Attendance / participation records will be held by the School.

Non-attendance of more than 20% of tutorials will lead to failure in this course unless special consideration is granted prior to non-attendance. In special circumstances the course coordinator may provide specific make-up work that covers the content of the tutorials that have been missed.
Other: (please specify)
Satisfactory completion and submission of all assessment items, including participation and attendance, is necessary to pass this course. In addition, in order to pass this course the student must obtain a satisfactory pass in all clinical assessments and recieve a satisfactory evaluation by their supervisor for their Continuity of Care Experience.
Other: (please specify)
Best Evidence Practice Sheet.
Quiz - On-line
5 Quizzes: one for each module.
Contact Hours
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks
Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks

Timetables

2012 Course Timetables for MIDI2202