MIDP4100 Midwife as Scholar 1 Assessment Brief 2026 | University of Cumbria

MIDP4100 Assessment Brief

Module Information

Assessment Information

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Task Outline

There are 2 parts to this assignment covering  all 3 ILO’s and has a word limit of 2500 words.

PART 1

The recommended word count for this part is approx 1500 – 2000 words.  It covers ILOs 1 & 2.

You need to discuss evidence-based practice (EBP) and support your work using a variety of appropriate information sources.

You should include a definition of evidence-based practice (EBP) is to demonstrate your understanding & then explore why it is important that we use evidence within our practice.  You should give examples within your work and there should be a discussion of the relevance of EBP in providing optimal care for women, birthing people, newborns & families in midwifery practice.

You need to support your work with relevant evidence by citing sources within the main body of your work and then producing a reference list of all of the sources used.  Remember that sources need to be academic, such as journal articles and books, and be as recent as possible.

Although not essential at level 4, additional marks will be gained from analysing the evidence and discussing in detail.  This involves considering whether the evidence is valid and whether all of the evidence agrees or if some evidence contradicts other.

PART 2

The recommended for this part is  500 – 1000 words.  It covers ILO 3. You need to write a reflection using a named reflective model of your choice.

You need to reflect on your strengths & areas for development in relation to written communication skills.  Think about areas where you feel you have more skills and how they may be applied to your programme of study and practice.  Remember to ensure you relate to written communication skills specifically, rather than communication skills generally.  You need to do this to meet the ILO.

As per part 1, you need to support your points with appropriate evidence and information sources.  The sources need to be academic and as recent as possible.

As part of your reflection, you should include an action plan of how you plan to develop your written communication skills.

You must declare the word count for the assessment (excluding reference lists, bibliographies, tables and the title of tables, graphs, and appendices) at the end of the written submission, situated before the reference list and bibliography.  Falsification of the wordcount will be considered as academic malpractice.

Marks And Feedback

Your work will be marked in accordance with the ILOs and the rubric – you can find the rubric on the module Blackboard site.  Marking will follow UoC procedures for internal moderation as per the academic regulations.  All work is marked anonymously, therefore please do not include any identifying information in your submission e.g. name, student number.

 You need to submit your work on the Turnitin portal no later than 4pm on 6^th  November. Assignments must be submitted this way and will not be accepted by any other means.

All work received after the published deadline date and time will be considered as ‘late’. Coursework handed in late without an agreed extension, but within 3 working days of the submission deadline will be marked as having been received. It will be marked as late and the marked as an unauthorised late submission. The maximum mark that can be awarded is a pass mark (40% at level 4).

Submissions thereafter (after the 3 working days) without an agreed extension will be regarded as a non-submission and awarded a zero mark.

Where an extension has been agreed, and the work does not meet the agreed new deadline, then the submission will be regarded as a non-submission and awarded a zero mark.

A claim under the extenuating circumstances (EC), procedures can be considered where known EC arevpreventing you from submitting the due or agreed extension date.

The release date of work is usually 20 working days from the submission date, or more if this includes university closure or bank holiday.

Marks and feedback are not generally released early unless it is to whole cohort. Look on the module guide on the Blackboard ultra site for further information on assessment information. Turnitin is where you can find out your results on the given published date, alongside feedback.

By submitting the assignment electronically you are making a decleration of intellectual integrity, declaring this is your own work and that you have read the a for emetntioned Academic Regulations. Without this declaration you are at risk of committing plagiarism.

There is also a cover page which must be attached to the front of your assignment. This cover sheet can be found in the assessment section on the blackboard ultra site.

Support

• See further information on the assessment tab on the module
• Please contact the module lead. If you wish to have a tutorial on the assignment or for any additional guidance – jordan-collins@cumbria.ac.uk
• Library services purkiss@cumbria.ac.uk. Library and academic advisor
• Academic writing support Writing at University – My Cumbria
• Referencing support quick quide to referencing 2018 (cumbria.ac.uk) & interactive referencing tool.
• Skills@Cumbria- Skills@cumbria.ac.uk
• Tutorials with myself either individually or as a group can be arranged.
• In addition there are useful resources on reflections, referencing and other aspects of academic writing from skills@cumbria.

The upper word limit specified for this assessment may be exceeded by up to 10% without penalty. There is no lower limit but you should consider how you are taking advantage of the wordcount to demonstrate all of the learning outcomes.  Where the word count exceeds 10%, the assessment will be marked and the following penalties will be applied. 

• 0% – 10% No penalty
• 11%- 30% 10 marks will be deducted, or the pass mark awarded (whichever is the higher)
• 31% +   Maximum mark awarded is a pass mark