Age Group: 16–17 years
Type: Academic Field Investigation (Coursework and Extended Essay Skill Development Aligned)
Duration: Full Academic Day
Venue: Cocoon Silk Market • Janapada Loka • Channapatna
Learning Approach: Economic Analysis • Systems Thinking • Stakeholder Investigation • Evidence-Based Evaluation
Economic and Environmental Interpretation:
The interaction between traditional industries, market forces and sustainability in a globalised economy
Coursework Skill Development:
Focused research question refinement • Primary stakeholder interaction • Supply chain mapping • Structured evaluative writing
Culture, Craft & Capital is an AS Level interdisciplinary field investigation examining how traditional industries adapt to globalisation, price competition and sustainability constraints.
Students analyse sericulture production systems, heritage preservation models and artisan entrepreneurship to evaluate how cultural identity, environmental systems and economic viability intersect.
The programme strengthens advanced analytical writing, evaluative judgement and research design through structured observation, stakeholder engagement and comparative reasoning.
Sustainability • Globalisation • Cultural Identity • Production • Market Structures • Value Addition
Students strengthen:
• Analytical reasoning and economic evaluation
• Systems mapping of production chains
• Stakeholder interviewing and primary data collection
• Application of economic theory to real-world contexts
• Structured claim–evidence–analysis writing
Students will:
• Analyse silk production as an integrated biological and economic system
• Evaluate traditional crafts within modern market structures
• Examine sustainability challenges in small-scale industries
• Apply economic and environmental frameworks to field observations
• Develop researchable coursework-style questions
Students will:
• Construct one detailed silk production value chain diagram
• Evaluate cost structures, demand patterns and market pressures in artisanal industries
• Assess environmental inputs and outputs in sericulture or toy production
• Analyse commercialisation versus cultural preservation
• Produce one sustained evaluative paragraph supported by field evidence
Knowledge and Understanding:
Accurate application of economic, business and environmental concepts.
Analysis:
Interpretation of production systems, market structures and sustainability indicators.
Evaluation:
Judgement regarding economic viability and environmental sustainability.
Communication:
Structured, coherent academic reasoning supported by primary evidence.
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