Interdisciplinary Connections

Community application activities in this field of study are likely to focus on the application of knowledge, skills, and understanding in the subject (e.g. Physical Education, Food and Hospitality, Psychology) to a community context. Community application activities in this field of study can provide students with opportunities to develop and demonstrate one or more of the capabilities.

Examples of community application activities in this field of study include, but are not limited to:

• devising a portfolio of ideas for the advertising for a local business (Business Innovation)
• comparing the educational value of some popular children’s toys (Child Studies)
• investigating how the media approached a particular issue (Media Studies)
• investigating the differences between the reporting of male and female sports in the media (Essential English, Women’s Studies)
• investigating the quality and training required to become an umpire in a designated sport (Physical Education)
• investigating the use of 3D printing (Digital Technologies)
• finding out about the legal requirements for running a small business (Legal Studies)
• investigating whether personality assessments can be useful in the workplace (Psychology)
• investigating how training activities can reduce reaction time in an athlete (Physical Education)
• investigating consumer attitudes towards using environmentally friendly household cleaning products (Scientific Studies).