1)
Choose TWO of the following questions to answer
(approximately 1-2 paragraphs each). Each answer is worth up to 1 point.
1. Explain
the difference between instrumental Interdisciplinarity and critical
Interdisciplinarity. Provide an example not found in the textbook to illustrate
the difference.
2. What
historical factors influenced the rise of modern disciplinary fields? How has
the perceived value of a liberal arts education changed in the past fifty
years?
3. Define
and explain the differences between interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity,
and transdisciplinarity. Provide an example not found in the textbook to illustrate
the differences.
2)
Choose FOUR of the following questions to answer
(approximately 1-2 paragraphs each). Each answer is worth up to 1 point.
1. Explain
the usefulness and limitations of metaphors descriptive of interdisciplinarity.
2. What is
epistemological pluralism? How does it relate to critical and instrumental
modes of interdisciplinarity?
3. What are
the three common functions of money in economics? Provide an example of each
function.
4. Explain
how the concept of proof-of-work functions to secure the blockchain.
5. What is
an orphan block? Why do orphan blocks occur?
6. What is
the difference between a confirmed and an unconfirmed transaction? Why are
unconfirmed transactions necessary?
3)
Part A. Briefly define and explain the concepts of money and
Bitcoin. [Bitcoin in the broadest sense of the term with a capital ‘B.’]
Part B. What does an interdisciplinary approach add to our
understanding of money? [Hint: Are there historical, ethical, theological, or
sociological insights not captured by the standard economic approach?]
Part C. Do you consider bitcoin to be a kind of money?
Explain.





