本課程旨在探討現代大學之起源、發展及其當前問題，分析當前大學社群之內部問題，以及大學社群與非學術社群（如政治、經濟、社會部門等）之互動關係，並探討21世紀全球化時代大學的新挑戰與大學教育的新課題。
大學之理念 (The Idea of a University)
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本講旨在透過二十一世紀的「全球化與反全球化」思潮、知識經濟時代所帶來的經濟與生活模式、亞洲中國的崛起等多重面向，反思二十一世紀亞洲高等教育所面臨的新挑戰，以及說解因之而來的因應策略、解決之道為何等問題。 學習目標：透過本單元的修習和評量完成，學習者能 (1)了解大學「理念」與「實踐」之間的二重關係性 (2)敘述「全球化」與「本土化」兩大思潮對於大學教育理念的影響 (3)以不同角度思考大學國際化的本質意義
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本講分七個段落講述歐美與戰後臺灣之大學的發展軌跡和方向：（1）對當前臺灣的大學教育提出若干省思。（2）從德國社會學大師馬克思．韋伯對新世紀資本主義之形成的觀察和闡論出發，講述早期歐洲大學的設立和發展方向，同其身處之政治、宗教環境有著緊密聯繫。（3）介紹歐洲早期大學的設立和發展歷史。（4）講述美國大學的整體發展軌跡。（5）說解二次大戰後全球進入一個什麼樣的新時代，對大學體制產生哪些影響和變革。（6）聚焦於戰後臺灣高等教育的發展脈絡。（7）總結歐美名校與台灣高校之特點，並針對異同之現象提出問題反思。 單元目標：修畢本單元和完成學習評量後，學習者能（1）描述古今東西方各頂尖大學的歷史文化背景和發展脈絡（2）指出當前大學教育因著時代發展所趨之方向的具體內容（3）分析闡述台灣高等教育發展方向及面臨問題
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本講分四小節，旨在經由說解古今中外大學的類型與知識建構之本質的異同，對當代大學教育所面臨的課題提出反省，並指出應行方針。首先，經由敘述大學作為知識社群的普遍型態，帶出大學作為知識社群的兩大面向之本質問題；其次，歸納古今中外頂尖學府的類型與本質，進而探討當代大學作為知識社群所面臨的變革和挑戰；其三，講解大學作為知識社群的兩大主要特質；其四，從反思中照見應行之方向。 單元目標： 透過線上教學影片的講解和課後評量測驗的完成，學習者能 （1）清楚敘述古今大學的不同特點 （2）論述針對大學作為知識社群的特性及未來應朝之方向 （3）針對「企業型大學」充分表達自己的看法
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本單元分五段：（1）講解大學何以作為具自治型態的政治組織之問題。（2）、（3）、（4）三段，經由對大學校長的遴選制度和理論基礎的說解，使學習者知道當前大學教育體系所面臨的挑戰和必須憂慮之處。（5）綜合以上說解，提出有待思考和關注的問題。 單元目標： 透過本單元說解，學習者能 （1）充分理解大學校長遴選的運作方式和理論基礎 （2）敘述大學作為政治組織的普遍性特色及與其他政治體系的異同 （3）以「大學之理念」角度分析政治體系大學的合理性
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本單元旨在講解三大問題：一為大學作為經濟組織有哪些特質；二是說明經濟資源獲得的管道以及因此可能產生的問題有哪些；三則講解大學經濟資源的合理分配，應以哪些理論為原則。結論將以宏觀視野，回顧當代大學教育的內部發展情況和未來可期之新願景。單元目標：透過本單元的課程講解，學習者能（1）概述大學作為經濟組織的普遍性特色及可能面臨的各種問題（2）判斷大學營運所需之資金來源與經濟資源應如何合理分配（3）提出對於「校辦企業」的見解並描述其對「大學之理念」的衝擊
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本單元分七小段落，分別就大學與政治、經濟兩大領域的互動型態以及因此產生之問題，作出兼具歸納性和統攝性的說解。亦經由大學與政治、經濟兩領域，恆有緊張性的探討，使同學能識別大學的教育屬性之本質，並能對大學與政治、經濟之間所延伸出的相關問題，作出合於大學教育和大學之設立目標的決策。單元目標：修完本單元的影片講解和學習評量後，學生能（1）敘述大學作為教育領域之實體，與政治、經濟兩領域之間互為依賴關係和緊張性之原因（2）判斷大學與政治領域之關係的正確敘述（3）試論大學與政治領域關係所可能產生問題之因應方式
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本單元旨在透過講解生命教育對於當代大學教育的重要性和生命教育的具體內容，提出學習「生命教育」的四個關鍵詞，期能引領學生發揮內在自覺精神的向度，以迎向新世紀。單元目標：經由本單元的課程影片之說解和課後評量的釐定，學習者能（1）清楚敘述大學教育理念於傳統與現代的異同和當代之弊（2）鑑別理想主義與實用主義之教育觀的具體內容（3）理解並熟記「生命教育」的四步驟心法，以期體現為豐盛的生命自我實踐之道（4）評述針對「世界的轉化始於自我的轉化」的看法
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