透過麥克魯漢《認識媒體》，初步認識媒體的特質，瞭解媒體如何及為什麼能如此深刻地影響我們，作為中介的媒體如何成為人之延伸以及當代媒體科技於哲學引發之課題。
本課程分為理論和實際應用（觀察、分析）兩大部分。
理論部分：媒體即訊息，冷媒體與熱媒體，人之延伸，混種媒體。
應用部分：言語與文字，數字和錢，衣著和房舍，新聞，廣告，照片，電影，電視，資訊戰等。Through McLuhan's "Understanding Media", you can initially understand the characteristics of media, understand how and why media can affect us so profoundly, how media as an intermediary can become an extension of human beings, and the topics that contemporary media technology raises in philosophy.
This course is divided into two parts: theory and practical application (observation, analysis).
Theoretical part: media is the message, cold media and hot media, human extension, hybrid media.
Application parts: speech and text, numbers and money, clothing and housing, news, advertising, photos, movies, TV, information warfare, etc.
麥克魯漢：認識媒體。人的延伸。譯者：鄭明萱。台北，貓頭鷹。
M. McLuhan: Understanding Media. London, NY: Routledge.
McLuhan: Meet the media. An extension of the person. Translator: Zheng Mingxuan. Taipei, owl.
M. McLuhan: Understanding Media. London, NY: Routledge.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 平時成績平時成績 usual results |
30 | |
| 期中考期中考 midterm exam |
30 | 一律筆試。若發現作弊、抄襲，一律以零分計。 |
| 期末考期末考 final exam |
40 | 未交報告或發現抄襲，一律以零分計。 |
