This paper is based on a series of special events focusing on mechatronics
education at the 1999 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intell
igent Mechatronics. The series consisted of two invited-paper sessions on "
Teaching of Mechatronics" and a conference-wide roundtable discussion conce
rned with 'Infrastrutture for Mechatronics Education." In this paper, a fra
mework is presented for comparing various aspects of mechatronics courses b
ased on these events.