Teaching mechatronics at tertiary level

Mechatronics—the evolution of an academic discipline in engineering education

“…Ph.D. students are recruited from the former students in mechatronics, but also from other disciplines; primarily control theory and computer science. All Ph.D. students with a background other than mechatronics follow most of the master courses in mechatronics to familiarize themselves with the perspective of mechatronics [21,9].…”

Shaping the Mechatronics Courses for the Control Curriculum

“…In the area of didactic methods, Mechatronics education was proven especially receptive for the application of project-oriented and problem-based approaches (Andersen, et al 2003;Carryer, 2002;Fraser, et al, 1993: Gardner, 2002Hanson, 1994;Hargrove, 2002;Parkin, and Jackson, 2004;Piguet, et al, 2002;Vodovozov, 1995). This gives to mechatronics considerable appeal, as a generalpurpose educational instrument for delivering generic skills and competences.…”

Engineering Design for Mechatronics—A Pedagogical Perspective

“…Since the introduction of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Mechatronics and related subjects from the mid-1980s onwards, there has been a near continuous debate as to the nature and standing of Mechatronics both as an Engineering discipline and in relation to its role within Engineering Design [1][2][3][4][5]. In the case of Mechatronics education, what has emerged is a wide variety and range of courses structured around the basic tenets of integration concentrated around the core disciplines of Electronics, Mechanical Engineering and Information Systems or Computing but with a wide range of variation and variety to accommodate local requirements and conditions.…”