These proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute in the Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology features the collective work of a group of international scholars and practitioners interested in the automation of instructional design. Members of the group have collaborated over the past few years in several NATO-sponsored Advanced Research Workshops and Advanced Study Institutes. Continuing research and development activities of the members are represented by the formation of an international consortium known as the Grimstad Group. This book establishes an initial knowledge base for the new field of courseware engineering. The authors provide a diversity of perspectives on issues and concepts associated with automation of instructional design.