Teaching software engineering through comics and micro-movie design projects

A new approach based on comics and designing micro-movies is proposed for software engineering education. Comics are used to help students capture the key issues quickly and effectively. The process of making micro-movies provides a context for students to simulate the challenges happened in the real world. The experiment for the new teaching approach has been conducted. The preliminary results are positive. Furthermore, the learning experience is joyful when compared with the other courses.