He talks alot. This guy knows how to yap, but if you pay attention you find that his tangents often have some meaning. He seems very intimidating at first, but he's actually pretty relaxed if you communicate with him properly. He simply wants you to learn to write better, and thats exactly what the class is

I am an international student but I really love this professor. I think he is the best professor and so far my favorite professor I have encountered in UCSB. His lecture is extremely funny and full with information outside of the classroom. It is interesting to listen to and I learned a lot. He is a very sweet and nice professor!

Loved this class. Just write your first paper really well and it'll be easy sailing from there. He cares a lot about sentence variety, using semi-colons, and avoiding run-on sentences. Do that for your first paper and you will literally have to do nothing for the rest of the quarter.

Professor refuses to use Canvas or any sort of grading platform that allows you to see your grade. He also rarely responds to email and makes you print all assignments. Class was "Writing for Public Discourse" and public discourse was very briefly touched upon. Made up a bunch of inane grammar rules that you have to memorize for the final.

Extremely unclear grading criteria. He refuses to use canvas so you are forced to keep referencing one email he sent at the beginning of the year. Completely random grading as well. Take someone else if you can.

I think Robert is a great professor. I can't really speak about his other classes but this seminar was good. He does go on a lot of tangents, and doesn't really stay on track, but I enjoyed going to class. He's funny.