Good overall professor very funny, nice and welcoming. The class has quite a bit of “busy work” but is still pretty manageable. The professor is lenient and understanding.

GOATED professor, really responsive to emails even emails that were sent really late at night or even past midnight Really interesting course content if you're into gaming and development stuff Course is a 1-2 essays, weekly journals, one major group project, and code projects Chill and enthusiastic attitude in class

Dr. Ernst is one of the kindest professors I've had! All our assignments are very clear and he is very understanding in regards to extensions and absences if you're sick or just need a mental health day. The assignments were interesting and honestly not too hard because he explains everything very well. Loved his class, definitely recommend!

Prof Ernst is by far, the kindest professor I've ever had. He gives a clear schedule of what we do each week from the start of the class and he's really understanding (offers and even encourages extensions). I've gotten extremely stressed from other classes, but Prof Ernst helped a lot by offering extensions. I can't recommend his class enough!

I am currently taking him for writing 2, such an amazing professor. I've had struggles this quarter taking chemistry, so his class feels like a breeze. It's not very demanding and he does a great job explaining assignments and what he is looking for. Writing is enjoyable in this class and not excessive. He is also very understanding and helpful!

107WC: Professor Ernst is one of the most caring professors I've had at UCSB. He provides detailed feedback and actually takes the time to go through EACH of your assignments. He splits things into low and heavy-stakes assignments where one is graded on completion and one on content. This is a great balance I believe all classes should take after!

I really enjoyed having him as a teacher for 105R. I would not consider myself as someone who likes writing but I genuinely enjoyed this class. He is a great teacher and gives really good feedback. He is easily the best writing professor I've had at UCSB.

I HATE writing. But he made it bearable. The class was long and semi-boring sometimes but if you couldn't go he would send updates which was helpful. Three big assignments with a small 2 paragraph response every week and lots of peer reviews. Fair grader and gave really good feedback.

Super passionate and a great professor! Always willing to help. Not a difficult class, really interesting subject material too. No need for any coding experience beforehand! Class is made up of forum posts, readings, coding experiments, a group project, and a few papers.

Most passionate I've had at this school and he's committed to making his class valuable to you. Very accessible outside class and one of the nicest and happiest guys I've met. Really cares about his students, and emphasizes learning over grades. Gives great feedback on papers, grading criteria is fair. Absolutely take a course with him if you can

Best teacher I've had at UCSB!!! His Rhetoric class was exceptional. Learned a ton about arguing and rhetorical analysis which is crucial to any major at UCSB and a great life skill. Ernst was polite, energetic, and passionate about the subject. You will get the grade you put into the class. He is a fair grader but FOLLOW THE RUBRIC!

Ernst is one of the most endearing writing professors in the department. His essays are tightly graded but his nice personality makes it feel a lot more manageable. Yes his lectures are not that crucial in the later half of the year but do note that you have to give a self-assessed participation grade worth 15% which he will check.