Professor Sussman is a fair and excellent professor. I thoroughly enjoyed his class. He always kept the sessions engaging and worked hard to deliver a multifaceted curriculum. I earned a B+ on the first essay and an A on the second, resulting in an overall grade of A-. I would honestly take this class again because of how much fun I had. Professor Sussman is also very understanding and helped me improve as a writer. As long as you don’t wait until the day of to write your essay, you can secure an A in this class.

Both of my roommates had Dana Watson, the other ENGCOMP3E teacher, and they did not seem to enjoy themselves this quarter. Most of your homework doesn't matter, and the majority of your grade is based on two essays that he gives you feedback on after an initial draft.
10% Attendance
15% Participation (some in-class presentation that doesn't matter too much)
35% Revised First Essay
40% Revised Second Essay
Daniel doesn't want to be there as much as you don't want to be there, so don't use complex sentences when you write. Keep it short. Don't make him read more words than he has to, and you'll do well. Interesting lectures though.

If you are hesitating between ENGCOMP 3E with Mr. Sussman and another ENGCOMP or any other class for that matter, PICK MR. SUSSMAN! As an engineer, this was honestly my favorite class, it really sets you up to think about what the future revolutions in tech are going to be, and it's almost more of a fun philosophy class than an English class. We watched movies in and out of class, joked around, and there was generally a good vibe in the class. Yet, Professor Sussman managed to combine that fun with an engaging lecture as well, that made you think about subjects like AI, the Internet, mind uploading, CRISPR, and more.
If you're curious how this class works, here's a brief summary: participation is mandatory; you have very little homework that actually counts; you can't know your grade until the end of the quarter (which can be confusing); the grade is primarily based on two essays (you get to submit a first draft for each, which he gives feedback on and even gives a grade even though only the second draft counts towards your grade, which makes it easy to meet his criteria for a good grade); it can be hard for some to get an A on the essays, but getting a B+ should be very easy...

Even though I strongly dislike writing, this class was pretty enjoyable. We only had to write two essays, and the prof gave us helpful feedback and lots of time to complete them. There were also two easy group project presentations, and sometimes we had to write summaries of assigned homework readings.
Prior to taking the class, I didn't know much about the class's subject matter (various topics related to technology/ethics). I enjoyed learning about these topics in addition to improving my writing.
I don't think the fact that the class was all engineers made a big impact on the overall experience, but it was kind of nice to be around people with similar academic goals.

You will be writing essays on extremely interesting topics relevant to engineers and watching film snippets in classroom! Although there are summaries as homework, you are not expected to put much effort into them. The lectures are actually intriguing discussions on the current science topics rather than a commentary on the boring mechanics of English writing. You can even earn extra credit sometimes! I believe this is the best writing class for engineers in UCLA.