The greatest teacher I've ever had!!!

Great teacher and a lot of fun.

Dr. Ashley is a lot of fun and makes sure his students understand the material.

Dr.Ashley is a lot of fun and a very good teacher.

Great Teacher and one of the best I ever had. Would like to take other classes under him. Make sure you listen during in class gives most teh answeres during class.

Dr. Ashley is the best teacher I've ever had and he describes the material in a crystal clear way. TAKE THIS GUY if you have the chance for any class!!!!!

Really great teacher and a nice guy. Lots of energy. His tests can be difficult if you cannot work the problems quickly enough. (I had to time myself doing certain problems.) His office door is open almost all the time. He's extremely helpful with homework outside of class. He made 8am not as bad as it could have been.

Does a great job. Tests are time intensive, make sure you go over old test and homework.

Great teacher and a great guy. That being said, don't plan on an easy A. He will help you to get the best grade you can but the material is what the material is. It's quite a lot to cover but he has his conventions and if you are interested in mastering the course he is definitely the guy you want helping you.

Great teacher, enough said.

Extremely Helpful! If you want to know about digital logic this guy will get you to the point of mastery!! Oh and probably one of the nicest guys in the engineering department! The course isn't easy but he is always available if you have questions

The best professor I have had so far. Great guy. Super helpful. Hilarious. 'nuff said

He is really great at what he does, and if you sit in the front it will feel like he is talking to you the entire time. Great teacher!!!

Incredible professor. He made what should have been hard fun. Relax in his class and laugh when he tells a joke, he's a funny guy. Use his office hours because he wants you to learn. Pay attention in class and you'll get a great grade.

He was a good teacher. He was funny and turned a relatively boring subject into a fun class. If you want to do well in his class, you HAVE to go! The textbook isn't much help and he will do a million examples in class and brainwash you to know it if you just go to class! I wish I had him for the rest of my classes...

Very nice professor. Tries very hard to keep the subject interesting and keep students' attention. Will do several examples if needed and will meet with you when ever you ask. Cares very much for his students and his subjects.

He is a VERY helpful and highly interesting professor! As long as you come to class, pay attention and ask you questions you will do fine! He reviews the material A LOT because it builds on itself. I would highly recommend taking this course.

Very awesome teacher! Knows his stuff and how to teach it. Attendance is needed if you want a good grade, but he's to entertaining not to go to class!

GREAT TEACHER, easy class if you understand from the beginning. Some people have trouble if they don't understand the building blocks. IMPORTANT: Old tests are given online and are nearly identical to the actual test. Attend class because that's when he warns you about the (easy) quizzes that are every few week. Great class, great teacher.

Simply the best. What can I say? He is everything a teacher should be and he wants you to succeed.

Best teacher I've had so far. He explains everything clearly and is very approachable. Gives practice tests that are VERY similar to the test he will give.

A VERY good teacher. His lectures are clear and do a great job of explaining the material. Most of the grade comes from quizzes and tests, so you will need to know the material to pass. However, with this teacher, that shouldn't be an issue.

Great teacher! Straight shooter. He tells you exactly what is on the exams. Not super easy, but he's constantly reminding you that that's the point. Read before class, it'll make lectures easy to follow. He's not trying to trick you, he's trying to teach you how to study. And if you listen to him you can do great. It's easy to get lost.

Jeff Ashley is the man. Makes the subject clear and interesting even if it's not. Super easy to talk to and he's very intelligent in his field.

An absolute pleasure to have as a professor. I'm a software person but thanks to him I'm not afraid of hardware anymore.

Best professor I have had. I learned an incredible amount in this class and the professor's side comments made the class entertaining and actually enjoyable.

So excited about everything, zest for life is contagious. If you pay attention in class and do the homework, you'll definitely get an a.

Some people get scared of Dr. Ashley because he teaches tough love. But in reality he's not bad and his lectures are informativefunny. If you go to class and read the book, it's an easy A. Homework is long and tough, but it's a check mark and he posts the answer half the time. If you can do the practice tests, then you'll do fine on tests

Sometimes the homework was due before we went over some of the material on it, so reading the textbook and watching online videos was sometimes a necessity. He does give clear instructions and tells you exactly what will be on the exams. Not a very hard class if you just put a little work towards it.

EE 281 is pretty easy if you have a decent grasp of programming. The first few labs are cake, then you get into Verilog and you need to be doing lots of work before you get there. That said, my group averaged just over an hour in the lab, with the longest session being 2 hours. Tests are over 280 stuff, but easy enough if you understand the labs.

This class starts off a bit confusing, but after struggling for a couple weeks, it will all click. I skipped lecture often due to the fact that he would often talk too much about Dr. Who and other random nerd stuff (which was interesting but unhelpful) but I heard he takes attendance now. Find old exams and use google for hw. He's a great guy

Great Teacher. Goes on rants sometimes. Funny guy. His test are cake and just like the previous exams. His quizzes are just like the practice quiz and some times are take home. His homework is harder than the questions on the test.

Hands down the best and most supportive professor I've ever had. While his classes aren't a breeze, they are setup in such a way that you will certainly get an A if you put in the effort to understand the material, while cultivating a passion for content. His charisma is infectious, and he is primarily responsible for sparking my love of my career.

Outstanding professor. Sometimes he doesn't cover test material until the 11th hour and his lectures can often be confusing, but by the time you're tested, he's drilled what you need to know into your head. Extremely helpful and friendly, with an extreme passion for the material. Homework is really hard, but exams are exactly like practice ones.

Amazing person and an awesome professor. You will have to stud,y, but if you buy in and find enjoyment in the subject, you'll sail out with an A. Also very fun to just talk with, stop by his office hours if you want to learn about the next big thing or get job-finding help. Awesome dude! Also math is more important than love.

Expects you to read the book but when you ask him easy questions because you are confused he gets mad. Gives off the 'go read the book I don't wanna explain to you' vibe. I mean I would get the answers from the book but asking him would save me much more time. Learned 90% of materials from TA because he goes through lecture very quickly.

Great Person and Great Professor. He goes off on tangents sometimes but if you like the subject the class is really easy, if you do not you may not want to be there. He test are basically the same each year and are easy to study for.

Dr. Ashely is my all time favorite! He expects you to read so you should. When it comes to exams just do his practice exams and think of all the different ways the questions could be asked and you'll be fine!

Hands down was the best professor I have ever had. He is incredibly inspiring, and motivational. Dr. Ashley knows exactly how to convey what he is thinking. He is full of energy all the time and just an all around great person. He asks questions that get you thinking, and will tell you why you should know what you are learning. 100% would take

1. No partial credit period 2. Will alter students grades negatively if errors are found 3. Will grade more harshly if you ask for a re-grade 4. Will try to trip you up 5. Quizzes are very detached from exam performance as I performed average on quizzes but got 100s on exams. 6. Study a lot and you will ace the class. The material builds on itself

Crappy class made up by Dr. Ashley's great personality. One of my favorite EE professors to date

Dr. Ashley is a character, but his crazy personality actually makes the class more interesting. He can give off the vibe that he doesn't care at first but if you actually talk to him outside of class or go to office hours he is very helpful and caring. Just stay on top of things and this class won't be that bad. Talks about rock climbing a lot.

His lectures can be off topic, but they helped my understanding of the content quite a bit. He definitely asks more from you, but as long as you stay on top of it (he stresses this), it's not bad. There are a lot of recent bad reviews, but some days there were only 5 people in class. He tells you exactly what to expect on exams just focus on time.

Dr. Ashley is an excited and outgoing personality who cares a lot about computer engineering as a whole. As a lecturer, he can definitely bounce around and get off topic, but I figured if you learn how to take the right notes and get the general idea, you'll be fine. Also, practice exams are nearly identical to the actual exam so take those serious

Dr. Ashley is different. He is very blunt, but also very funny and charismatic. His lectures are very useful, but sometimes he goes off on tangents. I personally enjoyed his class, and he will round up a couple points if you work hard. He was the main professor that helped me decide computer engineering was for me.

A very exciting character. Lectures are definitely entertaining but they also provide the basis for what you need to know for exams. Be prepared to read the book on your own. As long as you read on your own, and stay caught up on all the material, you will succeed in class. He tells you everything that you need to study for every quiz and exam.

Something of a folklore legend in the CS department there is one of two ways you will fall, You will either love Dr. Ashley or despise him. His lectures were incredibly easy to follow, his overall sense of knowledge about the topic fuels him to be so passionate during every single lecture. A true breath of fresh air, take him you wont regret it.

Just an all-around good guy tbh. His lectures tend to wander a bit and hes a little braggy but the info is there and he does a good job. I would recommend actually attending the lectures but attendance is via a passed around sheet so theoretically someone else could sign you in. Would absolutely recommend and I wouldnt pick another Professor.

He's a little quirky and makes lectures interesting. He provides a nice balance of good-to-know-but-not-required, actual material you need to know, and events from his life. Study what he tells you to study and you'll do fine. Would take him again. Not much partial credit is awarded so be warned, but the content is easy to understand if you study.

Very engaging and helpful lectures, and just a very funny guy overall. My only real issue is that the course categories are weighted very strangely. 20% for 1st and 2nd exams, and 30% for the final exam! That's absurd! There's quite a bit of HW but it's weighted only 5%. Grading scheme seems unfair, but good class and learned a lot other than that.

Good lectures, but god I hate the content. Class starts out extremely easy and then ramps up exponentially to be way harder.

best prof at uky hands down

He knows his stuff EXTREMELY well, and will make sure you know it. Genuinely one of the most arrogant people I've ever met, yet somehow I liked him. His lectures are alright, but he usually forgets that we arent as smart as him and he just flies through difficult content without explaining and insisting that we understand. Loves rock climbing+funny

The challenge of this course lies in its grading structure: 80% exams, 10% quizzes, 5% homework, and 5% attendance. Quizzes are not easy, with averages around 70%. Despite being just 1 credit, the lab demands about 5 hours weekly. Dr. Ashley makes you work hard, be prepared to practice. His lectures are good for getting the big picture.

best prof. learn from him about his watches

Best professor ever. Ignore any bad reviews they were not cut out for engineering. Dude's class isn't even hard because of how engaging he is. They had to change the way the best professor award worked (voted on by students) because he won it like 11 years in a row.

Literally, all you have to do is watch the videos. If you study for 20 hours each exam you should be guaranteed an A. The only reason you have to not do good in this class is yourself. The tools are here; he will help you if needed and you have no one to blame but yourself.

Dr. Ashley is very passionate about the material and knows it forwards and backwards. He is very laid back and approachable outside of class, but he can sometimes go down the rabbit hole, so you need to keep him on topic. His grading is fair and the tests are difficult. There's no "winging it" here, you either know the material or you don't.

It seems most people are split on him, if you do good in the class you love him, if you do bad you hate him. He seems abrasive at first but seems to genuinely care about the students doing well. This course is well structured and seems to be more if you get it you get it. If you don't do well on the first exam just drop because it gets harder.

Dr. Ashley is…..something. He's very egotistical, eccentric, and he'll go on the most random tangents for half of class. But he's not rude and is nice and approachable. He goes over a lot of examples. Exams and quizzes were straightforward, no surprises. Read the textbook, watch the videos, study the practice exams, and you should be fine.

The GOAT I would actually die for this man. He jumped in front a train for me when I was 19 years old and he told me to grow up and see the transistors beyond the man I am and see the circuit I could become. After taking the class I found my new purpose in life and that's DR. ASHLEY.

You either love him or hate him. I loved him, but there's room for improvement. He often predicts questions as they're asked and answers those predicted questions. He also relies on students reading the book, even though it's not really needed. Instead, his everyday rants could be more focused on subject material. Still, amazing professor overall!

his lectures being held inside a chapel is a fun choice. felt schizophrenic a few times looking at the stained glass while he talked about his favorite alien show or rock climbing. exams are graded heavily but if you do poorly it's genuinely just a skill issue. watch the videos or maybe look into compsci.

Refreshingly professory professor. Lectures weren't repetitive or hand-holdy, so it was always interesting to show up. One issue I had was that the exams were made out to be more difficult than they actually were. This class isn't a challenge if you study. Anyone who says he's a narcissist is misappropriating justified self-confidence.

The class is not the easiest, but Dr. Ashley made it understandable. Attendance is required, but if you do great on the exams then you can still get an A with poor attendance. Homework is not worth anything but is a lot of work. It's good for review but it takes too much time tbh. Just study and you'll be fine.

The absolute GOAT of a professor, if you attend lectures and study a bit outside of class you'll do fine. Probably my favorite professor I've had thus far.