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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Writing in the Sciences by Stanford University

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About the Course

This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics include: principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, peer review, grant writing, ethical issues in scientific publication, and writing for general audiences....

Top reviews

IA

Aug 25, 2020

A very helpful course. My writing has improved significantly in these 8 weeks. I highly recommend this course to everyone. Thank you Dr. Kristin Sainani and Coursera for bringing this course together.

AA

Jan 11, 2023

The best course I attain in Coursera. I struggled a lot to write my first manuscript and it took a lot of time. This course is beneficial for all scientific students. I highly recommended this course.

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By Elif E A

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Aug 30, 2021

Thank you for this amazing course, I literally learnt many tips to improve my writing.

By Kerstin M

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Jul 26, 2021

Excellent course! Definitely worth the time! Lots of great tips that make life easier!

By Prabhat K

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Nov 6, 2020

I loved this course. Perfect for the beginners who want to learn and practice writing.

By Jordan T

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Jun 20, 2019

This course showed me many things I had not known before and also improved my writing.

By KISEMBO S A

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Sep 13, 2023

It has really been a very informative course that has moved me from ordinary to great

By Ozkan G

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Oct 7, 2022

Fantastic course! I recommend it to both beginner and more advanced medical writers.

By Adeshola O

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Apr 28, 2022

It was a great experience, I really enjoyed the lectures and the lecturer. Thank you!

By Shahid M

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Feb 11, 2021

This course should be compulsory for all science students. Full of wisdom and skills.

By Kawlah

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Jul 5, 2020

well- informed , I learn lots of useful things that I hope use it in my future career

By Mahnoor A

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Jul 2, 2020

This course has taught me more than any technical writing course at college ever has.

By Jaya S

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Oct 6, 2019

Excellent course - effective videos with clear message and lots of practice examples.

By Verônica O

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Aug 6, 2019

Curso feito por uma profissional que sabe muito sobre linguagem e científica. Adorei!

By gj

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Jan 14, 2018

Such an informative course that totally shifted my understanding of academic writing.

By Ana G

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Sep 29, 2021

I simply loved this course, it teaches you a lot and with a very friendly approach.

By Reilly C

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Aug 19, 2020

I felt that this class provided helpful information and improved my writing ability.

By Kai B

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Jun 14, 2020

Excellent class to learn how approaches to shaping and improving scientific writing!

By PANKAJ R C

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Mar 2, 2019

Great course to learn writing skills, I found lot so improvement in myself.

Thank you

By Chuwen Z

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Aug 24, 2021

It is really important course for me to realize and improve my writing capability.

By Viviane C

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Jul 14, 2021

Very useful and well organized. I will definitely recomment this course to others.

By Ashish C

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Jul 6, 2021

Fantastic course, touches upon all aspects of scientific writings and allied areas.

By Alonso H

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Apr 18, 2021

This is a great course. Now I feel prepared to write and edit scientific documents.

By Allison W C

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Sep 6, 2020

The course was comprehensive.

I have an overview of professional scientific writing.

By Richard L

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Aug 16, 2020

I enjoyed the class!

Wish I had something like this when I was in school.

Thank you!

By SAKSHI S

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Aug 14, 2020

excellent course for budding scientists, kristin sainani such an amazing instructor

By Heather S

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Jul 20, 2020

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