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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

SD

Feb 25, 2020

Respected Dr.kristiani sainani madam and coursera.

I thank you for the wonderful classes and presentations, it really didn't made me feel that i was learning online course but as in class learning.

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.

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By Muhammad U

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Jun 12, 2019

I am loving this course. Highly productive course. Thank you Stanford and Coursera for making it possible.

By Jenevra M B

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Apr 12, 2019

I enjoyed the interactive aspects of this course. Writing letters of recommendation was useful to include.

By Burhan G

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Mar 28, 2018

I really enjoyed this course. Content was new. It was the right amount of weekly load. Highly recommended.

By John K

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Jan 28, 2018

nice, if the material is less biology-oriented, make it general science and engineering,it would be great!

By Ifeoma R N

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Feb 19, 2024

Great course! I learnt new ideas about writing manuscripts and articles for publication. This is a 10/10!

By Margot J S

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Jul 31, 2023

Excellent course even after writing quite a bit and being a professional in healthcare for over 30 years.

By Fatemeh M

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May 14, 2023

Many thanks to all of the knowledge lover to support students same as me. You are our energy of studying.

By Slava Y T

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Mar 26, 2023

Very useful, easy to follow, great examples - will definitely recommend to take for any level scientists.

By Shabnam K

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Oct 28, 2022

The course is really the best for knowing the titbits and developing writing skills for various purposes.

By Banani M

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Jul 15, 2021

This course helped improve my science writing skills. I am thankful to the mentor for such nice lectures.

By Suresh B K

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Jun 7, 2021

"Writing in sciences" course is helped me to understand and practice more quality writing in my domain. "

By Cristina A M A

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Mar 29, 2021

Very useful to start for real beginners and up to different practical things as science in general public

By Anna S C

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May 9, 2020

Thank you very much for all this help, wouldn't have imagined that this course would interest me so much!

By Daniel V L

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Apr 8, 2020

I wish I had been taught a course like this one during my academic formation. I absolutely recommend it!!

By sree v y

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Feb 28, 2019

Coursera made learning so much fun. It helps to learn all the requires skills. Education is hapiness here

By Catherine A B

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Aug 18, 2022

Very imformative! I liked the structure and the flow. I reccommend this to anyone in the science field.

By Ana M I

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Apr 4, 2022

Fantastic course! I feel prepared for my next interviews as medical writer. Thank you for setting it up!

By Kristina Ž

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Feb 1, 2022

I enjoyed listening this course, it helped a lot as I'm in process of writing my first scientific paper.

By Alonzia S

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May 22, 2021

As an Economist, this course helped me develop clear, concise, and clarity for future research projects.

By Melissa W

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Jul 20, 2020

Excellent, relevant content presented in easily digestible, understandable, and unintimidating segments.

By vivek p

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Mar 14, 2019

This is by far the best educational experience I have ever had in my life. Thank you so much Dr Sainani!

By Selma M

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Jan 28, 2019

I learnt a lot during this course, and I think I'll keep some videos to see it again later in my carrer.

By Jedidah S R

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Apr 22, 2018

This is such an amazing course! It has helped me greately in improving my skills with technical wirting.

By Joey J W

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Mar 24, 2018

Extremely helpful course. Every researcher whose native language is not English should take this course.

By MD S R

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Oct 24, 2023

Most valuable course for me. I suggest that everyone take this course interested in scientific writing.