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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

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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.

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 Theo P

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Mar 19, 2020

Some great tips on how to improve your writing. I very much enjoyed it and I will be putting much of it to use.

By Farzaneh K

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Jan 3, 2018

It was a very helpful for structuring, writing and editing a paper and It has lots of examples and assignments.

By Muhammad H

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Dec 2, 2023

Amazing learning experience! Worth consuming contents, Hats off to all the brilliant minds behind this course.

By Padmalakshmi R

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Dec 25, 2022

Very clear and very well laid out. The structure of the course was great and I learned a lot of great skills.

By ILHAM A

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Aug 13, 2022

very very very exelent. I really happy that i pass this course. the theacher was really good and profetional.

By Amruta W

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May 12, 2022

Really a great course. Loved all the chapters. Explained in the best way. Interview are the cherry on the top.

By Mohamed E

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Jun 23, 2020

very helpful with an excellent explanation

highly recommended for everyone want to start in scientific writing

By Chen W C

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Nov 26, 2019

Best course ever. Help IMG with English writing and scientific writing. Will definitely recommend this course!

By srinivas m

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Feb 8, 2019

Extremely useful for active practitioners ‘ feeling bad not to join much earlier ‘ thanks to Kristina and team

By Pedro F

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Nov 1, 2022

Well-designed, easy to understand and covers everything you need to start writing in scientific communication

By Paola G

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Jun 30, 2022

Es uno de los mejores cursos que he realizado en el tema, es muy práctico y toca todos los puntos importantes

By Johannes P

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May 19, 2022

Very informative, concludes a wide range of techniques communicating science to different audiences/ readers

By Christopher C

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Jun 19, 2021

This course was incredibly helpful! I'll definitely be using what I've learned as I write my graduate thesis.

By Carla L

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May 6, 2021

Great course! I’ve learned so much!! It’s impressive how the course covers all aspects of scientific writing!

By Grace A D

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Feb 1, 2021

Lessons are interesting and engaging. The course included practical tips for improving my scientific writing.

By kevin d

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Nov 11, 2020

WITS's covers a lot of ground in the Writing Arena ! Great course - recommend to students and professionals.

By Amanda S H

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Sep 10, 2020

I LOVED the course. Every single class is important! I learned a lot from the first class until the last one.

By Sadeel F A

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May 29, 2020

great course. it improved my writing skills, and the professor is very well spoken and straight to the point.

By Emir O

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Apr 30, 2020

Everything was realy good and I love this course. Thank you my lovely structure Kristin Sainani and Coursera.

By gaocen

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Jun 24, 2018

very good and very helpful. Although it used examples most in Med., the general principles work for all scien

By Dev B P

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Jul 18, 2023

I attended this course a few months ago. This course is really very useful to us who are scientific writers.

By Jorge H

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Feb 20, 2022

Un curso muy completo, lleno de información muy util y detallada y ejercicios para aplciar los conocimientos

By Walter W

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Jan 22, 2022

Excellent presentation by instructor. Syllabus was helpful and made the learning interesting and effective.

By Farah H A A

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Jul 9, 2021

It was a very informative course that taught me the highlights of good writing very briefly but, thoroughly.

By JDekker

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Sep 14, 2020

I learned a lot and improved my writing skills. It was fun to review others and get good feedback from them.