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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

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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 Tamara H

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Feb 25, 2020

Fantastic course greatly helped me in many areas where I found academic writing challenging.

By HERNANDEZ Y R

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Oct 1, 2018

It is an excellent course, good structure, very practical, exceptional teacher, very useful!

By Jihui D

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Mar 4, 2018

One of the best courses I've taken in my life! I wish I have taken this course much earlier!

By Sophia W

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Jan 19, 2018

Excellent Comprehensive Writing Course - great for those new as well as those need a review!

By hedaya r

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Oct 8, 2024

It was a very enjoyable experience during my learning journey. I benefited a lot and a lot.

By Paa K A

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Oct 5, 2024

I loved the course, I learned a lot and I’ll put my new skills and certificate to good use.

By David J

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Sep 26, 2024

Great course that gives solid techniques and tips for writing, and not just scientifically.

By Bunmi O

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Jun 12, 2023

A very insightful course, a lot of thought and effort was put into putting it all together.

By Manoj K

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Sep 24, 2022

I loved doing this course. Thanks a ton, Dr. Kristin for designing such a wonderful course.

By Wael T

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May 16, 2022

Wonderful course, Fantastic tutor and Rich content...

Thanks for the very interesting course

By Erick P

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Feb 27, 2022

Este curso es "obligatorio" para todo aquel que quiera aprender a comunicarse correctamente

By Shad

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Jan 9, 2022

This course in exceptional, fruitful and very important to any writer not only researchers.

By Noureldine A

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Oct 12, 2021

Thanks so much, it was interesting, well structured, easy to get and very well illustrated

By Boitumelo S

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Aug 12, 2021

Very good course, will recommend to all science student. It is well structured and timeless

By MD F M

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Dec 4, 2020

Very Effective ! Great Thanks to Dr. Kristin Sainani for her best effort to make it easier.

By Camila A S

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Aug 26, 2020

Wonderful course! I have published 14 manuscripts and still learned a lot with this course.

By Guru T A

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Jul 20, 2020

One of the best courses. Easy to follow. More importantly able to implement it in practice.

By Ariela G

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Mar 18, 2019

Highly recommended! really well organized and gave me practical tools to improve my writing

By Emmanuel A

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Jul 29, 2023

Very packed course and highly recommended for anyone wanting to go into scientific writing

By Sabina M

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Aug 21, 2022

This really helped my perception of writing and I will come back to re-watch the lectures!

By Marie P S

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Jul 13, 2022

muy completo y facilmente entendible para los que el ingles no es nuestra lengua materna.

By Chau T

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Sep 26, 2021

It is different from what I was looking forward to but in a very good and informative way.

By Joaquín M

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Jul 1, 2021

I did not finish the course but it was extremly helpfull for my university courses so far.

By Andres T

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Sep 14, 2020

Excellent course, I really enjoyed it and I am sure it will be very useful in my practice.

By José C P J

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Apr 22, 2020

Curso claro e objetivo, abrange bem todas as formas de escrita para um trabalho acadêmico.