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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

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.

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 Dr A A B

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Apr 21, 2023

Simply amazing course!

So beautifully designed, excellent exercises, great content!

By Ashwini R

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Apr 8, 2023

Such an eye-opener course. Very simple to understand. Great lectures by Dr Kristin

By Cassandra G

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Mar 24, 2023

I learned a lot about how to write a good scientific paper and a few other things.

By hala h

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Feb 1, 2023

This is a wonderful course for those seeking a career in writing in the sciences.

By Ken E

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Jan 3, 2022

Great course! So many things I have not known that will help me be a better writer

By Shiela M

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Dec 27, 2021

The professor is very knowledgeable and her style teaching is easy to understand

By Dr. S K S

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Nov 28, 2021

I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to pursue a career in academics.

By Rui M S

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Sep 9, 2021

Very useful topics to help in order to perform a concise and focused communication

By DHARANI B

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Apr 28, 2021

Extremely useful. If you have to start writing, this course is a perfect material.

By Hector P

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Apr 10, 2021

It is a great course. I am sure I will use what I have learned here in the future.

By Edgar G

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Jan 3, 2021

An extraordinary course, with multiple examples and guides for scientific writing.

By Camila A

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Jul 17, 2020

It was beyond my expectation! It should be recommended for every medical students.

By Pratibha K

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Oct 11, 2019

Good course with detailed instruction videos and homework assignmnet for practise.

By Michael K

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May 6, 2024

Excellent!! If the word science is in the name of your degree - take this course.

By Abdul M

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Feb 22, 2023

This course has helped me being confident. It will help me in my practical life.

By Dawson N

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Oct 25, 2022

Excellent way to expand on already existing writing skills and develop new ones!

By Mariela R

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Mar 17, 2022

Thank you very much for this course! It's useful for my future career. I enjoyed!

By Muhammad A K

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Jun 5, 2021

An Outstanding course by an outstanding instructor! An interesting course indeed.

By Heather B

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Apr 10, 2021

Such an informative course! I am so thankful I had to take this, I learned a lot.

By Thomas B

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Sep 29, 2020

I thinks, the week 7 and 8 are not very usefull but the first 6 weeks are awsome.

By Goutham G

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Aug 7, 2020

A well structured course with plentiful help in writing especially for beginners.

By Yu S

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Jul 24, 2020

This course gives practical suggestions on how to write good scientific articles.

By Tom D

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May 24, 2020

Great introductory course on writing in the sciences. I've enjoyed it quite alot.

By Mohammed W A

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May 22, 2020

I'm grateful to Dr.Sinani for this incredible course.

I recommend it for everyone.

By Miriam E G

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Apr 30, 2020

It is a very complete course, with a lot of information you will put in practice!