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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 Amina N

May 1, 2022

It was a great unlearning and then re-learning exercise.

By Marlene F E M

Aug 2, 2021

It was great to learn more about good writing in Science.

By Truong D H

Jul 7, 2021

This course helps me a lot, especially unit 5. Thank you.

By Heidy F

Oct 14, 2020

Amazing course, every college student should complete it.

By Tineke d J

Oct 13, 2020

Very useful for PhD students that are not native speakers

By sara o

Sep 3, 2020

Thank you so much for this course. I really learned a lot

By Bidyut D

Jun 18, 2020

Very Interesting and helpful. Unit 8 is difficult for me.

By BigM

Nov 20, 2018

very good. I think every student should learn this course

By Hidemitsu

May 10, 2018

Very good course to learh how to write scientific papers.

By irina b

Oct 23, 2017

Excellent review for a an early career academic physician

By Reema I

Jun 3, 2023

I really appreciate the teacher and the entire course 🤍

By joseph s c m

Jul 20, 2022

es un buen curso y con un excelente metodo de enseñansa.

By Vương B V

Aug 14, 2021

A great course for students especially in medical field!

By Aleksandr K

May 10, 2021

An informative, useful, and desired course. Must attend.

By Peter S

Oct 21, 2020

It is a great course and has improved my writing skills.

By Heleen d J

Sep 8, 2020

Very useful course, I feel like my writing has improved.

By Cristian A M A

Aug 8, 2020

Un curso muy útil. La verdad vale mucho la pena tomarlo.

By Lin, C

Jun 6, 2020

Give different aspect of writings in science, its great.

By Ramiro B

Apr 7, 2020

This class was really high quality, completely worth it.

By Ipsita S

Nov 6, 2019

loved this course! I felt it really improved my writing.

By Dana J

Apr 24, 2019

Excellent course! Very useful and practical information.

By Muinde N

Feb 18, 2019

Great course that provides insight on scientific writing

By Elina B

Oct 27, 2018

A great course with very useful tips and fun assignments

By MUONGI W U

Oct 30, 2024

A very great course for aspiring writers and publishers

By CE_C_Mitradev R

Sep 21, 2024

One of the most pivotal courses in my academic journey.