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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 Drew R

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Aug 22, 2022

lots of pertinent informarion conveyed in a usable way

By Maria C

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Jul 11, 2021

Excellent course to improve anyone's academic writing.

By Naga S A

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Jul 3, 2020

I am very happy to learn new things, thanks to Coursera

By Samantha C

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Mar 16, 2020

Fantastic course and a super support system. Thank you!

By Andrea H

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Sep 18, 2018

Very helpful with exploring different areas of writing.

By Xinxin Z

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Apr 16, 2018

Great course! I learned a lot about scientific writing.

By Wei Y

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Feb 26, 2018

It's really helpful, especially for college students :)

By Cheryl M

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Nov 10, 2024

This was a great course for working on writing skills!

By Smitha D

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Jan 17, 2024

It's a very good course, it will help in the long run.

By Amidat T H

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Oct 22, 2023

This is a great course, easy to understand and follow.

By Nazir M A

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May 25, 2023

This course would be very helpful to young researchers

By Wania S

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Feb 4, 2023

It was a great experience. I learned a-lot! thank you!

By Anatoly D

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Sep 2, 2022

Great course and wonderful teacher. I offer my thanks!

By Bindu R

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Jan 12, 2022

Wonderful learning experience. Thanking team coursera.

By Asmaa S

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Aug 17, 2021

It is the best course for learning scientific writing.

By Md A K P

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Dec 23, 2020

One of the best instructors and well-designed courses!

By Bikram K D

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Aug 22, 2020

I learned a lot and thank for making this course free!

By Mauro J P

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Jun 23, 2020

Excellent teacher and material, very inspiring course!

By Dr. R F P S

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May 22, 2020

Very well explained. Simplified the manuscript writing

By Mohammad S E R

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Apr 26, 2020

The best course I have seen for teaching how to write.

By Jorrit G

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Nov 24, 2019

Great course for those starting in scientific writing!

By JENNY P G H

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Oct 24, 2021

As a Research Fellow I can tell you, totally-worth-it

By Lahiru P H

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Sep 20, 2021

A course with an absolutely good content as always !!

By Cory K

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Jul 19, 2021

great course to refresh and learn new ways of writing