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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

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.

KK

Sep 14, 2020

Hello Kristin

Thank you for teaching me the basics of academic writing and editing with proper grammar. In this course, I was introduced to the scientific panel which further enriched my knowledge.

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By Nathan R

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Jul 22, 2021

Great review of writing and introduction to scientific writing. I would recommend for anyone returning to school.

By Phuc T N

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Mar 29, 2021

This course is definitely a "must". It provides so many useful tips for every young or even experienced scientist.

By mast

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Feb 13, 2021

If you want to improve your science writing, this is a great course.

Thank you Prof. Kristin Sainani and Coursera.

By RICARDO N O C

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Jul 6, 2020

Amazing and fundamental for professionals looking to improve their skills in writing and scientific dissemination.

By Rania T H S

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Jun 5, 2020

Thank you so much for this course! I didn't even know to which extent it will be useful from me when I registered.

By Meg S

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Aug 16, 2019

Phenomenal course- I learned so much that is directly applicable to my work. I cannot wait to take my next course.

By Khadija H

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Mar 13, 2019

Excellent, well laid out course. simple to follow, useful exercises for practice and great hints by the instructor

By Sunny N

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Oct 27, 2022

RRIgourous, thorough, and chchallenging Writing in the SciencesSciences isisais a MUST for professtional writers.

By DILEEP K

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Oct 9, 2022

Highly recommended to adapt at universities for grad students. Aspiring writers can also benifit from the course.

By Dr. Z R

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Aug 22, 2021

I really enjoyed it! Kept me engaged even though it was online. The homework wasn't exhausting either.Thank you.

By Shannon W

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Mar 12, 2021

I learned a lot in this course and I have been applying these principles to my writing as I learn them each week.

By Vaishnavi I

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Jul 15, 2020

This course is so useful and informative. The instructor is amazing, she makes things fun and easy to understand.

By Noni T

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Jul 2, 2020

The course is very well designed. Praise to the instructor who made things easier for non-English native speaker.

By Isaac M

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Jun 26, 2019

The course teaches concise expression, it's concise by itself as well. Really enjoy it, and I feel fully-charged.

By Zainab R

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Feb 3, 2019

It's a tremendous experience to learn this course; it provided a great help to command scientific writing skills!

By Lucia W

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Oct 22, 2022

Very educative with surprising information and backed up with opinions from top experts and leads of the field.

By Nathan R

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Oct 7, 2022

Amazing ! One the best course I have ever done. All research student should do this course, it's so helpful !

By Elena G

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Jun 18, 2022

the learning curve is thriving here! just one question: where all these insane unreadable examples came from!?

By Helia N

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Oct 14, 2021

The course was awesome. I definitely recommend it to everyone in the medicine field trying to write an article.

By Benjamin T

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Mar 29, 2021

one of the most helpful and best online courses I have taken so far! Highly recommended. Not only to scientists!

By Dinorah M T

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Feb 18, 2021

Excellent Course!!! It helped me improve my writing and development skills for scientific articles and projects.

By Paula A R R

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Nov 28, 2020

Excelente curso. El mejor para aprender a escribir de forma cientifica. Me siento afortuna de haberlo terminado.

By Zhiyu ( Z

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Jul 25, 2020

This course is really helpful! It helps me identify my writing problems and tells me how to fix them. I love it!

By Fatima H

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Jul 6, 2020

was very helpful for young scientist like me who is about to start writing my own manuscript. Thank you so much!

By Alicia L

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May 29, 2020

It was a very useful curse, also very engaging and easy to follow. It was a complete help to improve my writing.