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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

SD

Feb 25, 2020

Respected Dr.kristiani sainani madam and coursera.

I thank you for the wonderful classes and presentations, it really didn't made me feel that i was learning online course but as in class learning.

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 Sara V M

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Jan 17, 2020

It is an excelent course to learn how to organize and write a Scientific Paper. It is very useful and I'm sure I will use all the knowledge I have acquired.

By Reham h

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Oct 14, 2024

it the best course to teach how to write a scientific article, how to review an article, and how to write a lay summary about an article. Thank you so much

By Muhammad H M

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May 29, 2023

A very thorough and helpful course. The instructor knows what are the current problems in scientific writing. Overall a very enjoyable and learning course.

By Anja v B

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Sep 24, 2022

Excellent course! The material was well-tailored for my needs. The way the teacher presents it makes the course enjoyable, interesting and easy to follow.

By safina k

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Feb 9, 2022

The facilitator of this course is an excellent teacher. Truly admire her hands-on style and how she integrates her own experiences in the teaching process.

By PAULA F D S

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Dec 2, 2021

Um curso bastante abrangente no ramo das ciências exatas e biológicas, mas muita coisa não se aplica para artigos escritos em português na área de humanas.

By Sunatoli

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Oct 12, 2021

There is room for improvement in terms of peer reviews and peer plagiarism. The course itself as presented by Dr. Sainani was excellent. I learned a lot.

By Jinit M

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Jul 2, 2020

The course was very helpful and would be of great benefit for me in my future. Thank you so much Stanford University for giving this wonderful opportunity.

By Esteban D M N

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Oct 21, 2018

Very useful course to develope skills for writing papers. In this moment I'm finally planning to start my paper abour infertility, I expect to do it great!

By Mohammad Z

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Jan 7, 2024

Unlike many other courses, this one never lets you get bored. You really need to understand the concepts to pass the assessments; which makes it superior.

By Hoang L N

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Jul 10, 2023

A very great course for young scientists. The interviews with Editors give me a full of the big picture of the publication! Thank you, Ms. Kristin, et al.

By Vida V S

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Feb 25, 2023

I had fun learning this course. This course is worth completing for someone who wants to improve their writing for scientific papers or technical reports!

By Annus Z

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Jul 31, 2022

It's a great short-course to get some basic do's and don'ts of writing in the sciences. It's extremely well-designed for newcomers in scientific writing.

By Rahul B

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Apr 12, 2021

A very good course to learn effective scientific writing. It is structured precisely. I have learnt a lot of writing about writing scientific information.

By Akin A C

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Mar 27, 2021

It was a fantastic course! I've learned and improved my scientific writing a lot! Thank you so much Coursera and Stanford University for this opportunity!

By Dr. G C N

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Sep 28, 2020

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well planed module, I enjoyed listening to all the materials and activities. Thanks coursera writing in science for helping me improve myself!

By SAMIR B

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Jun 7, 2020

One of the best Courses by coursera. It is truly helpful to me for writing Research articles and guiding a roadmap for my career. Truly a very good course

By merl s

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May 31, 2020

A comprehensive, well-organized course which took me to the next level as a writer. The demo exercises were particularly great to practice what we learnt.

By Stephanie C

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Apr 9, 2020

Fantastic course of medical literature and writing, as well as a brief into to other related topics (ie - grant writing, writing for the lay person, etc.)

By SAMER A

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Nov 6, 2017

it was a very valuable course, i have learned a lot of new skills in writing scientific papers. Thank for such

informative course and great presentation.

By Neng S

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Mar 18, 2024

It's really fun and proud to be able to enjoy the challenges in this course. everyone should join, because this will be very beneficial in various fields

By Kristine C

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May 16, 2022

I liked the self pace and the instructor gave clear, concise instructions. I will be using the information I learned in this course in my future writing.

By Dmitri B

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Mar 16, 2021

A very good structured curse. The teacher explained the topics very well and I actually learned a lot and I can actually apply in my work what I learned.

By Kyvia T

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Mar 5, 2021

Excellent course! I learned a lot about how to write clearly and concisely. In addition, on the importance of scientific dissemination to the lay public.

By vamsi k

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Dec 6, 2020

This is a course I enjoyed and learned thoroughly. Realized many mistakes that I used to do. I will suggest this course to every youngster into research.