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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 Godwin A

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Dec 13, 2021

This course has prepared me thoroughly for career. Thanks to Stanford Medicine for organizing this course.

By Giulia A

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Oct 12, 2021

I really liked this course, very helpfull, I should have taken it before writing my paper and PhD thesis!

By Ramsia G

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Jan 26, 2021

The course is really great and hightlights simle - and easy to follow - rules for good scientific writing.

By Maddison B

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Jan 17, 2021

This was an extremely helpful class to someone new to research. I have learned so much from these 8 weeks!

By Paul

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Jun 29, 2020

Excellent writing exercises. Easy to understand writing concepts. Helpful theoretically and practically.

By SUBHAJIT S

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Jun 4, 2020

This course is very well designed. I recommend it to all who wish to pursue a scientific career in future.

By eby e

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May 29, 2020

it was a helpful course with great tips on writing in science that you can apply on other writing courses.

By Facundo N B

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Jan 19, 2020

Un curso espectacular. Cada segundo de video lo vale, porque, se aprende de manera interactiva y sencilla.

By Khurram S

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Sep 23, 2019

It is the best for any Undergraduate student looking forward towards Research Like a sub-part of Research!

By Muhammad U

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Jun 12, 2019

I am loving this course. Highly productive course. Thank you Stanford and Coursera for making it possible.

By Jenevra M B

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Apr 12, 2019

I enjoyed the interactive aspects of this course. Writing letters of recommendation was useful to include.

By Burhan G

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Mar 28, 2018

I really enjoyed this course. Content was new. It was the right amount of weekly load. Highly recommended.

By John K

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Jan 28, 2018

nice, if the material is less biology-oriented, make it general science and engineering,it would be great!

By Ifeoma R N

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Feb 19, 2024

Great course! I learnt new ideas about writing manuscripts and articles for publication. This is a 10/10!

By Margot J S

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Jul 31, 2023

Excellent course even after writing quite a bit and being a professional in healthcare for over 30 years.

By Fatemeh M

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May 14, 2023

Many thanks to all of the knowledge lover to support students same as me. You are our energy of studying.

By Slava Y T

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Mar 26, 2023

Very useful, easy to follow, great examples - will definitely recommend to take for any level scientists.

By Shabnam K

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Oct 28, 2022

The course is really the best for knowing the titbits and developing writing skills for various purposes.

By Banani M

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Jul 15, 2021

This course helped improve my science writing skills. I am thankful to the mentor for such nice lectures.

By katta s b

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Jun 7, 2021

"Writing in sciences" course is helped me to understand and practice more quality writing in my domain. "

By Cristina A M A

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Mar 29, 2021

Very useful to start for real beginners and up to different practical things as science in general public

By Anna S C

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May 9, 2020

Thank you very much for all this help, wouldn't have imagined that this course would interest me so much!

By Daniel V L

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Apr 8, 2020

I wish I had been taught a course like this one during my academic formation. I absolutely recommend it!!

By sree v y

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Feb 28, 2019

Coursera made learning so much fun. It helps to learn all the requires skills. Education is hapiness here

By Azuka E

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Dec 12, 2024

Very detailed course, The best writing course I've ever taken. Thank you to the facilitator and faculty.