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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.

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.

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By Lancina D

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Oct 17, 2022

Excellent teaching. I am finalizing a manuscript for submission and this course helped, for example, to delete all the unecessary words and phrases to meet the journal's required word count. I highly recommand this course for all writters.

By Beatriz A P

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Sep 2, 2020

Very good course! Dr. Kristin Sainani is a great teacher and conveys information interestingly and engagingly. The content is very useful and my writing (and editing) is better now after taking the course. I would recommend it to everybody!

By Sandeep H

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Jul 16, 2022

This was my first course at coursera. Absolutely enjoyed taking the classes. Realized so many stuff that I've been doing wrong for so many years. Recommending this for all undergrads, grads and anyone who is involved in scientific writing.

By Shaimaa M R

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Oct 2, 2021

it was challenging , condensed but really very helpful course . i was so interested with it , dr. kristin is an excellent teacher that you never feel boring with . i have learned many new skills in writing. i highly recommend this course

By Daniela A M

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Sep 3, 2019

I learned many things. I wasn't expecting the last modules on reaching bigger audiences and sci-interviews, but I found them very interesting. Thanks for everything, I don't have a background in life-sciences but I still enjoy the course.

By Jaya B

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Jan 6, 2022

Thoroughly enjoyed Dr Sainani's course - her impressive experience as science writer and editor shone though. I would recommend this course to all aspiring and established (like me) communicators seeking to become better science writers.

By Gertrude B

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Jul 3, 2021

This was a really eye-opening and challenging course. I realized i still need to practice a lot of my editing skills. Thank you so much for making this course freely available to all who want to become better science writers and editors!

By Harshithaa G

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Aug 14, 2020

I was not that great in editing the scientific writings but Coursera has provided a great opportunity to improve my writing skills with the financial aid. Thank you for this wonderful course and this has already made a change in my life.

By Dr. S A

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Dec 28, 2019

Extremely useful course. Thanks to Stanford University and Coursera for making this free. Thanks to Dr. Sainani for presenting an in-depth course with lots of easy-to-understand examples. The editing exercises were especially beneficial.

By Eman M

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Aug 9, 2020

I am so glad to learn this course about key principles of effective writing science, really was very useful to me and learn something new and I will apply this in very near future. Thanks a lot, Dr. Kristin Sainani

Stanford University

By Dima S H

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May 6, 2020

This course is truly amazing, Dr. Kristin has an outstanding way of simplifying complicated topics. The course gives a comprehensive knowledge in writing; starting from the very first draft, to publishing, and finally to be interviewed.

By Isabelle G

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Nov 1, 2019

FANTASTIC COURSE!! A must-do for anyone interested in using writing to communicate their scholarly work (i.e. everyone). Will be recommending to ALL my colleagues. Thank you for making this outstanding resource available free of charge.

By Dr. K R

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Mar 17, 2019

Excellent course and wonderful instructor! After 8 weeks I feel like missing the course videos. Very understandable and learnt a lot from the course! I thank the instructor for her excellent teaching skills which is approachable to all!

By jen d

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Jan 22, 2019

This course was exceptional. It is comprehensive enough to cover most forms of science-related communication. The sentence-level examples are incredibly helpful. I anticipate returning to this course several times to review the lessons!

By Darryl H

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Apr 17, 2018

A wonderful course filled with useful tips on how to write better, publish better and engage better. This is a course that all postgraduates need to take to undo the bad habits our undergrad lecturers taught us. Thank you, Prof Sainani!

By zuhur r a

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Jan 10, 2021

My first language is Arabic and my English not that perfect but really understand this course also i knew where my weakens in the language is

thanks a lot for giving me this opportunity to join this course really thank you

best of luck

By Sadia M

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Nov 13, 2023

I have taken a lot of online courses, but this one was beyond great—it covered everything—and I am grateful to Professor Kristain for leading us in such a fantastic and amazing way. It was an excellent experience to learn on Coursera.

By Ashley R

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Jan 20, 2021

This course helped me learn what mistakes I am making in writing and, most importantly, how to correct them. This course also helped me feel more confident in my writing abilities and how to organize my papers for future publications.

By M D K L G

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Aug 18, 2020

Thanks a lot for such an important course. The lecture series is so impressive and useful for researchers and young academicians. Well-explained with suitable examples. Thank you Stanford University, Dr Kristin Sainani, and Coursera.

By Victoria O

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Jul 9, 2020

The instructor made an excellent job of teaching the course. The homework exercises were also well suited in buttressing knowledge gained from the course. I would definitely recommend to persons interested in improving their writing.

By Lydia D

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Mar 20, 2018

Can a course be thrilling and informative? This is a very practical course. There are ample examples of live edits turning impenetrable scientific writing from unfamiliar fields into a clear message a broad audience could understand.

By Alice A C

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Jun 16, 2023

Very helpful course on scientific writing! The Professor is great, the material interesting and the flexibility unmatched. I would recommend it to everyone who struggles with writing their science for both, peers and the lay public.

By Paul K K

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Jun 23, 2022

I have learned so much from this course. Graduate schools instills in us some bad writing habits that can be corrected here in this course. Dr. Kristini is an amazing instructor. I loved the humour, it made the lessons exciting. :)

By Abdelhalim E B

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Sep 4, 2018

The course is rich of new information and suitable for all levels (except for extreme professional). I have also learned from the way Dr. Kristin Sainani present the course. I highly recommend it, especially for biological students.

By Amal Z

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Dec 23, 2022

It is a wonderful course for beginners. I learned a lot about scientific writing .I am confident to apply the knowledge I learned in this course in my writings in future.Thanks for approving my request to learn through this course.