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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Business Writing by University of Colorado Boulder

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About the Course

Writing well is one of the most important skills you can develop to be successful in the business world. Over seventy companies and thirty thousand students--from professional writers to new employees to non-native English speakers to seasoned executives--have used the techniques in Business Writing to power their ability to communicate and launch their ideas. This course will teach you how to apply the top ten principles of good business writing to your work, how to deploy simple tools to dramatically improve your writing, and how to execute organization, structure, and revision to communicate more masterfully than ever. From the very first lesson, you'll be able to apply your new learning immediately to your work and improve your writing today. Your ideas are powerful. Learn how to deliver them with the clarity and impact they deserve. "Thank you for giving me the knowledge I need in life. [Business Writing] was helpful, life changing, and has made a huge impact in my writing." -- Message from a Business Writing student The principles you'll learn in this course enable you to become a great business writer. They also provide the foundation for moving into Graphic Design and Successful Presentation, so that you can unleash your best professional self whenever--and however--you present your ideas in the workplace. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The MS-DS is an interdisciplinary degree that brings together faculty from CU Boulder’s departments of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Science, and others. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the MS-DS is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience in computer science, information science, mathematics, and statistics. Learn more about the MS-DS program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-science-boulder....

Top reviews

CM

Apr 9, 2020

Excellent course for improving business writing skills and writing skills in general. Lessons are chunked up making the learning task much easier and less daunting. 10/10 would recommend.

KG

Jul 7, 2020

One of my favorite classes on Coursera. If you need to polish your writing skills, I recommend this course. The instructor did an amazing job covering the challenges we have with grammar and style.

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By Samar M M H

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Sep 23, 2017

It is a good course for improve our skills like writing

By Mohammed A J

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May 7, 2023

Great content, Great Instructor and Great Presentation

By Lyn R

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Mar 25, 2023

Very very helpful and useful. I like how simple it is.

By Kelly C

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Jan 8, 2022

A great refresher. The revision skills are excellent.

By Clara F

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Feb 14, 2021

Amazing course, the best ive taken in Coursera so far.

By VIBHUTI V

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Jul 15, 2020

Its a good course. Helped me improve my writing skills

By Lucian G

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Feb 27, 2020

This course helped me reach an "Aha" moment in grammar

By Chad P

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Apr 16, 2019

This was by far the best business course I have taken.

By Jessica L

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Dec 18, 2017

Great writing lessons I was able to apply immediately.

By Kieran B

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Dec 12, 2023

A very naturally delivered and engaging presentation.

By Berger S S C

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Oct 11, 2023

This is very useful, I did not know that its for real

By inioluwa j

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Jul 13, 2022

This is a great course with a very enriching content!

By Lienjude L

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Aug 5, 2021

It great course that can help you in your workplace.

By Eduardo P

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Nov 15, 2020

Amazing course that it's helping me a lot in y career

By Laura B L

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Sep 30, 2020

Excellent course! Short videos and objective quizzes.

By Sangeeth S

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Aug 11, 2020

Great course to improve your business writing skills.

By Sourav

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Apr 24, 2020

I learned so much, loved the course and the teachers.

By Ghazanfar M

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Mar 9, 2020

it provide oppertunity to improve your writing skills

By Christianus I W E B

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Sep 24, 2019

The course was very good for students in EFL context.

By Habeeb A

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Jan 2, 2019

This course helped me a great deal. kudos to Coursera

By Shraddha K

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Jun 6, 2018

This course is wonderful for Business writing skills.

By Aarohi N

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Aug 19, 2025

Covered the very basics of writing. I learned a lot.

By Ms. S A

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Apr 2, 2023

very informative. easy rules to follow when writing.

By Omer O

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Nov 8, 2022

Great course presented spontaneously and powerfully.

By Ayandele A

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Aug 21, 2022

This course was definitely worth my time. Thank you.