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.
Writing in the Sciences
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Resultados profesionales del estudiante
15%
11%
Habilidades que obtendrás
Resultados profesionales del estudiante
15%
11%
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Universidad de Stanford
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is an American private research university located in Stanford, California on an 8,180-acre (3,310 ha) campus near Palo Alto, California, United States.
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
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Unit 1 introduces the course and reviews key principles of effective writing. In particular, you will practice cutting clutter from writing.
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Unit 2 focuses on writing with strong, active verbs. Lessons include how to: write in the active voice; avoid turning verbs into nouns; choose strong verbs; and get to the main verb of a sentence quickly.
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Unit 3 reviews how to vary sentence structure and write strong paragraphs. You will practice using the dash, colon, semi-colon, and parentheses, as well as writing well-organized and concise paragraphs.
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Unit 4 reviews the writing process. I will give you tips for making the writing process easier, more efficient, and more organized.
Reseñas
Principales reseñas sobre WRITING IN THE SCIENCES
This was an amazing course that really helped me with my medical writing skills and understanding how making things clear for all audiences can help in spreading scientific knowledge across the world.
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.
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.
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.
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