SUR321: Analysis & Research Skills

   SUR321: Analysis & Research Skills

SPRING 2026

Instructor:	Dr. Ahmed Farghal, Ph.D. Office:  E-mail: ahmedfarghal7080@gmail.com Facebook: Click here Scheduled Office Hours: TBD. Office Hours: I have an open door policy. Walk in my office every time you want and I will interrupt whatever I am doing.              In case you feel better having an appointment, arrange for one.  Two important rules to talk to me: Make sure you thought about the problem and have some analysis to offer together with your question Make sure you can explain you problem or make the question in one-two sentences.
Course Organization:	Lecture: Thursdays, 11:00 am – 01:00 pm, @ Lecture Theater  C. 2 hours of tutorial per week Teaching Assistant: Eng.
Midterm Exam:	TBD.
Final Exam:	TBD.

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Handouts: Spring 2026

The handouts are available as Adobe PDF files through the links below.

• Lecture 1: SWOT Analysis I.
• Lecture 2: SWOT Analysis II. (Video1) (Video2)
• Lecture 3: Cost-Benefit Analysis. (Video1) (Video2)
• Lecture 4: Risk Analysis.
• Lecture 5: Problem Solving.
• Lecture 6: Web Search Skills. (Video1) (Video2) (Video3)
• Lecture 7: Data, information, and knowledge. (Video1) (Video2) (Video3)
• Lecture 8: Decision Making.
• Lecture 9:  

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