Qatar University (QU) conducted a training workshop to equip staff with advanced analytical thinking skills, enabling them to interpret data, draw meaningful conclusions, and provide evidence-based recommendations to guide university decision-making.
Organised by the Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness Office, the workshop, titled “Analytical Thinking Skills in the University Workplace: From Data Collection to Decision-Making”, brought together staff from the QU’s Department of Strategy and Performance Quality and the Department of Institutional Analytics and Research.
Delivered by Institutional Analytics and Research Department manager Dr Mahmood Ahmed, the workshop aimed to strengthen participants’ analytical capabilities, helping them move beyond basic data collection to meaningful analysis aligned with the QU’s strategic objectives.
The sessions covered a wide range of applied topics, including analytical thinking methodologies, transforming numerical data into actionable insights through pattern and relationship analysis, distinguishing correlation from causation, evaluating evidence quality, and developing institutional recommendations linked to strategic indicators.
The workshop featured practical exercises and case studies drawn from the QU’s work environment.
Dr Muna al-Marzouqi, the vice-president for Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness, emphasised that the initiative forms part of the Office’s ongoing professional development efforts.
She highlighted its role in fostering a unified institutional analytical culture, improving the quality of reports and analyses, and strengthening collaboration between planning, performance, and institutional research units to support the University’s development and transformation journey.
