INTRODUCTIONData collection and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) have
always been integral parts of development work. In the past, these
tasks were performed with paper and pen, which made them prone to
error, difficult to conduct on a large scale, and high in transaction
costs.
Information and communication technology (ICT) tools, including
hardware like mobile phones and tablets, applications with the
capacity to create digital surveys, and software that allows users to
upload data to storage facilities in real-time, have reduced the
conventional challenges associated with remote data collection and
M&E.
DURATION
5 Days.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course will introduce participants to tools and techniques to
gather data for project/ programme outcomes to stakeholders using
innovative Mobile data gathering tools.
At the end of the course, you will become familiar with using ICT
tools and methods to conduct data collection, statistical analysis and
reporting.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION
MOBILE DATA GATHERING
• Benefits of Mobile Applications
• Data and types of Data
• Introduction to common mobile based data collection platforms
• Managing devices
• Challenges of Data Collection
• Data aggregation, storage and dissemination
• Questionnaire Design
GETTING STARTED IN ODK
• Types of questions
• Data types for each question
• Types of questionnaire or Form logic
• Extended data types geoid, image and multimedia
MODULE 2: SURVEY AUTHORING AND PREPARATION OF MOBILE PHONE FOR DATA
COLLECTION
SURVEY AUTHORING
• Design forms using a web interface using:
o ODK Build
o Koboforms
o PurcForms
• Hands-on Exercise
PREPARING THE MOBILE PHONE FOR DATA COLLECTION
• Installing applications: ODK Collect
o Using Google play
o Manual install (.apk files)
• Configuring the device (Mobile Phones)
• Uploading the form into the mobile devices
• Hands-on Exercise
MODULE 3: DESIGNING FORMS AND ADVANCED SURVEY AUTHORING
DESIGNING FORMS MANUALLY: USING XLS FORMS
• Introduction to XLS forms syntax
• New data types
• Notes and dates
• Multiple choice Questions
• Multiple Language Support
• Hints and Metadata
• Hands-on Exercise
ADVANCED SURVEY AUTHORING
• Conditional Survey Branching
o Required questions
o Constraining responses
o Skip: Asking Relevant questions
o The specify other
• Grouping questions
o Skipping many questions at once (Skipping a section)
• Repeating a set of questions
• Special formatting
• Making dynamic calculations
MODULE 4: HOSTING SURVEY DATA
HOSTING SURVEY DATA (ONLINE)
• ODK Aggregate
• Formhub
• ona.io
• KoboToolbox
• Uploading forms to the server
HOSTING SURVEY DATA (CONFIGURING A LOCAL SERVER)
Configuring ODK Aggregate on a local server
DOWNLOADING DATA
• Manual download (ODK Briefcase)
• Using the online server interface
MODULE 5: WORKING WITH SPATIAL DATA (GPS COORDINATES)
• Spatial Mapping
• Introduction to Fusion Table
• Exporting GPS Coordinates (Google maps) to Fusion tables
• Exporting data to Fusion tables using QGIS
• Converting data to shape files
TRAINING CUSTOMIZATION
This training can also be customized for your institution upon
request. You can also have it delivered your preferred location.
For further inquiries, please contact us through Mobile: +254 732 776
700 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org
REQUIREMENTS
Participants should be reasonably proficient in English. During the
trainings, participants should come with their own laptops.
TRAINING FEE
The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two
break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us
through Mobile: +254 732 776 700 or Email:
training@fineresultsresearch.org
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