Data collection have always been an integral part 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. ICT tools such as mobile devices and software that allows users to create surveys, collect, manage and upload data to storage facilities in real-time, have reduced the conventional challenges associated with remote data collection and M&E. If you have always wanted to learn how to collect, manage and analyze project data using mobile devices, this training course is for you. This training course also comes with additional GIS modules to help participants put the skills acquired into perspective. The GIS module will help participants to work with spatial data.
Mobile data collection
Benefits of Mobile data collection
Introduction to common mobile based data collection platforms
Challenges of Mobile Based Data Collection
Data aggregation, storage, and dissemination
Overview of available mobile phone based data collection platforms.
Types of questions and their data types.
Questionnaire/Form logic
Extended data types geoid, image, and multimedia
Survey Authoring
Design forms using a web interfaces using:
Hands-on Exercise
ODK Build
Kobo Toolbox
Preparing mobile devices for data collection
Installing application: ODK Collect
Configuring the device (Mobile Phones)
Uploading the form into the mobile devices
Hands-on Exercise
Advanced survey Authoring: 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
Conditional Survey Branching
Required questions
Constraining responses
Skip: Asking Relevant Questions
The specify other
Grouping questions
Skipping many questions at once (Skipping a section)
Repeating a set of questions
Special formatting
Making dynamic calculations
Hosting survey data: Cloud Hosting
Google Apps Engine
ODK Aggregate
Kobo Toolbox
Form hub
Downloading data
Manual download (ODK Briefcase)
Using the online server interface
Hands-on Exercise
Introduction to GIS
Working with Spatial data (GPS Coordinates)
Choice of Platform
Discussion on the Choice of Platform
Integrating Mobile Data Collection tools into projects
Knowledge
Tools and techniques to gather data for project/program using innovative Mobile data gathering Technology.
You will become familiar with using ICT tools and methods to conduct data collection, statistical analysis, and reporting.
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