Mobile Phone Based Data Collection Using ODK 20th - 24th November, Kigali - Rwanda

Data 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.

ODK is an online tool that enables humanitarian staff to quickly build digital surveys. Data is collected through computers or mobile phones, and stored online. The platform is very flexible and enables you to build surveys in a number of ways, such as with cascading questions, multiple choice, or free text.

Course Overview

Training and Implementation Requirements

·         A computer (to build the form)

·         Smartphones, tablets or computers (to collect the data)

·         Internet access (it does not need to be consistent)

Training Checklist

·        The team should come up with mock questions that will be used in the survey: The training will follow a real case scenario of building a survey from scratch

Topics:

   1.      Basic Concepts and Principles

1. Introduction of ICT based M&E
2. Benefits of Mobile Applications for Monitoring and Evaluation
3. Data and types of data
4. Challenges of data collection
5. Mobile Data collection and the M&E work plan
6. Considerations for Integrating Mobile Data Gathering Tools into M&E Project
7. Hardware and application selection

   2.      Mobile Data Gathering Tools for M&E

1. Discussion on the choice of platform
2. Design forms using a web interface
3. Form Creation tools

   3.      Survey Design using XLS Forms

1. Introduction to XLS forms

   4.      Basic Survey Authoring

1. New Data Types
2. Notes and Dates
3. Multiple Choice Questions

   5.      Intermediate Survey Authoring

1. Multiple Language Support
2. Hints and Metadata
3. Conditional survey constructs
4. Required questions
5. Constraining Responses
6. Asking Relevant Questions
7. The Specify Other Shortcut

   6.      Data collection

I). Form development and deployment

1. Planning data entry form
2. Overview of using ODK for form data collection
3. Developing data collection forms
4. Deploying a data collection forms
5. Setting up an Android Phone for data collection
6. Data Entry using ODK Collect
7. Aggregating data
8. Visualizing data in maps
9. Exporting data for analysis

j.        Qualitative data entry

k.       Quantative data entry

l.        Collecting Rich data, Photos, audio and videos

m.    Form-Project transition

n.      Online VS Offline data collection

   7.      Data Analyses

o.      The Excel Analyser

p.      Response mapping

q.      The quickfix data view

r.       Response disintegration and graphing

    8.      Mapping

s.       Creating GPS Points

t.        Map processing

    9.      Result export and consumption of findings

   10.  Core excel data analysis tools

a.      Pivot tables frequency tables and crosstabs

b.      Introduction to Excel Formulas

  Data sets and Terminology

• Cross sectional and time series data   
• Graphing and charting
•  Scales of measurement   
• Descriptive statistics
• Inferential statistics
• T tests and Analysis of variance
• Regression analysis
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• Venue: Kigali, Rwanda.
  Date: 20th - 24th Nov 2017
  Duration: 5 Days
  Fees: 600$ per delegate Inclusive of Meals, Certificates, 6 Month Post training support. (Group discounts available)
  RSVP: outreach@opencastlabs-africa.com