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
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A computer (to build the form)
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Smartphones, tablets or computers (to collect the
data)
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Internet access (it does not need to be consistent)
Training Checklist
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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
- Introduction of ICT based M&E
- Benefits of Mobile Applications for
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Data and types of data
- Challenges of data collection
- Mobile Data collection and the M&E work
plan
- Considerations for Integrating Mobile Data
Gathering Tools into M&E Project
- Hardware and application selection
2. Mobile Data Gathering Tools for M&E
- Discussion on the choice of platform
- Design forms using a web interface
- Form Creation tools
3. Survey Design using XLS Forms
- Introduction to XLS forms
4. Basic Survey Authoring
- New Data Types
- Notes and Dates
- Multiple Choice Questions
5. Intermediate Survey Authoring
- Multiple Language Support
- Hints and Metadata
- Conditional survey constructs
- Required questions
- Constraining Responses
- Asking Relevant Questions
- The Specify Other Shortcut
6. Data collection
I). Form development and
deployment
- Planning data entry form
- Overview of using ODK for form data
collection
- Developing data collection forms
- Deploying a data collection forms
- Setting up an Android Phone for data
collection
- Data Entry using ODK Collect
- Aggregating data
- Visualizing data in maps
- 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
11. Data sets and Terminology
12. Cross sectional and time series data
13. Graphing and charting
14. Scales of measurement
15. Descriptive statistics
16. Inferential statistics
17. T tests and Analysis of variance
18. Regression analysis
19.
Event
Details
The 3 day course
costs 350$ (305,000 FRW), Exclusive of a 18% V.A.T, The Cost includes all
training fees, materials, lunch and refreshments as well as certificates and 6
month post training support.
Event
Details
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Event Date
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30-01-2019 8:30 am
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Event End Date
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01-02-2019 4:00 pm
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Cut off date
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19-01-2019
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Individual Price
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350$ Per Delegate
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Location
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OpenCastLabs Training Facilities, Kigali Rwanda
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How
to register:
To register, send an email to: outreach@opencastlabs-africa.com You can
also visit our website on www.opencastlabs-africa.com
and fill an online application form
and submit to us.
Contact Details:
Rwanda:
P.O Box 4543
Kigali
3rd
Floor La Bonne Address House
Avenue de la Revolution
Tel: Kigali +250 788 470 532
The Training Coordination Office (Joab/Diana)
Capacity Building Division
Argwings Kodhek Road, opposite YAYA Center
P.o Box 30225 - 00100 , Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 0204409651 Mobile: +254 723870644
Email : outreach@opencastlabs-africa.com
Language
Participants
should be reasonably proficient in English.
Fee Exceptions
All international participants will cater for their, travel expenses,
visa application, insurance,
accommodation and other
personal expenses.
Accommodation
Accommodation
is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us below.
Payment:
Payment should be transferred through
bank 5 days
before commencement of training.
Cancellation policy
- All requests for cancellations
must be received in writing.
- Changes will become effective
on the date of written confirmation being received.
- The appropriate cancellation
charge will apply
