VIRTUAL | ONLINE ATTENDANCES- Mobile Based Data Collection Using ODK Course
THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN:
Impact Evaluation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Academic Research, Market Research, Field Research, Agriculture, Health, Education, WASH, Handicapped, Human rights, Emergencies/disasters, Advocacy, Education, Environment, Small business development, Community development, Rural development, Women, Youth, Population, Rehabilitation, Culture, Capacity Building, Appropriate technology, Income, generation, Private sector, Refugees/displaced
Introduction
Data collection has always been an integral part of development work. In the past, this task was performed with paper and pen, which made it 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.
If you have always wanted to learn how to collect, manage and analyze project data using mobile devices, this training course is for you.
Who should Attend?
This training course is suitable for anyone who is interested in learning how to collect and manage project data using mobile devices.
Requirements
This training is designed for participants who are reasonably proficient in English and have an understanding of basic ICT concepts.
Duration
6 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.
- Create survey forms using Build or XLSForms
- Set up ODK Build, Collect and Aggregate
- Upload forms to an Aggregate server
- Load forms into Collect on an Android device
- Use ODK Collect to fill out forms with field participants
- Upload survey data from Collect to Aggregate
- Export and Analyse data from Aggregate
Course Contents
Module I
- ICT Refresher
- Introduction to Mobile Data Collection
- Benefits of Mobile Based Data Collection
- Challenges facing Mobile Based Data Collection and their work arounds.
- Introduction to basic xlsforms syntax for survey authoring.
Module II
Getting started
- Types of questions.
- Data types for each question.
- Types of questionnaire and Form logic.
- Extended data types geoid, image and multimedia.
Form Validation and Conversion
- Converting xlsforms to xml forms.
- Validating xml forms.
- Troubleshooting common syntax errors.
Device calibration (Mobile Phones/Tablets)
- ODK Collect installation and configuration.
- Uploading forms into the mobile devices – Manually/Downloading from the server.
- Hands-on Exercise.
Hosting survey data (Online)
- ODK Aggregate and Appengine - Setup
Module III
Intermediate Survey Authoring
- New data types.
- Notes and dates.
- Multiple choice Questions.
- Multiple Language Support.
- Hints, metadata and more.
- Conditional Survey Branching.
- Required questions
- Constraining responses
- Skip: Asking Relevant questions
- The specify (other)
- Grouping questions.
- Skipping many questions at once (Skipping a section). Etc
Hands-on Exercises
Module IV
Advanced Survey Authoring
- Repeating a set of questions.
- Special formatting.
- Making dynamic calculations.
- Survey Styling and formatting – Working with the appearance column.
- Working with media files.
- Cascading select
- External selects
- Conducting Longitudinal surveys.
Hands-on Exercises
Module V
Visualizing Geographic Data.
- Exporting GPS Coordinates to Google maps
- Exporting GPS data for Mapping/Visualizing
- Visualizing GIS data using QGIS
Hand-on Exercise
Presentation of course project by participants
Action plan
Closure
Methodology
This instructor led training course is delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.
All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.
Accreditation
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a certificate of participation.
Training Venue
The training is ONLINE & VIRTUAL.
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Mobile Number: +254 725 771 853
Training Fees
The course fees is KES 45,000.00 or USD 650.00 exclusive of VAT.
Payment
Payment should be transferred to Livecode Technologies account through bank on or before the course starting date.
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Cancellation Policy
Payment for the all courses includes a registration fee, which is non-refundable, and equals 15% of the total sum of the course fee.
Tailor- Made
This scheduled course can also be tailored for your organization. To find out how our tailor-made training can help your organization, call our team on
Please Note: The program content shown here is for guidance purposes only. Our continuous course improvement process may lead to changes in topics and course structure.
Event Properties
Event Date | 09-23-2024 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 09-28-2024 12:00 am |
Registered | 1 |
Cut off date | 09-19-2024 |
Individual Price | USD 650 |
Location | Nairobi, Kenya |