Dear all,
Re: Mobile Data Collection for M E using ODK and Kobo Toolbox

Fine Results Research would like to invite you to high impact training on Mobile Data Collection for M E using ODK and Kobo Toolbox to be held Nairobi on 16th-20th December 2019.

Event information
Course Name: Mobile Data Collection for M E using ODK and Kobo Toolbox

Venue: FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya

Event Date: 16th-20th December 2019.

Course Fee: KES 65000 or USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
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.

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

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How to participate
Individual Registration
Contact information
Email:training@fineresultsresearch.org
TEL: +254 732 776 700
Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/