Event Detail: ODK for Monitoring and Evaluation
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.
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.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- M&E and Mobile data collection
- Benefits of Mobile data collection for M&E
- Introduction to common mobile-based data collection platforms
- Challenges of Mobile-Based Data Collection
- 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 web interfaces using:
- Hands-on Exercise
- ODK Build
- KoboToolBox
- 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: XLSForms
- Introduction to XLSforms 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
- KoboToolbox
- Formhub
- Hosting Survey Data: Local Server Hosting
- Configuring ODK Aggregate on a local server
- Downloading data
- Manual download (ODK Briefcase)
- Using the online server interface
- Hands-on Exercise
HOW TO REGISTER ONLINE
To register online to book your spot, click on this link Online Registration Form
CUSTOMIZED TRAINING
This training can also be customized for your institution upon request. You can have it delivered your preferred location.
For further inquiries, please contact us on the details below:
Tel: +254 (0) 739167709.
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: Utumishi Co-op Hse, Mamlaka rd, Off Nyerere Rd, Nairobi