Online ODK, KoBoToolbox Training Courses

Tech For Development -T4D would like to invite you to our high impact Online Training Courses in Mobile Data Collection Using Kobo Toolbox and Mobile Data Collection Using ODK

Event Information

Delivery Mode: E-learning (Online/Web-based/Self-paced)

Course Fee: KES 40,000 OR USD 400

Registration:

Mobile Data Collection Using Kobo Toolbox - Register here

Mobile Data Collection Using ODK - Register here

Who should take these courses

These are hands-on courses for anyone who wishes to learn how to setup a mobile based system to collect, manage, analyze and map data.

About the instructors

The instructors are seasoned implementers of mobile based data collection systems in custom android apps, ODK, KoBoToolbox, CSEntry, ona.io, Survey CTO, MAgpi, Mobenzi among others.

About these courses

In the past, data collection was performed using 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 allow 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.

One of the commonly used tools are KoBoToolbox and ODK . These tools have been used to observe elections, monitor rainforests, track outbreaks, conduct one-off surveys, rapid assessments, baseline studies, project mid-term evaluation, project end-term evaluation, market research, during and directly following disasters and in many other cases.

These courses are a hands-on, step by step guide that will teach learners how to setup, administer and manage a mobile based data collection platform using ODK and KoBoToolbox.

What can you do with ODK and KoBoToolbox

Build complex forms with skip logic and validation

Collect data offline on a mobile device and send it to a cloud server

Map data

Visualize, manage and analyze data

Store collected data on a server and extract it in useful formats for analysis

Course Objectives

These online training courses in Mobile Data Collection will teach learners to:

Build/design complex forms with skip logic and validation in ODK Build, KoBoToolbox Form Builder and in Microsoft Excel (XLSForms syntax)

Easily share projects with colleagues

Design, Import and export XLSForms

Collect data online/offline on mobile devices or on any browser

Create summary reports with graphs and tables

Visualize collected data on a map

Disaggregate data in reports and maps

Export data

Access collected data through an API

Learning Outcomes

At the end of these courses, learners will be able to:

Setup a mobile data collection platform/system

Digitize any complex questionnaire to a digital form that can be used for data collection on mobile devices and on browsers

Visualize, manage and analyse data in a cloud platform

Map data in a cloud platform

Collect data on mobile devices and browsers

Monitor data collection in real time

Course requirements

Basic computing skills

A mobile device running Android OS

Access to the internet

Proficiency in English

Course Outline

Module I

Introduction to mobile data collection

  • What is data collection?
  • What is mobile data collection?
  • Benefits of mobile data collection

Module II

Introduction to survey authoring

  • Introduction to data types
  • Introduction to the Survey Form Builder
  • Basic survey authoring (text, number, select one, select many, decimal, date, date/time, note, photo, audio, video, acknowledge, required, hints, Geo data (point, appearance, line, area)

Module III

Advanced survey authoring

  • Grouping questions
  • Skip logic
  • Calculations
  • Constraints
  • Specify others
  • Other data types (Rating, question matrix, ranking, range, file)
  • Cascading select
  • Testing the form logic
  • Deploying forms for data collection

Module IV

Data Collection, management, analysis and mapping

  • Setting up a mobile
  • Working with the data collection app
  • Uploading data to the server
  • Data management
  • Data analysis
  • Mapping
  • Extracting data in different formats

Module V

  • Additional course information
  • XLSForms syntax
  • Summary

FAQs

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Contact information

Email: outreach@t4d.co.ke
Tel: +254 706909947

Kind regards.

Kelvin
Customer Relationship Officer,
Tech For Development
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