Data Collection and Processing using CSPro

Course Title: Data Collection And Processing Using CSPro

Course Fee: USD 800, KES 65,000

Venue: Fahari Palace Apartments, along Church Road, Nairobi Kenya

INTRODUCTION

The Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro) is a public domain software package used by hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of individuals for entering, editing, tabulating, and disseminating census and survey data. CSPro is designed to be as user-friendly as possible, yet powerful enough to handle the most complex applications. It can be used by a wide range of people, from non-technical staff assistants to senior demographers and programmers. CSPro supports data collection on android devices (phones and tablets). The CSEntry Android App works in collaboration with the desktop version of of CSPro. CSPro supports smart data transfer from Android or Windows devices to a server running CSWeb. This training is very practical consisting of demonstrations, practical exercises, and tests.

 DURATION: 5 days

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will learn;

How to create the data dictionary, data entry screen and how to program checks and skips.

How data is stored in the system

Add, modify, verify and view cases (questionnaires).

Identify and report structure, value, and consistency errors in questionnaire data.

Produce tables

Define simple or complex hierarchical file organization.

Define hierarchical levels, identification items, records, items (fields or variables), value sets (categories of values), and values.

Export selected data variables to delimited (tab, comma, semicolon), SAS, SPSS, Stata, R, or CSPro formatted data files.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

Module 1: Introduction

Flow chart of Data Processing

Data Processing and Data Collection

Field Operations

Data editing and coding

Data Entry and Cleaning

Introduction to CSPro

Installation of CSpro

CSPro General Concepts

CSPro capabilities

CSPro applications

Module 2: Data Dictionary

Introduction to Data Dictionary

Dictionary Concepts and Fundamentals

Creating Dictionary

Identification Items

Adding and Naming Dictionary Elements

Levels, Records (Adding and Modifying)

Item/Item Representations/Subitems

Value Set/Special Values

Modifying the Dictionary elements

Document Dictionary Items

Relative and absolute positioning

Adding and modifying relations

Modifying Item Lengths and Dictionary Macros

Module 3: Data Entry Forms

Creating Data Entry Application

Generating Data Entry Forms

Data entry Tree

Running Data Entry Application

Changing data entry Characteristics

Data Entry Editing

Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing(CAPI) data Entry

Module 4: Introduction to Batch Applications and Data Entry Operation

Introduction to Batch Applications

Batch Editing

Planning a Data Entry Operation

Operator and System Controlled Modes

Operator-Controlled Mode

System-Controlled Mode

Skips

Module 5: Tabulation and Data Export to other formats

Tabulation Applications

Selecting a Tabulation Application to Run

Defining File Associations

Table viewer

Formatting tables

Export selected data variables to other formats (SPSS, Stata, Excel etc.)

TRAINING CUSTOMIZATION

This training can also be customized for your institution upon request. You can also have it delivered your preferred location.

For further inquiries, please contact us through Mobile: +254 732 776 700 or Email: [email protected]

REQUIREMENTS

Participants should be reasonably proficient in English.  During the trainings, participants should come with their own laptops.

TRAINING FEE

The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 732 776 700 or Email: [email protected]

PAYMENT

Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: [email protected]

CANCELLATION POLICY

All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.

Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.