Evidenced based policies for sustainable development and better lives call for better data. Improving the capacity of people involved in data collection, analysis and report writing in ensuring quality data is of significance. Following the changing data environment from use of paper in capturing data to use of digital innovation, there is need to train actors involved in data collection to help them adapt to the upcoming innovations and technologies. Some of the data that are collected through the new technologies include geospatial data, mobile phone, administrative data and citizen-generated data among others. This 5 days course will equip participants with knowledge on research design, designing data collection tools in mobile data collection enabled software, GIS and remote sensing, exporting data to various data collection software, data analysis and interpretation.

DURATION: 5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Policy makers
Researchers
NGO and civil society staffs
Educators
Post graduate students
Private sector representatives
Media staffs
Civil Society Organizations

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of training participants will:

Understand various data collection techniques and data processing methods
Design data collection tools in google phone/ ODK/CTO/ CSpro (participants’ choice)
Learn how to use mobile phones in data collection(Open data Kit/CTO/CSpro)
Learn how to integrate socio economic data with GPS coordinates
Learn how to draw maps using ArcGIS among other software
Learn how to analyze and visualize data with the aid of GIS techniques

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

Module 1: Statistical Concepts

Types of data
Data Structures and types of variables
Overviews of software used to digitize paper data collection tools (ODK/CTO/)
Comparative analysis of various software used to digitize paper data collection tools (ODK/CTO)

Module 2: 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

Module 3: Getting started in ODK/CTO

Types of questions
Data types for each question
Types of questionnaire or Form logic
Extended data types geoid, image and multimedia

Survey Authoring and Preparation of mobile phone for data collection

Survey Authoring
ODK Collect applications: Installing, Configuring the device (Mobile Phones) and uploading the form into the mobile devices

Designing forms and advanced survey authoring

Introduction to XLS forms syntax
New data types
Notes and dates
Multiple choice Questions
Multiple Language Support
Hints and Metadata

Advanced survey Authoring

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 (Online)

ODK Aggregate
Uploading the questionnaire to the server

Module 4: Introduction to concepts of GIS and remote sensing

Spatial data collection techniques
Using GPS
Using GPS utility software for managing and downloading and managing data
Working with data from different sources
Attributes manipulation in GIS
GIS software
GIS system installation and setup
GIS Data sources and types
Using Mobile Phones for GIS data collection(ODK and KoBoToolbox
Importing GPS data to Quantum GIS

Module 5: Visualizing data

Understand map layers in GIS
Composing a GIS layout from GIS layers
Difference between a map and a layout
Navigate maps
Bringing tabular/spreadsheet data into a GIS (Excel, SPSS, Access )
Connecting visual map features and tabular data
Selecting subsets of map features from geo processing
Finding map features
Use data sorting records and labeling features to produce information
Key elements of a map
Composing a map

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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 +254 759 285 295. You can also email us on: [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/+254 759 285 295 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.

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FineResults Research Services offers training solutions to individuals, communities, governments and civil society organizations, both local and international.

We also provide application-oriented and field-based consultancy services in all aspects of research and evaluations from inception to completion. This includes research designs, designing monitoring and evaluations systems, technical reviews, programme evaluations, questionnaire validation, data collection, data capture, data analysis and report writing. FineResults Research Services is a limited company incorporated under the laws of Kenya. Its head office is in Nairobi Kenya.

The organization has a wide range of experience working with both local and international organizations in both consultancies and capacity building in Africa and beyond.

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