Designing and Conducting Surveys for Monitoring and Evaluation of Agricultural Projects
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INTRODUCTION
This training course will demonstrate how a survey collects information from or about people to describe, compare, or explain their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour. Contrary to a census, a survey usually collects data from a representative sample, from which researchers generalize about the whole population.
DURATION
5 Days
Outline
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1
Introduction to Survey
- What is a survey
- Types of surveys
- Setting objectives for information collection
- Designing the study
Module 2
Choosing the appropriate evaluation design
- Mixed-methods designs
- Attribution, contribution and the importance of the counterfactual
- Equity-focused evaluation at the policy level
- Equity-focused evaluation at the project and programme levels
- Feasibility analysis
Module 3
Why and when is a survey used?
- When and how should a survey be used?
- Pre-conditions of the survey for its use in evaluation?
- Why use a survey in evaluations?
Module 4
Controlling the quality of the survey
- Different stages of quality control?
- Key issues to control?
- Sample size determination
Module 5
How is a survey carried out?
- Preparing a reliable and valid survey instrument
- How to development and design questioners
- How to use questioner design software
- How is desk-based survey techniques carried out?
- Sampling strategies
- How are samples designed?
- Conducting pilot survey
- Implementing the survey
- How are the findings analysed and treated?
- Managing and analyzing survey data
- Report writing and presentation of the results
Schedules
| Weekdays | 09:00 AM — 05:00 PM |
| No. of Days: | 5 |
| Total Hours: | 8 |
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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.
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