Advanced SurveyCTO for Data Collection and Mapping course

Introduction

SurveyCTO is built to be powerful, scaleable, and flexible. Create forms and modular workflows with complex branching logic, non-linear navigation, randomized elements, and multimedia and GIS capabilities. This training  is a technical training targeted to users who have no experience using SurveyCTO and want to learn more to  advanced skills.

Target Participants

This training is aimed at participants who want to build their skills to author, deploy and manage data collection for field research using SurveyCTO.

Course Outline

Module 1:Introduction to SurveyCTO

•          Introduction and Key Concepts
•          Overview of ODK Kobotolbox
•          Advantages of SurveyCTO
•          Key Features of SurveyCTO
•          Case studies on use of SurveyCTO

Module 2:SurveyCTO  Server

•          Components of SurveyCTO
•          Data aggregation, storage, and dissemination
•          Setting up a SurveyCTO server
•          Managing users & user roles

Module 3:Setting Up SurveyCTO  Collect App

•          Installing SurveyCTO collect from google play store
•          Configuring SurveyCTO collect app
•          SurveyCTO   Collect Application  Interface

Module 4:SurveyCTO Online Form builder

•          Creating a form
•          Input types
•          Adding question to Form
•          Form logics
•          Import  and export forms

Module 5:Building Forms using XLSForms

•          Introduction to xlsform designer
•          Components of XlSForm
•          Question types
•          Handling constraints and required options
•          Form skip logic
•          Form Operators and Functions
•          Grouping Questions
•          Settings Worksheet
•          Importing xlsforms to surveyCTO server

Module 5:Using SurveyCTO  Collect

•          Managing forms in SurveyCTO Collect
•          Collecting GPS data
•          Submitting data to  SurveyCTO Server

Module 6:Monitoring Data with SurveyCTO Data Explorer

•         Monitoring Submission statistics
•          Monitoring Form submissions and dataset
•          Reviewing and correcting incoming data
•         Summarize data submitted for individual fields
•          Summarize the empirical relationships between field

Module 6:Data Management

•          Exporting &Exporting data from SurveyCTO as CSV via SurveyCTO Sync
•          Importing SurveyCTO – CSV file into statistical applications
•          Downloading data directly from SurveyCTO

Module 7:Visualizing Geographic Data

•         Exporting GPS Coordinates to Google maps and Google Earth
•          Exporting GPS data for Mapping/Visualizing

General Notes

•          All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
•          The participant must be conversant with English
•          Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
•          Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)
•          Training will be done at Foscore development center (FDC-K) center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participant within east Africa and more than twenty participant all over the world.
•          Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
•          The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
•          Accommodation, pickup, freight booking and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.
•          One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
•          Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 50%) plus free five hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.
•          Payment should be done two week before commence of the training, to FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us prepare better for you.
•          For any enquiry at:[email protected] or +254712260031
•          Website:www.fdc-k.org