Research Design,ODK Mobile Data Collection,GIS Mapping, Data Analysis using NVIVO and STATA Course

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

•          Understand and appropriately use statistical terms and concepts

•          Design and Implement universally acceptable Surveys

•          Convert data into various formats using appropriate software

•          Use mobile data gathering tools such as Open Data Kit (ODK)

•          Use GIS software to plot and display data on basic maps

•          Qualitative data analysis using NVIVO

•          Workflow use commands in STATA

•          Manage, edit and structure large databases in STATA

•          Generating descriptive statistics in STATA

•          Creating powerful publication-quality graphs in STATA

•          Data Analysis/Estimations in STATA 

•          Write reports from survey data

•          Put strategies to improve data demand and use in decision making

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

Module1: Basic statistical terms and concepts

•          Introduction to statistical concepts

•          Descriptive Statistics

•          Inferential statistics

Module 2:Research Design

•          The role and purpose of research design

•          Types of research designs

•          The research process

•          Which method to choose?

•          Exercise: Identify a project of choice and developing a research design

Module 3: Survey Planning, Implementation and Completion

•          Types of surveys

•          The survey process

•          Survey design

•          Methods of survey sampling

•          Determining the Sample size

•          Planning a survey

•          Conducting the survey

•          After the survey

•          Exercise: Planning for a survey based on the research design selected

Module 4:Introduction

•          Introduction to 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

•          Types of questions

•          Data types for each question

•          Types of questionnaire or Form logic

•          Extended data types geoid, image and multimedia

Module 5:Survey Authoring

•          Design forms using a web interface using:

o    ODK Build

o    Koboforms

o    PurcForms

•          Hands-on Exercise

Module 6:Preparing the mobile phone for data collection

•          Installing applications: ODK Collect

o    Using Google play

o    Manual install (.apk files)

•          Configuring the device (Mobile Phones)

•          Uploading the form into the mobile devices

•          Hands-on Exercise

Module 7:Designing forms manually: Using XLS Forms

•          Introduction to XLS forms syntax

•          New data types

•          Notes and dates

•          Multiple choice Questions

•          Multiple Language Support

•          Hints and Metadata

•          Hands-on Exercise