We've noticed this is not your region.
Redirect me to my region
What do you want to learn today?

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

ENDED
Inquire Now
Online / Training
Ended last Jul 24, 2020
USD  800.00

Details

Organizer: Foscore Development Center(www.fdc-k.org)

 

INTRODUCTION

New developments in data science offer a tremendous opportunity to improve decision-making. In the development world, there has been an increase in the number of data gathering initiative such as baseline surveys, Socio-Economic Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys, Nutrition Surveys, Food Security Surveys, Program Evaluation Surveys, Employees, customers and vendor satisfaction surveys, and opinion polls among others, all intended to provide data for decision making.

It is essential that these efforts go beyond merely generating new insights from data but also to systematically enhance individual human judgment in real development contexts. How can organizations better manage the process of converting the potential of data science to real development outcomes This ten days hands-on course is tailored to put all these important consideration into perspective. It is envisioned that upon completion, the participants will be empowered with the necessary skills to produce accurate and cost effective data and reports that are useful and friendly for decision making.

It will be conducted using ODK, GIS, NVIVO and STATA

 

DURATION

2 Weeks

 

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

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This is a general course targeting participants with elementary knowledge of Statistics from Agriculture, Economics, Food Security and Livelihoods, Nutrition, Education, Medical or public health professionals among others who already have some statistical knowledge, but wish to be conversant with the concepts and applications of statistical modeling.

 

 

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

Module 8:Advanced survey Authoring

  • Conditional Survey Branching

o    Required questions

o    Constraining responses

o    Skip: Asking Relevant questions

o    The specify other

  • Grouping questions

o    Skipping many questions at once (Skipping a section)

  • Repeating a set of questions
  • Special formatting
  • Making dynamic calculations

Module 9:Hosting survey data (Online)

  • ODK Aggregate
  • Formhub
  • ona.io
  • KoboToolbox
  • Uploading forms to the server

Module 10:Hosting Survey Data (Configuring a local server)

  • Configuring ODK Aggregate on a local server
  • Downloading data
  • Manual download (ODK Briefcase)
  • Using the online server interface

Module 11: GIS mapping of survey data using QGIS

  • Introduction to GIS for Researchers and data scientists
  • Importing survey data into a GIS
  • Mapping of survey data using QGIS
  • Exercise: QGIS mapping exercise.

Module 12:Understanding Qualitative Research

  • Qualitative Data
  • Types of Qualitative Data
  • Sources of Qualitative data
  • Qualitative vs Quantitative
  • NVivo key terms
  • The NVivo Workspace

Module 13:Preliminaries of Qualitative data Analysis

  • What is qualitative data analysis
  • Approaches in Qualitative data analysis; deductive and inductive approach
  • Points of focus in analysis of text data
  • Principles of Qualitative data analysis
  • Process of Qualitative data analysis

Module 14:Introduction to NVIVO

  • NVIVO Key terms
  • NVIVO interface
  • NVIVO workspace
  • Use of NVIVO ribbons

Module 15:NVIVO Projects

  • Creating new projects
  • Creating a new project
  • Opening and Saving project
  • Working with Qualitative data files
  • Importing Documents
  • Merging and exporting projects
  • Managing projects
  • Working with different data sources

Module 16:Nodes in NVIVO

  • Theme codes
  • Case nodes
  • Relationships nodes
  • Node matrices
  • Type of Nodes,
  • Creating nodes
  • Browsing Nodes
  • Creating Memos
  • Memos, annotations and links
  • Creating a linked memo

Module 17:Classes and summaries

  • Source classifications
  • Case classifications
  • Node classifications
  • Creating Attributes within NVivo
  • Importing Attributes from a Spreadsheet
  • Getting Results; Coding Query and Matrix Query

Schedules

Jul 13, 2020 - Jul 24, 2020
ENDED
Weekdays 09:00 AM — 04:00 PM
No. of Days: 10
Total Hours: 80
No. of Participants: 5
Reviews
Be the first to write a review about this course.
Write a Review
Foscore Development Center(FDC-K) is a global training and consulting firm that has been serving leading businesses in many countries. We specialise in capacity building and talent development solutions for individuals and organisations, through our highly customised courses and experienced consultants, in a wide array of disciplines.
Foscore Development Center (FDC-K)
+254712260031
Sending Message
Please wait...
× × Speedycourse.com uses cookies to deliver our services. By continuing to use the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies, Privacy Policy, and our Terms & Conditions.