Effective Data Collection Management and Visualization

 

FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Effective Data Collection Management and Visualization

DATE: 18th to  22nd   January  2021

COST: USD 800 Or Ksh 65000

REGISTER TO ATTEND

INTRODUCTION

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 day 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

 

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: +254 759 285 295. 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: +254 759 285 295 or Email: [email protected]

 

PAYMENT

Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Services bank  account 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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