Training Course in Mobile Data Collection Using ODK

Introduction

This course in Mobile Data Collection Using Open Data Kit (ODK) will equip you with the skills and knowledge to collect manage and analyze data efficiently using ODK.

Whether you’re a researcher an M&E specialist a field team member or a professional looking to streamline your data collection process this course is for you.

Duration

5 Days

What you will learn

• Form Building: Create powerful forms that include ODK Entities photos GPS locations skip logic calculations external datasets multiple languages and more.
• Offline & Online Data Collection: Collect data anywhere using ODK Collect on mobile phones and the web using Enketo even without an Internet connection. Sync your forms and submissions seamlessly when you’re back online.
• Data Hosting: Host ODK Central server and data in the ODK Cloud and on a Digital Ocean cloud server
• Data Analysis: Learn to download your data as a CSV or link ODK to tools like Excel Power BI Tableau Python or R to create live-updating dashboards for real-time insights.

What can you do with ODK?

• Build/digitize a data collection form/questionnaire/survey using Excel or Google Sheets using the XLSForm syntax
• Collect data offline on a mobile device and send it to a cloud server.
• Collect longitudinal data
• Collect case management data
• Collect data online using web forms
• Stream data to analysis and dashboard applications like Excel Power BI Tableau R or Python
• Manage users including data collectors and managers

How has ODK been used in the past?

• Open Data Kit (ODK) has been used to:
• Observe elections
• Monitor rainforests
• Track outbreaks
• Conduct one-off surveys
• Rapid assessments
• Baseline studies
• Project mid-term evaluations
• Project end-term evaluations
• Market research
• During and directly following disasters and in many other cases.

Course Details

• ODK or Open Data Kit is a set of free and open-source tools that are used for field data collection on Android mobile phones tablets and on the web.
• Using ODK you can collect data on mobile devices without an internet connection and sync data to your server later.
• ODK allows data submission to a self-hosted server or an online cloud-based server.
• Data on the server can then be downloaded or linked to tools like Excel Power BI Tableau Python or R to create live-updating dashboards for real-time insights.

Who should take this course?

Researchers project officers M&E specialists field team members or professionals looking to streamline their data collection process.

Course Requirements

• A laptop
• Intermediate computing skills
• A mobile device running the Android OS
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
• Access to the internet
• Proficiency in English

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