Sico Institute of Research & Technology

Stata, SPSS, ODK and Excel 5 days training begins this Saturday at Chichiri Museum in Blantyre.

Time: From 10 o'clock to 3:30 PM.

Good learning environment and plus plus other intrinsic benefits.

Prerequisites: Basic Statistical Knowledge is Must

Carry your laptop and extentions.

Contact me for more information.

OPEN DATA KIT (ODK) COURSE: Mobile Data Collection

ODK is a set of open source applications which allow one to create a questionnaire form in the Xform format, fill it out on a mobile phone or tablet running the Android operating system, store and view the aggregated information on a central server, and retrieve the aggregated data to one’s computer for analysis. Data capture includes GPS coordinates for real-time mapping of responses in Google Maps, or near-real time once the surveyor
has an Internet connection to send the collected forms back to the server.

WHY THIS ODK COURSE?

1. Whether you’re a seasoned mobile apps user or new to mobile apps especially for data collection, this course will allow you to quickly get grips on with ODK for both simple and more complex tasks during your data management process. This course also plays a vital role in minimizing both time and resources used right from data collection all through the data management process and also make analyses easier.

2. For survey job seekers, most data collection these days is done through mobile data collection, so it is good for you to equip yourself with required skills to handle these applications.

COURSE CONTENT:
Module 1: Introduction to mobile phone data collection
Module 2: Setting up aggregate server with Google App Engine
Module 3: Designing & building a form using ODK build
Module 4: Uploading the form to aggregate & send to Android phone
Module 5: Setting server preference on android phone
Module 6: Data collection
 Enter primary field data
 capture GPS coordinates,
 take photos, record audio sounds and videos
Module 7: Submitting completed data to aggregate server
Module 8: Exporting data from ODK aggregate as CSV
Module 9: Importing ODK - CSV file into statistical applications
Module 10: Exporting GPS data for Mapping/Visualizing (fusion map