Complete ODK (Open Data Kit) Course

Training Course in Mobile Data Collection, Management, Visualization and Analysis using ODK (Open Data Kit)

What you'll learn:
Digitize any paper-based questionnaire to an ODK compatible format using MS Excel and ODK Build
Setup a free sub-domain on Free DNS
Setup and operate an account in Digital Ocean VPS
Setup and operate an ODK aggregate server in Digital Ocean
Setup ODK Collect and collect data offline on mobile devices
Upload data to a cloud-based ODK Aggregate server
Analyze, visualize and map data online on ODK aggregate
Download data from ODK aggregate using ODK Briefcase for further analysis using software such as MS. Excel, Stata, SPSS, R, etc

Requirements
Intermediate computing skills
No programming skills required
A mobile device running Android OS
Access to the internet

Description
In the past, data collection was performed using paper and pen, which made it prone to error, difficult to conduct on a large scale, and high in transaction costs.

ICT tools such as mobile devices and software that allow users to create surveys, collect, manage, and upload data to storage facilities in real-time have reduced the conventional challenges associated with remote data collection.

One of the commonly used tools is ODK (Open Data Kit). Open Data Kit has been used to observe elections, monitor rainforests, track outbreaks, conduct one-off surveys, rapid assessments, baseline studies, project mid-term evaluation, project end-term evaluation, market research, during and directly following disasters, and in many other cases.

This course is a hands-on, step by step guide that will teach learners how to set up, administer, and manage a mobile-based data collection platform using ODK.

Course Objectives

This online training course in Mobile Data Collection using Open Data Kit (ODK) will teach learners how to:

Build/design forms (Digitize questionnaires) in ODK Build and in Microsoft Excel (XLSForm syntax)

Check for xlsform syntax errors, validate forms and convert xlsform to XForm

Setup a free sub-domain on Free DNS

Set up an account on Digital Ocean

Setup ODK Aggregate server on Digital Ocean

Collect data offline on mobile devices using ODK Collect.

Upload and aggregate collected data in a cloud server

Visualize, manage, analyze and map data online

Download data from the cloud server for further analysis

Who this course is for
This course is for anyone who wishes to learn how to use ODK (Open Data Kit) to collect, manage, and analyze data using mobile devices.