Collecting Data Using Smartphones

Curriculum

5 Sections
27 Lessons
Lifetime

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Introduction to mobile data collection and ODK
An introduction to the challenges of mobile data collection and the tool that will be featured for this course: Open Data Kit
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- 1.1
  Introduction
Creating your ODK Data Collection Form
This module will introduce you to the initial setup of your spreadsheet for use with Open Data Kit
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Uploading and Testing your forms using Kobo Toolbox
This module will help you navigate the interface of Kobo Toolbox, a variation of Open Data Kit, to prepare forms before starting your survey.
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Setting up your Kobo Toolbox form on your Android device
Kobo Toolbox provides a good platform to collect data using two devices: your laptop and your mobile devices e.g. smartphones and tablets. On this module, we will talk about how to use your Kobo Collect forms on your devices.
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Managing your Kobo Toolbox database
With this last module about Kobo Toolbox and mobile data collection, we will talk about how to manage your Kobo Toolbox database using the online platform.
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Checking submissions

Once you have opened your account, you need to open your projects to see if data is coming in from the Kobo Collect submissions.

The main projects list will you show you the projects that you have, when it was created, and when was the last submission. In this example, I have chosen ZOD Form C – Iloilo with 23 submissions as of November 5.

Once you have selected the project, you will arrive at the submissions page. This page will show you how many submissions you have received and will allow you to: