Collecting Data Using Smartphones

Curriculum

5 Sections
27 Lessons
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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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Know the interface

The Kobo Toolbox website will initially show you the form drafts that you have created using the online Kobo Toolbox form creator. However, for this module, we will only focus on the uploading the Excel forms we have previously created.

Once you click the Forms tab, you will see all the forms you have uploaded.

Introduction

Collecting Data Using Smartphones

Curriculum

Know the interface

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