A Practical Guide To Digital Data Collection

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Introduction

 * 1) Purpose
 * 2) /Use of Manual/
 * 3) /Field Staff Composition and Organization/
 * 4) /Choosing the Right Methodology/
 * 5) /Personal Safety and Competence/

Developing the Meta Approach

 * 1) /Research Theory: What is the Research Question?/
 * 2) /IRB Considerations/
 * 3) /Accessibility/
 * 4) /Flow Chart/

Preparing for Fieldwork

 * 1) /Materials Needed for the Field/
 * 2) /Equipment Preparation/
 * 3) /Partnering/
 * 4) /Security Clearance/
 * 5) /Understanding the Territory/
 * 6) /Training/
 * 7) /Run a Pilot Study/

Organization of the Fieldwork

 * 1) /Schedule and Field Assignments/
 * 2) /Transportation/
 * 3) /Supervision of Data Collection/
 * 4) /Quality Control/ Quality Assurance//
 * 5) /Ethical Considerations and Confidentiality/
 * 6) /Cultural Considerations/

Survey Design

 * 1) /Methodologies/
 * 2) /Development of Survey Instruments/
 * 3) /Statistical Considerations/
 * 4) /Sampling Procedures/

Digital Data Collection

 * /About/
 * /Introduction/
 * /Benefits of Digital Data Collection/

KoBoForm: Building Surveys and Forms

 * /Introduction to KoBoForm/
 * /Getting Started with KoBoForm Builder/
 * /Adding Cascading Selections in KoBoForm/
 * /KoBoForm Security/
 * /MetaData/
 * /Multiple Languages/
 * /Question Types/
 * /What types of Questions can be Used?/
 * /Skip Logic/
 * /Validation/
 * /Building Surveys Offline in KoBoForm/
 * /Access KoBoForm offline/
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/KoBoCollect: Mobile Data Collection/

 * /KoBoCollect User Guide/
 * /Introduction to KoBoCollect/
 * /KoBoCollect Training Best Practices/
 * /Appendix: Hardware Preparation/

/KoBoSync: Offline Data Synchronization/

 * /Getting Started with KoBoSync/
 * /Introduction/
 * /Synchronize Data to Computer/
 * /Transcribe XML to CSV/
 * /Random Record Generator/
 * /MULTI Select with the Post Processor/
 * /Catches and Caveats/
 * /Running KoBoSync from inside KoBoForm/
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/XForm Primer/

 * /How XForms work/
 * /Example of an Xform:/
 * /Xform Anatomy/
 * /Xform Logic Explained/
 * /XML Nodes/

/ Developers/

 * /Code Repository/
 * /Users Group/
 * /License/

Data Analysis

 * 1) /Transcription and Translation of Survey Results/
 * 2) /Tags/
 * 3) /Boiler Plate Statements/
 * 4) /Obfuscation and Data Scrubbing/

Meta

 * /Thoughts/
 * /Opinions/
 * /Ideas/
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