A Practical Guide To Digital Data Collection

Table of contents

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

Data Transmission

KoBoForm: Building Surveys and Forms

KoBoCollect: Mobile Data Collection

KoBoSync: Offline Data Synchronization

XForm Primer

Developers

Data Analysis

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

Mapping

Administrative Procedures

Meta

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