Planning for Data Collection (Udemy)

With video-based lectures, exhaustive reading resources and real-life examples from the field, this online course will introduce you to the basics of planning for data collection such as:

- What information is needed: Learn about Identifiers & subject-related information

- What information is available: Understand Data availability, accessibility and permissions

- What information is useful: Judge the utility and relevance of the data you collect

- Compare mobile data collection methods with paper-based surveys

- Evaluate different mobile data collection technologies, their uses and limitations

- Account for budgetary, technological and technology factors in data collection

What Will You Learn In This Course

- Build a data collection framework and plan

- Measure the cost of your data collection activity

- Compare mobile-based vs paper-based data collection methods

- Choose between different mobile-based data collection tools

- Evaluate budgetary, technology and logistical factors for data collection