Planning for Data Collection

Master the basic tips, tools and concepts you need to create an effective data collection plan in this free online course from the SocialCops Academy.

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

1. What information is needed: Learn about Identifiers & subject-related information.
2. What information is available: Understand Data availability, accessibility and permissions.
3. What information is useful: Judge the utility and relevance of the data you collect.
4. Compare mobile data collection methods with paper-based surveys.
5. Evaluate different mobile data collection technologies, their uses and limitations.
6. Account for budgetary, technological and technology factors in data collection.