Course Introduction:

This course is designed to equip participants with the necessary skills to effectively collect and manage data using SurveyCTO, a leading mobile data collection platform. In today's digital age, organizations across various sectors rely on robust data collection tools to gather accurate and timely information for decision-making and program evaluation. This course will provide participants with hands-on training on leveraging SurveyCTO's features and functionalities to design mobile forms, conduct surveys offline, and manage data securely in the cloud. By the end of this course, participants will be proficient in using SurveyCTO to streamline their data collection processes and improve data quality and reliability.

Course Objectives:

1. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the SurveyCTO platform, its features, and its capabilities for mobile data collection and management.
2. Learn how to design and customize mobile forms using SurveyCTO's form builder, incorporating various question types, skip logic, and validation rules.
3. Acquire skills in deploying mobile surveys using SurveyCTO Collect, enabling data collection in offline and remote environments.
4. Understand best practices for managing data collected through SurveyCTO, including data encryption, quality control, and data submission protocols.
5. Explore advanced features of SurveyCTO for data analysis, visualization, and reporting to derive actionable insights from collected data.

Organization Benefits:

1. Improved data collection efficiency: By leveraging SurveyCTO's mobile data collection capabilities, organizations can streamline their data collection processes, reducing manual data entry and paperwork.
2. Enhanced data quality and reliability: SurveyCTO's built-in validation rules and data quality checks help ensure that collected data is accurate, complete, and consistent, improving the reliability of data for decision-making.
3. Increased flexibility and scalability: SurveyCTO's cloud-based platform enables organizations to scale their data collection efforts rapidly and adapt to changing project requirements, reducing the time and resources required for data collection.
4. Enhanced data security and compliance: SurveyCTO's robust security features, including data encryption and access controls, ensure that sensitive data is protected and compliant with data protection regulations.
5. Improved decision-making and program outcomes: By collecting accurate and timely data using SurveyCTO, organizations can make informed decisions, monitor program performance, and evaluate outcomes effectively, leading to improved programmatic outcomes and impact.

Target Participants:

This course is suitable for professionals working in fields such as international development, public health, education, agriculture, and market research who are involved in data collection and management activities. Target participants include project managers, researchers, monitoring and evaluation officers, field enumerators, and data analysts who want to enhance their skills in mobile data collection using SurveyCTO.

Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction to SurveyCTO

• Overview of SurveyCTO platform and its features
• Understanding the mobile data collection workflow
• Setting up a SurveyCTO account and project

Module 2: Designing Mobile Forms

• Using SurveyCTO's form builder to create and customize mobile forms
• Adding various question types, skip logic, and validation rules to forms
• Testing and previewing mobile forms on different devices

Module 3: Deploying Mobile Surveys

• Configuring SurveyCTO Collect for offline data collection
• Deploying mobile surveys to field enumerators' devices
• Monitoring survey progress and submissions in real-time

Module 4: Managing Collected Data

• Setting up data encryption and security protocols in SurveyCTO
• Implementing quality control checks and data validation rules
• Managing data submissions and exports in SurveyCTO

Module 5: Advanced Data Analysis and Reporting

• Analyzing collected data using SurveyCTO's data visualization and analysis tools
• Generating reports and dashboards to communicate survey findings
• Integrating SurveyCTO data with external analysis tools for further analysis