Introduction

Session 1

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Course Objective

• Objective– Know how to create and modify survey forms– able to collect data using the phones– Able to analyse the data– Be able to manage an assessment conducted using phones– Become comfortable with using Android phones and getting a data connection

• Approach– “Do to learn” using exercises. – Prior to each exercise key material will be introduced and its use demonstrated– There will also be new material that will be shown in the demonstration but not

explained until later in the course– Hence you will probably need to ask questions in order to complete each

exercise

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Session Objective

• For me to understand your expectations for the course and how you see mobile phones can be used for assessments and monitoring

• Introduce you to assessments using mobile phones

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Self Introductions

• Who you are• The experience you have with Mobile Phones in Assessments• What value or problems they may cause• Expectations for the course• I shall provide you with a user id and password for use on the

course

Smap Consulting

• Working with World Vision since 2008 on collecting data with mobile phones

• Also working with:– Oxfam– Monash University– University of Zambia

• DME / Baseline surveys• Rapid Assessments• The phones have been used in

approximately 30 countries

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OVERVIEW

DRAFT NOT FOR CIRCULATION

•Fewer trees killed•Less to carry around •More precise—don’t have to decipher handwriting•Ability to use questionnaire in multiple languages•Data entry instant—huge time saver; no entry errors.•No need for internet or network connectivity while in the field—can conduct surveys in remote areas. •One phone can hold thousands of surveys (with limited photo and video)•Surveys can be uploaded from any location, which means enumerators can be spread out across a large geographic area and all their surveys could be uploaded to one server and combined into one worksheet for analysis back at headquarters. •Ability to create maps•Ability to use photos and videos as a part of a survey.

Why would anyone want to move from a paper survey to

a smart phone survey?

ONE: Why use smart phones for surveys 7

DRAFT NOT FOR CIRCULATION 8

So the real question is:

Why wouldn’t anyone want to move from a

paper survey to a smart phone

survey?!

Server

(4) Complete surveys

Analyst

(3) Download Form

(5) UploadResults

(6) Results

(2)Upload Form

Process

(1) Create Form(7) Analyse Results

Enumerator

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Create form and analyse results

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Server

http://xxx.smap.com.au

Only Chrome and Firefox are currently supportedJavascript must be enabled in your browser for the above site

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Phones – Androids, FieldTask

Huawei Y300 Samsung Galaxy Mini

Must have an sdcard

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A survey consists of

• A main form containing–Questions–Optionally one or more sub-forms which:• Can be asked multiple times during a single

interview (for example once for each member of the household)• Questions• Optionally one or more sub-forms

Groups do not change the structure of a survey and hence does not change the results

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Demonstration

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Exercise 1. Run the survey

• Get fieldTask, In your browser enter:– The address of the server

• Start fieldTask• Menu | Settings

– url: The address of the server– Your username– Your password

• Menu | Get Forms• Menu | Start Survey• Menu | Submit Finished Data

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REFERENCES

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Contact Me

• Neil Penman• neilpenman@gmail.com• Skype: ianaf4you• Phone: +61 402 975 959

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Additional Resources

• http://blog.smap.com.au– Description of features– Announcement of new features– Survey Related Information– Frequently Asked Questions

• https://smap-suite.googlecode.com/files/survey%20edit%20reference.pdf

• Other external resources for survey editing– http://opendatakit.org/help/form-design/xlsform/– http://opendatakit.org/help/form-design/binding/– http://opendatakit.org/help/form-design/examples/