Mobile Data Collection & Management with Kobo Toolbox

About Course

This course will introduce participants to digital data collection using Kobo Toolbox. Learners will gain practical skills to design surveys, deploy them on mobile devices, collect data (both online and offline), and manage and analyze the collected data. The course is suitable for researchers, field workers, humanitarian professionals, and anyone interested in modern data collection methods.

Create a Kobo Toolbox account and navigate the interface.
Build simple and advanced survey forms using both the online form builder and XLSForm.
Implement essential features like skip logic, validation, and constraints.
Deploy forms and collect data on mobile devices using KoboCollect.
Manage, export, and analyze data using built-in tools and external applications.
Visualize data through mapping and custom reporting.

Course Content

Course Overview

Welcome to the course
How to succeed in this course
Assessments and projects

Getting Started with Kobo Toolbox

Introduction to the project

Form or Questionnaire Design

Skips, Validation, Repeats & Cascading Select

Deploying Forms and Mobile Data Collection

Data Management and Analysis

Data Visualization and Mapping

Designing surveys Using XLSForms

Capstone Project

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Course Content

Course Overview

Welcome to the course

How to succeed in this course

Assessments and projects

Getting Started with Kobo Toolbox

Overview of Kobo Toolbox and its applications

Creating a Kobo Toolbox Account

Exploring the dashboard

Kobo documentation and community

Kobo Toolbox Question Types

Introduction to the project

Project Overview and questionnaire

Informed consent

Form or Questionnaire Design

Introducion: Creating a Form/Project in Kobo Toolbox

Create a Project from Scratch

Adding the Consent Form

Adding the quesstionnaire

Grouping the questions

Question Hint

Skips, Validation, Repeats & Cascading Select

Skip logic

Validation & constraints

Repeats

Cascading select questions

Other settings

Deploying Forms and Mobile Data Collection

Overview of deployment methods (online vs offline)

Installing and setting up the KoboCollect mobile app

Simulating data collection in the field

Data Management and Analysis

Accessing, editing, and managing data on the Kobo Toolbox server

Exporting data in various formats (CSV, XLS, GeoJSON)

Basic data cleaning and analysis techniques

Data Visualization and Mapping

Using built-in reporting features

Visualizing data on maps and creating dashboards

Exporting GPS data for use in mapping tools like Google Maps or QGIS

Designing surveys Using XLSForms

Introduction to XLSForms

Designing tools

Form verification

Capstone Project

Final Project

Earn a certificate

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