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I have really learnt a lot in regards to processes of designing the data collection tool, the questions to have in mind, and the process of validating the actual tool before use. I have also been able to understand the concept of metadata; a concept I have never explicitly comprehended. Maybe a question; How many questions should one data collection tool have? This is because of the tools are so long that the respondent can take more than two hours responding to the questions?

I totally agree with you. The logframe is mother of everything. All other information about the project including what to put as questions are derived from the logframe.

And also document reviews

Participant Tracking Form. This is a versatile type of tool that collects data on the people who participate in a project . It can be used to capture what they are saying, and how they are feeling about the project.

Questionnaire. This type of tool is a questionnaire that gathers data from participants on various topics. It can be used to get information about the project goals, participants’ feelings, and thoughts about the project, or any other questions you have.

Observation, one of the best ways to collect data on human beings behaviors and patterns, is a technique that is used by researchers to get information about people’s behaviors without asking them directly. By watching and recording people as they work, you are able to learn a great deal about how they interact with each other and with the environment.

Focus Group. A focus group is a group of people who are chosen to discuss table topics as directed by the group's moderator. Participants in a focus group are typically selected based on their interest and knowledge about the topic. This allows the moderator to get a variety of perspectives on the same topic, which can help improve the accuracy of the research findings.

Survey. A survey is a tool that is used to collect data from individuals who have not been chosen for any other reason than that they may be able to provide information that is useful for a study. Surveys can be used to collect data about any topic, and are often the most common type of research tool.

Interviews. An interview is a conversation with a person who has been chosen for one specific purpose - in this case, to discuss a particular topic in a more focused direction and in a more formal expert way.

This a very important skill, I am excited to learn about this.

Yes monitoring and evaluation are good for projects assessment

It is really important to protect the people who help us with information about themselves.

Step 1: Identify Goals and Performers.
Step 2: Create Investigative Questions.
Step 3: Develop a Data Collection Plan.
Step 4: Create Data Collection Instruments.
Step 5: Collect Data.
Step 6: Analyze Data and Identify Gaps.
Step 7: Summarize Findings & Prioritize Actions.

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According to my understanding, Data collection tools refer to the devices/instruments used to collect data.
Examples of the tools are, Interviews, Observation, Surveys or Questionnaires, Focus groups and Document review.

Truly, in creating a data collection tool, I have noticed that some organisations including mine, make the mistake of requiring too much information. Thus, making the tool an exhausting task.

I believe a questionnaire is a data collection tool for Surveys.

In creating data collection tools, it is so important to consider and decide on who will fill/complete the form, and also their level of education. This will help in getting correct and valid data.

Collection of data is core to project management in rhe area of monitoring and evaluation because date show us trends. It's a means of communication during the project and tells us if we are actually going to hit our target.
It becomes imperative to come up with a strong design to gather data needed to give us the information we need to achieve our aim in carrying out the project.

I think at this level, it's data science, so this form doesn't have to be printed. It can be built as an app on the phone that can automatically give the result later.

Creating data collection tools will be specific for the types of indicators. Quantitative and Qualitative data are collected using different data collection methods. Participant tracking form is a vital tool for measuring indicators, and certain features are to be abided with: What? Who? How often? By whom? Can we do it?
There are six important steps to be considered when creating data collection tools: Understand your indicator, Decide which information to record, Decide how your form will be filled in, Create your form, Test your form and Revise your form.

Data collection tools should be verified and tested before they are used for data collection.
Roles and responsibilities should be allocated depending on team members' areas of expertise.

The method of data collection is key to develop an indicator tool.
In most cases, survey, interviews and data reviews are more suitable for collecting data.

Data collection for measuring your indicators varies with the urgency of your project.
On my side, the Quality Management System in health care settings requires an expert to review in short possible time and make decisions almost immediately or else the whole project can collapse.

The method of data collection is important to choose correctly for effective and credible data to be collected.
In my quality management system, this is a team project of documents review is more effective for essential data.
Interviews and observation is easy since the project is with the proximity of the workplace.

Good morning, good afternoon, good night colleagues. I found that data collection is the basis of monitoring and evaluation, so we must develop a good collection capacity in order to develop the ability to analyze

in Creating collection tool , There are several data collection tools which are applied according to the type of the data needed; qualitative or quantitative. The method of collecting information in each collection tool is different from the other depending on several factors which are but not limited to the cost, expertise, location, ease of use etc. NB; 1. Survey: This is the most common data collection tool used in business and social research. It is a question-and-answer survey where respondents are asked to provide their opinions on a certain topic or subject.

2. Registers: A register is an excellent method for collecting qualitative data because it allows you to collect data in an unobtrusive way. You can also use a diary to explore patterns and emerge insights that you might not have been able to capture in other ways.

3. Focus Groups: A focus group is a great way to collect quantitative data because it allows respondents to express their opinions on a variety of topics in an open and informal setting.

4. Interviews: An interview is a great way to collect qualitative data because it allows you to get unstructured and in-depth information from a respondent.

5. Analysis of Primary Data: This is the most common method for analyzing quantitative data, and it involves using statistical methods to analyze the data collected from primary sources.

It is important to:

1. Select the right data collection tools
2. Revise them
3. Test and teach the team

Data collection tools are tools normal used to collect data of a project in an organization.
Examples of tools includes

1. Survey
2. Document and review
3. Focus group
4. Interview

Tips for creating data collection tools

1. To identify who to use the tool
2. Always focus on essential information
3. Collect meta data
4. Always test your tools before going to the field.
5. Train staff on use of the tools for its correct use.

creation of data collection tools has to be tailored to each purpose so that each important piece of required information can be collected. Data collections tools are used to collect information intended for a certain purpose.

creation of data collection tools has to be tailored to each purpose so that each important piece of required information can be collected. Data collections tools are used to collect information intended for a certain purpose. Creating data collection tools has to be effective and the tools has to be effective in collecting the required data.

creation of data collection tools has to be tailored to each purpose so that each important piece of required information can be collected. Data collections tools are used to collect information intended for a certain purpose. Creating data collection tools has to be effective and the tools has to be effective in collecting the required data. e.g. if a form questionnaire has to be used for data collection, the questions has to be prepared well in advance to make sure that all the required information is catered for in the questions during creation.

i had a very good insight on creating data collection tools and what to consider while crating data collection tool

Creating data collection tool is a key strategy for collecting valid data. there are steps my organization passes through to create appropriate data collection tools.

1. Identify the goals and key performance indicators
2. Design questions to use
3. to identify who will use the tool is an important aspect by looking at their education levels, experience and the familiarity with the tools to use.
4. Paying attention to essential information
5. Collecting meta data
6. Pre test the tool
7. Staff training on the tools

This is a really important module primarily to help M&E experts to monitor and evaluate projects. M&E is about data and you cant get data if you don’t have well designed and tested tools. That's why it is important to learn this module because i will use it in my daily work.

Not forgetting, observation checklists, document review, laboratory measurements, and community workshops.

)It helps to track the progress of the project

2. It helps to assess the impact of the project to the beneficiaries, community and other stakeholders
   3)It helps to detect the mistakes and enable to correct them before they become so worse,
3. It helps to make comparisons between what is being implemented/achieved and what have been planned for effective and efficient resources utilization as well as time management.

)It helps to track the progress of the project

2. It helps to assess the impact of the project to the beneficiaries, community and other stakeholders
   3)It helps to detect the mistakes and enable to correct them before they become so worse,
3. It helps to make comparisons between what is being implemented/achieved and what have been planned for effective and efficient resources utilization as well as time management.

To successfully implement a project, a good M&E system must be in place. And the M&E system needs the right data collection tools.

I think I have a problem with grouping of my indicators for easy data collection

This is very true

In this module I learned most important things about data collection tools and methods. I also realized tools base on indicators and the type of information needed to be gathered. How ever, how do we ensure the trustworthiness or validity of the data we collect remains my unanswered question.

Is it okay to develop software or websites to collect data?

It takes a lot of critical thinking and feedback mechanism to create an adequate data collection tool.

The tips for creating data collection tools are important in program management for three reasons. First, the tips are useful regardless of the type of data gathering tool one wants to utilise to monitor and evaluate programs. Second, and based on experience, following these tips saves the program manager's effort and time from making extensive changes to the tools because these do not work. Finally, and in relation to saving human resources, the tips for crafting data collection tools could save program money because it can ensure that essential indicators are understood and captured correctly. What is meant to be measured is indeed measured. Under this condition, the program can avoid re-doing the process. Thus, the tips in crafting data collection becomes useful in program management.

The tips for creating data collection tools are important in program management for three reasons. First, the tips are useful regardless of the type of data gathering tool one wants to utilise to monitor and evaluate programs. Second, and based on experience, following these tips saves the program manager's effort and time from making extensive changes to the tools because these do not work. Finally, and in relation to saving human resources, the tips for crafting data collection tools could save program money because it can ensure that essential indicators are understood and captured correctly. What is meant to be measured is indeed measured. Under this condition, the program can avoid re-doing the process. Thus, the tips in crafting data collection becomes useful in program management.

Creating data collection tools requires a careful pick from the many available options. Also it is best to understand your indicator and what the project intends to measure. Another important thing to note is that identify who will use the tool been created as the easier the tool is the lesser the expertise demand on how effective the data collection process will be. The level of experience of the user of the tool will enhance or impede the entire process.
It is also good to focus on essential data. This will cut off extra time and resources that may go into collecting data or information that is not relevant to the indicator.

These questions to pinpoint where you data management strategy is strong and where it may need additional resources:

1. How often do you review you database to look for errors or incomplete records?
2. Who has access to sensitive customer information? How do you control that access?
3. How many separate database do you use to hold and analyse customer Data?
4. What is the single identifier that helps you link all customer data? Is this outmaoutsmarted?
5. Do you user third-part address- verification service?
   How much time does it take between a customer interacting with you brand and it being recorded?
6. How much time does it take between recording an engagement and acting on that engagement?
   8.Do you have a single person in change of data management? Who is it? Who could it be?
7. Do you have a process or platform that enables data sharing across your organizations?
8. What is your biggest barrier to achieving a single customer view?

Our project is quite similar to MEH only that our workshops are for educational purposes so the data collection tool will be quite similar!

Data collection tools are important to help track participants and their information. It also helps to collect metadata which is another important and useful data.

all correct

Age
level of education
income per family
size of the family

Very educative and eye opening

1. Identify who will uste the tool
2. Focus on essential information
3. Collect metatdata
4. Pretest the tool
5. Train staff to use the tool

Is creating a data collection tool more like creating a questionnaire?

Is creating a data collection tool more like creating a questionnaire?

Is creating a data collection tool more like creating a questionnaire?

Creating data collection tools require in depth understanding of various data collection methodd

Creating a data tool needs a lot of individual analytical and critical thinking skills because you will have to picture first in your mind how you are going to collect the data before you put it to the test.
Creating a data tool is so very important it helps monitor the progress of a project.

Creating a data tool needs a lot of individual analytical and critical thinking skills because you will have to picture first in your mind how you are going to collect the data before you put it to the test.
Creating a data tool is so very important it helps monitor the progress of a project.

Creating a data tool needs a lot of individual analytical and critical thinking skills because you will have to picture first in your mind how you are going to collect the data before you put it to the test.
Creating a data tool is so very important it helps monitor the progress of a project.

I would say here that, I think the various sources of data collection tools has been very educating. they manner in which they are been used by M&E manager is very technical and sensitive. this help review a lot gap during project execution. i have come to understand more on how to make use of creating data collection tools and participant tracking forms. the kind of information to be detailed in the form and for what reason it should be included. again the outputs indicators are a key to these tracking form. I also was impress to how data collection methods are imperative for planning M&E Manager. finally i now strongly believe that i can review my own projects and set things straight.

yeah some times that may happen as you rightly put it. but again it would be good to look at the organizational project indicators as well. that may be the reason why it is a lot more.

this are some of the minor things that i use to do without taking note how vital there are. i think i have gain some more insight in these points you list out.

i also think it is an excellent monitor and evaluator because you also get to know how many person turn in on that day.

The importance of creating data collection tools is important in the transformation of information to data gathered from the participants or subjects. It is also vital to choose the correct type of data collection tool depending on the type of data to be collected, whether it is qualitative or quantitative type of data.

1. Identify who will uste the tool
2. Focus on essential information
3. Collect metatdata
4. Pretest the tool
5. Train staff to use the tool

Data collection is helpful to a project specially if you need to justify that you've achieved the target or not that you have defined

Data collection is helpful to a project specially if you need to justify that you've achieved the target or not that you have defined

Data collection tool will be a great help to justify what your target based on the data you have

agree with this!

I believe that it is imperative to prepare for the data collection tools as soon as you begin your project.

with tool we use the following steps to to come up with the data needed: Identify Goals and Performers; Create Investigative Questions; Develop a Data Collection Plan; Create Data Collection Instruments; Collect Data; Analyze Data and Identify Gaps and Summarize Findings & Prioritize Actions. by doing or following the above steps then the information needed to be collected will be perfect.

Data collection tool.
When creating a data collecting tool there are paramount considerations to be followed to come with the best and simple tool to be used.
1.Identifying the end user of the tool-This will cover the education, experience and the comfortability of the user on the tool.
2.Focus on essential information.
3.Collecting metadata-This is the information that explains how your data was collected.
4.Pretest your tool.
5.Train staff to use the tool and include instructions for the simplicity of using the tool.

Learning about data collection tools has been very useful. It will impact my current project significantly with regards to my approach in getting reliable and relevant data for effective M&E moving forward.

Creating a data collection tool is the one of steps that require being attentive and knowing your project; because you will design it according to the indicator to be evaluated and the verifications mean chosen.

When creating data collection tools, it is imperative to identify who will use the toll and focus on essential information

Creating data collection tools requires a careful pick from the many available options. Also it is best to understand your indicator and what the project intends to measure. Another important thing to note is that identify who will use the tool been created as the easier the tool is the lesser the expertise demand on how effective the data collection process will be. The level of experience of the user of the tool will enhance or impede the entire process.
It is also good to focus on essential data. This will cut off extra time and resources that may go into collecting data or information that is not relevant to the indicator.

Creating data collection tools requires a careful pick from the many available options. Also it is best to understand your indicator and what the project intends to measure. Another important thing to note is that identify who will use the tool been created as the easier the tool is the lesser the expertise demand on how effective the data collection process will be. The level of experience of the user of the tool will enhance or impede the entire process.
It is also good to focus on essential data. This will cut off extra time and resources that may go into collecting data or information that is not relevant to the indicator.

Creating a data collection tool can be relatively simple as long as you always remember to stick to the essentials which includes great knowledge of your indicators, how they would be measured, the collection process and the collectors.

Data collection can be recorded and track if the collection tools are carefully created

Identify Goals and Performers.
Create Investigative Questions.
Develop a Data Collection Plan.
Create Data Collection Instruments.
Collect Data.
Analyze Data and Identify Gaps.
Summarize Findings & Prioritize Actions

Data collection tool can be created by looking at your indicator and hence essential information that you will collect on top of your meta data. When creating the tool remember to identify who will collect the information and their level of education and understanding. Keep it simple and not too long. Train your data collector about the tool, pretest and edit where neccessary.

It is good and very important to create data information tools because you will be able to know all the required information in one form and the donors can easily capture information without having a long process to know how you are running your project and all the upto date information.

Data collection is a very good because you will have data to present in simple forms

Create a form using the most important information of their name, age, location. Other information can be included according to what the project is about.

useful topic

Create a form using the most important information of their name, age, location. Other information can be included according to what the project is about.

Create a form using the most important information of their name, age, location. Other information can be included according to what the project is about.

Data collection is a methodical process of gathering and analyzing specific information to proffer solutions to relevant questions and evaluate the results. It focuses on finding out all there is to a particular subject matter. Data is collected to be further subjected to hypothesis testing which seeks to explain a phenomenon.

Hypothesis testing eliminates assumptions while making a proposition from the basis of reason.

This is really insightful

Understanding the goal of your research What do you want to achieve? Is it just descriptive or need further explanation using inferential statistics? Defining your goals clearly will help you to pick the right data collections method. Know your data sources specifically Knowing your data source is not only about who, what, and where your it.

This course has taught me that, there are three things that I have to consider when choosing the data collection tools: budget, time, and energy.

Creating data collection tools is a very important tasks and required careful planning. Once data collection decision has been made, appropriate tools needed to collect the data must be created. The tools should be able to capture the data needed to answer the questions that is asked, in order to help project with adaptive management.

Before creating a data collection tools, it is crucial to understand the indicators of interest that you are trying to measure. The tools on the nature of the indicator, whether it is qualitative or quantitative. Quantitative indicators will usually requires a more structured, types of tools while qualitative indicators may required a more open-ended and unstructured tools.

It also very important for people using the tools to be very versatile with the tools before using; as this will minimize error of collecting the wrong type of information. Data collection should be trained on the tools and the indicator definition. Also testing and revising the tools based on feedback from field test is a sure way of ensuring quality data collection tool.

Once you chose the right data collecting tool, it's a lot easier to train the personnel to utilize it.

The creation of data collection tools depends on the type of data to be collected. For example during a quantitative survey, the individual questionnaire is more appropriate.

I agree with you. Only I would add that the data collection tools are many and varied and depend on the type of collection. Some examples are: surveys, individual interviews, focus groups...

The idea here is to talk about data collection tools.

Creating data collection tools may vary from a project to a project depending on the project's objectives.

very informative tool, i have learnt how to develop data collection tool and what are the pre-requisites that should be focused for it.

Creation of data collection tools is a very important activity of the log frame as the data is used to measure progress of the projects through the indicators. However they are few steps that need to be followed in order to successfully select data collection methods unto development of these data collection tools. Following these steps is essential as it guides the user on how best to select data collection methods requirements for the whole process, these steps are also crucial as they can help in analysing indicators developed ( if they are really necessary or not).

The tips for creating data collection tools are important in program management for three reasons. First, the tips are useful regardless of the type of data gathering tool one wants to utilise to monitor and evaluate programs. Second, and based on experience, following these tips saves the program manager's effort and time from making extensive changes to the tools because these do not work. Finally, and in relation to saving human resources, the tips for crafting data collection tools could save program money because it can ensure that essential indicators are understood and captured correctly. What is meant to be measured is indeed measured. Under this condition, the program can avoid re-doing the process. Thus, the tips in crafting data collection becomes useful in program management.

Collecting data allows you to store and analyze important information about your existing and potential customers. Collecting this information can also save your company money by building a database of customers for future marketing and retargeting efforts.

The content has been detailed to me, I'm now able to create a data collection tool following the steps which were mentioned above.