The objective of this course is to provide participants with adequate knowledge and skills in collection and management of data. It draws information on ways of developing efficient means to gather relevant data, approach to acquire accurate data, and contemporary approaches to categorize, archive and administer datasets. Participants will also learn how data management software should be used as well as how data should be managed properly.

Why this training is important:

Data is critical in research, business and government since decision making is based on data. Certainly, if data is not accurately collected then the analysis would be off and this would/can lead to costly mistakes. Likewise, data management makes certain that data is available, protected and optimized for use or ability to perform analysis on. It also brings confidence as the participants undergo this training to work professionally with data to counter general impressionism inherent in most social research work.

Where it's applicable:

• For collection of relevant data on various academic and sciences fields.
• Business contexts for accumulating customer information, sales data, and making organizational operations more effective.
• In an evaluation of the project by the third party through NGOs.
• Government entities for statistical enumeration, public administration, or reporting purposes.

Who should attend:

This course is ideal for students, researchers, project managers, data officers and anyone else with the responsibility to collect and manage data.