Readings: Week 11
Efficient Data Collection
Objectives and Competencies for this session:
- Learn to evaluate data collection procedures to identify steps at which errors are likely to enter and propagate
- Critique and improve data collection forms
- Learn to prepare and use checklists for complex procedures such as data collection
Please read / watch these before class:
Readings:
- Redman, T. 2016. Bad Data Costs the U.S. $3 Trillion Per Year. Harvard Business Review. [read online] or [download pdf]
Videos:
- Atul Gawande’s TED Talk: The Importance & Value of the CHECK LIST.
- Animated summary of The Checklist Manifesto.
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Jess Stratton’s LinkedIn Learning Video Overview: “Use Google Forms to Create Surveys” (7 min.). Watch it here; must be on UF computer or use UF proxy.
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OPTIONAL: The more advanced, multi-video “Google Forms Essential Training Course”. These short (1-3 min) videos explain each step in more detail. It’s great, and only 39 min long from start to finish. Watch here; must be on UF computer or use UF proxy.