Readings: Week 13
‘Paperless’ data collection
Objectives and Competencies for this session:
- Be able to explain the advantages of paperless data collection
- Identify means of preventing data loss when collecting data electronically
- Learn how to build a form, and collect, upload, and download data using EpiCollect
Pre-class Preparation
- Download: Epicollect app to a phone or tablet (if you need to borrow a phone or tablet let me know).
- Readings:
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Aanensen DM, Huntley DM, Feil EJ, al-Own F, Spratt BG (2009) EpiCollect: Linking Smartphones to Web Applications for Epidemiology, Ecology and Community Data Collection. PLoS ONE 4(9): e6968. [read online] or [download pdf]
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Moylan, CA et al. 2013. Increasingly mobile: How new technologies can enhance qualitative research. Qualitative social work: research and practice, 14(1):36-47. [read online] or [download pdf]
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Teacher, Amber G. F. et al. Smartphones in ecology and evolution: a guide for the app‐rehensive. Ecology and Evolution 3(16):5268– 5278 [read online] or [download pdf]
- Videos:
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Paperless Data Collection
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Great tutorials by UConn’s David Dickson