Designing Information Management Systems with ActivityInfo
Welcome to the self-paced course “Designing Information Management Systems with ActivityInfo”.
This course will guide you through all the phases of information management system design, from defining project objectives and system requirements to implementing a robust database that enables real-time data use for informed decision-making.
Move beyond raw or unstructured data and systems that have been created to merely satisfy compliance and reporting requirements and adopt the logic of information management system design to answer critical project/program questions through strong data governance.
The self-paced course is available in English, offers a Certificate of Completion and it is free of charge.
You can login using your ActivityInfo account or start a Free trial to practice with the course. As long as you engage with the course, your Free trial account will remain active.
You can post your questions or join the discussion on the ActivityInfo community.
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Is this self-paced course for me?
- Do you wish to move beyond data collection and start designing systems for impact that can inform your team’s decision-making?
- Do you wish to hone your skills in information management, and dive deeper in what turns data into information?
- Do you wish to become an expert user of ActivityInfo and gain the knowledge needed to administer databases in the system,
Then, get started with this self-paced course today!
Why take this course?
| If you are just collecting data... | …you will become data-driven with this course. |
|---|---|
| You have a pile of raw figures and facts. | You produce meaningful and useful information. |
| You design a form to satisfy a reporting requirement. | You design a system to answer critical project questions. |
| You risk loss of trust and biased analysis due to unstructured data. | You guarantee compliance, consistency, and accountability through strong Data Governance. |
| You only focus on the Data Producer (the field staff). | You empower the Data Steward and Data Owner to control the flow of life-saving information. |
Overview of the self-paced course
The self paced course provides a structured approach for designing and rolling out a complete information management system, from foundational planning to implementation and maintenance.
It covers the key IMS components (people, processes, tools), system requirements (data, process, user, reporting requirements) and helps you translate organizational policies and procedures into a robust database design using ActivityInfo's basic and advanced features.
The curriculum of the self-paced course:
- Course introduction
- Introduction to Information Management Systems
- Identify system requirements
- Data model design
- Introduction to database design
- Data collection in ActivityInfo
- Data governance in ActivityInfo
- Data use and data processing in ActivityInfo
- Database management with ActivityInfo
- Reports design
- Capacity building
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About the trainer
Eliza Avgeropoulou is a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Implementation Specialist. For the past 9 years, she has led the MEAL system design for various development and emergency programs and she has supported many international NGOs and UN Agencies to successfully build and implement their information management systems so as to achieve evidence-based decision making at local and global level.