This course provides an introduction to household surveys for program evaluation in low-and middle-income countries. The development of this course was supported by a grant from Government Affairs Canada (GAC) for the Real Accountability, Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) project.
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The course will equip you with skills to:
- Explain what coverage is, why it’s important in evaluations, and how it is measured
- Describe what household surveys can and cannot measure
- Plan, implement, and analyze household survey, including:
- Calculate an appropriate household survey sample size
- Explain the resources required for a household survey
- Identify an appropriate sampling design
- Design a questionnaire
- Describe challenges for coverage survey planning and implementation
- Present and describe how the RADAR tool can be used
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Introduction to Coverage Concepts
This module will cover an overview of intervention coverage, using existing coverage data, and special topics in coverage.
WEEK 2
Survey Design and Planning
This module will cover survey design and survey planning.
WEEK 3
Sampling Design and Household Mapping
This module will cover sampling design and mapping.
WEEK 4
Survey Tool Development
This module will cover survey tool development.
WEEK 5
Preparing Fieldwork and Data Collection
This module will cover preparing fieldwork, data quality assurance, and data collection.
WEEK 6
Data Management and Analysis
This module will cover data management & analysis and synthesizing data.
