Increasing science quality through efficiency

1. Research Methods Group
http://worldagroforestry.org/research-methods/
http://worldagroforestry.org/dataverse
Increasing Science Quality
Through Efficiency
Leroy Mwanzia & Jacque Muliro

2. ICRAF’s Roles in Research in
Development
1. Generation and validation of knowledge as
International Public Goods (IPGs).
2. Building robust evidence for higher level decisions
on policies and investments.
3. Working with partners at multiple scales to translate IPGs
into actionable knowledge.
4. Developing and mobilizing capacity at institutional and
individual levels.
5. Demonstrating proof of application of
knowledge to accelerate impact and advance the science of
scaling up.
6. Convening, advocacy and interfacing amongst a wide range
of partners to be co-responsible

3. 1. Data Management Tool Kit
2. Method Portal

4. Data Management Tool Kit

5. Data Management Team

6. QuestionnaireProject Provides

7. EfficientDataEntry
Questionnaire RMG Creates Data Entry
Application

8. Double Data Entry Verifcation
Questionnaire
number
Raw DataDouble Data Entry
Verification
Data Entry
Application
Question
Differences in
Data

9. Data Cleaning
Clean DataData CleaningRaw Data
RSTATA

10. Meanwhile

11. Dataverse Study
Dataverse StudyCreatesRMG

12. Folder StructureProject Creates

13. Dataverse Structure
Folder Structure We Replicate Dataverse Folder
Structure

14. Archive Study Data

15. Security

16. Collaboration

17. Data Authorship

18. Data Management Resources

19. Method Portal
Creating Efficiency through Institutional Memory

20. What is it?
An online collection of all methods that have
been developed or described by ICRAF
scientists.
Papers are organised around the stages of your
project cycle
Data Analysis
Data
Collection
Data
Dissemination
Data
Management
Research
Ethics

21. Why?

22. Photo Credit: Andrea Hernandez (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Flickr - Edtechworkshop

23. Too many request to RMG
Photo: Joongi Kim (CC BY-SA 2.0) – Flickr.com

24. What we had

25. New Method Portal

26. DEMO

27. Please help us!!!
1. Use the method portal and give feedback
2. Send any method papers/tools/manuals that
your unit has produced to Jacque
3. Ask new students and staff to check the method
portal before starting their projects

28. Thank You
http://worldagroforestry.org/research-methods/
http://worldagroforestry.org/dataverse
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