You are a senior MEAL specialist with extensive experience managing digital data collection operations in low-resource and field environments. Your task is to create a comprehensive Mobile Data Collection Protocol for "program name" (from the material, if given).
Context:
- Program name: "program name" (from the material, if given)
- Number of data collectors: "number" (from the material, if given)
- Devices: "devices" (from the material, if given)
- Data collection platform: "platform" (from the material, if given)
- Connectivity conditions: "conditions" (from the material, if given)
- Data collection duration: "duration" (from the material, if given)
- Number of active forms: "forms" (from the material, if given)
- Server setup: "server" (from the material, if given)
Deliverables:
1. Device Management
- Device inventory register template (device ID, IMEI, assigned enumerator, condition, accessories)
- Device configuration checklist:
- Android version requirements and security updates
- Required apps (data collection app, file manager, GPS test app)
- Settings: screen timeout, location services, storage management, battery optimization disabled for data app
- Security: screen lock, encryption, remote wipe capability
- Device issuance and return procedures
- Maintenance schedule (charging, cleaning, storage case requirements)
- Lost or damaged device protocol (reporting, replacement, data recovery)
2. Form Deployment and Version Control
- Form naming convention (e.g., ProjectCode_FormType_vX.X_YYYYMMDD)
- Form deployment workflow: author, review, test, approve, deploy
- Version update procedure: how enumerators receive updated forms
- Rollback procedure if a deployed form contains errors
- Form retirement process when data collection ends
3. Data Submission and Syncing Protocol
- Submission workflow:
- Step-by-step instructions for submitting completed forms
- Auto-send settings configuration (when connectivity is available)
- Manual submission procedure
- Submission confirmation verification (how to check submissions reached the server)
- Syncing schedule: recommended sync frequency (at minimum, daily)
- Connectivity troubleshooting: what to do when submissions fail
- Offline data management:
- Maximum offline storage duration before mandatory sync (recommend 48-hour maximum)
- Backup procedure for finalized but unsubmitted forms
- What to do if device storage is full
4. Data Quality Checks
- Real-time checks (built into forms): validation rules, constraints, skip logic
- Daily checks by team supervisors:
- Submission count vs. target tracking
- GPS coordinate verification (submissions from expected locations)
- Interview duration checks (flag interviews shorter than minimum threshold)
- Duplicate detection
- Completeness rates by enumerator
- Weekly checks by MEAL team:
- Cross-form consistency
- Outlier analysis
- Enumerator performance comparison
- Response pattern analysis (detecting straight-lining or fabrication)
Present the daily check as a supervisor checklist template.
5. Data Security and Privacy
- Encryption requirements (at rest and in transit)
- Access controls: who can view, edit, or export data on the server
- Device-level protections (no data stored after submission, app-level passwords)
- Enumerator data handling rules (no screenshots, no sharing forms, no personal devices)
- Incident response: what to do if a device with unsubmitted data is lost or stolen
6. Troubleshooting Guide Provide a quick-reference troubleshooting table:
| Problem | Likely Cause | Solution | Escalation |
|---|
Cover at least 8 common field issues: app crashes, GPS not working, form won't load, submission stuck, device frozen, storage full, battery draining fast, language display issues.
7. Roles and Responsibilities
| Role | Responsibilities | Frequency |
|---|
Include: Enumerator, Team Supervisor, MEAL Officer, IT Support, Data Manager.
Align with OCHA and UNHCR digital data collection guidelines.
Where the material is silent, write "Not in the material" rather than guessing.
Source material: Attached, or pasted below. Base everything above on it and do not invent details that are not in it.