20-25 July 2009

TOT on DevInfo ver 6

Location
  • Beirut
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Objective
To improve the capacity of key professionals from national authorities and UN agencies who have undergone DevInfo user and administration training at basic level.  This level of advance training is designed to meet the specific needs and requirements of the participants. This training covers DevInfo advanced technology topics on Database management, Mapping management, Web master and EmergencyInfo.
The desired outcome is for a better understanding of how to use DevInfo database technology to contribute to the current national development plan by supporting national authorities and the UN Country Team in harmonizing and standardizing collation and dissemination of data on human development.

You Will Learn How To
  • Review data sources, metadata, aspects of data quality (reliability, comparability, desegregation)
  • Study and analyze the DevInfo database model to understand how the system operates
  • Use various advance techniques of database tools and reports for database management
  • Build and customize database conversion utilities to meet specific requirements
  • Study the process of integration of maps using DevInfo mapping technologies
  • Use advance mapping techniques to associate boundary and feature maps to their geographical areas and how to create a group of boundary maps
  • Manage Users for on-line data entry in DevInfo database and how to enter data on-line
  • Configure, Install and Manage a web server and how to deploy DevInfo on the web
  • Convert DevInfo data from Access to SQL Server and how to configure, install and manage SQL Server to upload the converted DevInfo database
  • Implement EmergencyInfo using PDA data capture technology
  • Create PDA data capture questionnaire, conduct a survey using PDA questionnaire and import the completed questionnaire into a DevInfo database
  • Use DevInfo database to prepare SITReps
Benefits

Customized sessions on the advance topics provide high quality technical support for specific requirements. On successful completion of this training course, the participants will have a better understanding of advanced technical aspects related to the operation of the DevInfo database system.
Who Should Attend

The advance training is valuable for participants having introduced to DevInfo database technology. We recommend that country delegations comprise of a mixture of competencies and qualifications ranging from planning, monitoring and evaluation to information technology support.

Prerequisites

Participants should be familiar with DevInfo ver.6.0 technology including the User and Administration application.  Familiarity with Windows is assumed; some knowledge of monitoring statistics is helpful. Participants who have specific requirements of web master should be familiar with operating system and database system installation and configuration.

Hands-On Technical Support

This provides in-depth hands-on experience with DevInfo in following areas:
  • Performing advance database administration and management techniques
  • Performing advance mapping management techniques
  • Web deployment, administration and management techniques
  • Understanding and customizing data exchange techniques
  • Understanding and using PDA data capture technology for data collection during emergencies
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