Research Methods Group

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Increasing Science Quality Through Efficiency

Leroy Mwanzia & Jacquie Muliro

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

1. Data Management Tool Kit2. Method Portal

Data Management Tool Kit

RMG

Data Management Team

QuestionnaireProject Provides

Efficient Data Entry

Questionnaire RMG Creates Data Entry Application

Double Data Entry Verifcation

Questionnaire number

Raw DataDouble Data Entry Verification

Data Entry Application

Question

Differences in Data

Data Cleaning

Clean DataData CleaningRaw Data

RSTATA

Meanwhile

Dataverse Study

Dataverse StudyCreatesRMG

Folder StructureProject Creates

Dataverse Structure

Folder Structure We Replicate Dataverse Folder Structure

Archive Study Data

Security

Collaboration

Data Authorship

Data Management Resources

Method PortalCreating Efficiency through Institutional Memory

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

Why?

Many Agroforestry methods already exist in

ICRAFPhoto Credit: Andrea Hernandez (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)Flickr - Edtechworkshop

Too many request to RMG

Too many requests to RMG

Photo: Joongi Kim (CC BY-SA 2.0) – Flickr.com

What we had

New Method Portal

DEMO

Please help us!!!

1. Use the method portal and give feedback2. 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

Thank You

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