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10. Other
The previous nine examples are the most popular process data collection activities. You may have other, creative,
process data collection methods, so please help us appreciate them by describing them in the text box
shown in Figure 37. For example this form should be completed if you have a website as part of your intervention.
In this case, you should also describe how you will track and monitor website usage. Please notice that
the process data collection activity should be related to evaluation. In other words, look at all the activities
that will help you conduct evaluation, monitor the progress of the program, or provide information for you to
modify and improve your program.
Recap:
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Part B of this chapter helped you enter your information in the “Add Collection of Process Data Activity”
section of the OTIS evaluation planning process.
You learned that OTIS prepares a separate summary sheet for each type of process data collection
method. This differs from the outcome data collection summary sheet, which includes all the outcome data
information on one screen.
Filling out the “Checklist for Process Data Collection” can assist you in having all the information in one
place before you sit down to enter your information in OTIS. A separate checklist is provided for each
type of process data method:
• Focus Group • Key Informant Interview
• Public Opinion Poll (including public intercept survey) • Education/Participant Survey
• Policy Record • Media Activity Record
• Data Collection Training • Observational Data
• Youth Tobacco Purchase Survey • Other (e.g. for website usage)
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