Superior Childrens Centre Satellite Meeting October 15 th 2015 Why bother Need to report to the Ministry Good data can answer questions Confirm problems or issues Change how we deliver programs allocate resources and decide what programs we offer ID: 597647
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Data Collection in Algoma
Superior Children’s Centre – Satellite MeetingOctober 15th, 2015Slide2
Why bother?
Need to report to the MinistryGood data can answer questions:Confirm problems or issues
Change how we deliver programs, allocate resources, and decide what programs we offerValidate what we already knowEncourage inquiry and further exploration of issuesQuestion what we assume is working or not workingProvide reliable information for accountability issuesGuide continuous improvementSlide3
Bad Data
Bad or Dirty Data refers to information that can be erroneous, misleading, and without general formatting. Unfortunately, no industry, organization, or department is immune to it. If not acknowledged and fixed early on, bad data can cause serious concerns.Slide4
Bad Data – How does it occur?
Missing Data: Empty fields that should contain data.Wrong
or inaccurate data: Information that has not been entered correctly or maintained.Inappropriate data: Data that’s been entered in the wrong field.Non-conforming data: Data that hasn’t been normalized as per the system of records.Duplicate data: A single visit
that occupies more than one record in the database
.
Poor
data entry
: Misspells, typos, transpositions, and variations in spelling, naming or formatting
.Slide5
Bad Data – What’s the big deal?
Invalid reportsDistorting success metrics
Increased processing time/Lower productivityFailure of your marketing initiativesMisinformed OR under-informed decisionsLoss in Revenue/FundingSlide6
Main Objectives
High data qualityMake sure we are collecting data the same way in all locations in AlgomaCan do this by partially automating the processOnly capturing what is relevant and useful
Motivated respondentsKeep you involved in the processSlide7
What is Currently Reported?
Number of Children Served (Unique)
Number of Visits Made By Children (Total)Number of Parents/Caregivers Served (Unique)Number of Visits Made by Parents/Caregivers (Total)Slide8
What is Currently Reported?
Number of Professionals in Workshops/Seminars
Number of ReferralsNumber of Protocols/Official LinkagesNumber of Parents/Caregivers in Workshops/SeminarsNumber of Hours of Training, Workshops, Media Events or Conferences (DAC Only)Slide9
Data Collection in Transition
Best Start Hub drop-in visits & events Transition to a digital sign-in membershipLengthy processSlide10
Data Collection in Transition
Benefits:Can accurately track unique visits
Can see who is going to which locationsFaster sign-in for drop-in and eventsCount event attendance and drop-in attendance simultaneouslyCan discreetly track attendance related to CAS
Much less of BSH staff time spent inputting their stats into the online database.Slide11
New Data Collection System
Doesn’t collect Workshop dataIf it goes well, we can look at adding a moduleDoesn’t include Manitoulin-Sudbury Hubs
Possible expansionSlide12
What else should we capture?
We need to consult with all of you – we want to make sure your needs are metWe will need to figure this out before we are able to build an all encompassing databaseSlide13
Data Analysis
Best Start Hub dataSlide14
Thoughts?Slide15
Contact Us
Paul Beach
GIS Managerpbeach@ssmic.com(705) 942-6938 x3030Miranda MoffattAnalyst & DAC
mmoffatt@ssmic.com
(705) 942-6938 x3044
Steve Zuppa
Analyst
& DAC
szuppa@ssmic.com
(705) 942-6938 x3026
SSMIC-CGC
1520 Queen
Street East, Suite CC100
Algoma University Campus
Sault
Ste.
Marie, Ontario
P6A
2G4