SADC Course in Statistics Introduction to the module and the sessions Module I4, Sessions 1 and 2

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 2 Learning Objectives for the module

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To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 4 Sessions 1 and 2 Reading and writing reports You learn how to write reports By looking at examples of reports that have been produced Report is any product It may be a written report or a Powerpoint presentation or a play, or broadcast or a web page

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 5 Learning Objectives From these two sessions you should Recognise the importance of good reporting Identify instances of good reports Take the key messages from a report Identify characteristics of a good report Suggest different ways of reporting

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 6 Activities 1.This presentation 2.Myths about development An entertaining statistical film That makes important statistical points 3. Principles of official statistics Reading the report Learning from how it is written 4. MDG reports 5. Zambia climate change reports 6. Data information over the web 7. Plan the web study

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 7 The importance of good reporting Suppose you have been funded for a project A survey Which you do But find the reporting difficult And then move to another job So there is no report What was then the value of the study? Almost zero? And what of the people who responded Their time was wasted

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 8 Compare to getting funds to build a road You do the survey You engage the contractors You dig up the old road And then move to another job So there is no road We are helping build the information road Which is needed To support good development What is the difference? In both cases the funds were wasted

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 9 Sometimes the road is substandard Usually there is a report at the end And usually the road IS built But it may be sub-standard Written quickly at the end After a short analysis Because other projects have started And you have passed the deadline Then much of the value is still wasted

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 10 Good reporting is crucial And good reporting is done in parallel To a comprehensive and critical analysis You owe it to the people who gave their time Often without any reward And to the enumerators Who often work very hard And rarely see the results of their labours But are so quickly criticised if they ever fall short You owe it to those who need the information As well as to those who funded the work

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 11 Activity 2: Good reporting can be exciting This video explores myths about development It is a statistical video And most people dont like statistics But the do like this video And they learn from it As we will Here we have 2 objectives –Learn the messages about myths of development –Use this video as an example of reporting statistics

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 12 A quiz – in the video Which country in the pair has higher infant mortality? The countries in each pair are different One country has double the infant mortality of the other 1.Sri LankaTurkey 2.PolandSouth Korea 3.MalaysiaRussia 4.Pakistan Vietnam 5.ThailandSouth Africa How many did you get right? The video will tell you

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 13 Practical and video Now watch the video Twice! Follow the tasks in the practical –and report on the items given You should find it fun –and it has powerful messages!

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 14 Activity 3: The principles of official statistics This was a survey Of the 10 principles of Official Statistics It was reported to a UN meeting in 2004 It is an example that shows all reports can be improved we discussed improvements to Table 1 and Table 2 suggestions for improvements to table 1 are in CAST If UN reports can be improved Then it is also Ok for you to suggest improvements to your reports

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 15 Practical work The audience was clear the UN representatives at the meeting in 2004 So did the report do the job? Which was to evaluate the extent of adoption of the principles enable further actions to be taken if needed and (possibly) publicise the principles See the practical – Activity 3

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 16 Activity 4: Climate change in Zambia The case study on climate change in Zambia –used a range of dissemination methods Power point presentation for FAO and NGO staff Report to the NGO Case study to support improved teaching of statistics Short video (used in Module B2), on data management –and Radio broadcasts giving information for farmers Radio play to emphasise the message Radio advert to emphasise the message Village plays The radio and plays were organised by the National Met Service with funding partly by the regional government

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 17 Scene from a village play By Durton Nanja: Regional director of National Met Service

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 18 Reporting The radio broadcasts –were a series of 24 weekly programmes from August 2004 to March 2005 presented in the local language. The programmes comprised half-hourly slots – starting with a 15-minute discussion on a particular topic such as planting date. This was followed by a short 'commercial' break – on the same topic Then ended with a 15-minute play –emphasising the key points from the discussion.

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 19 Practical Study the pages on reporting using the radio Consider whether there are similar activities in your country And what topics could be covered in this way.

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 20 Activity 5: Reporting the MDGs In 2007 we were halfway in time to the date of the MDGs The MDG Africa update was also a press release with pictures and graphs There was also a progress table-chart

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 21 The chart/table

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 22 The press release – primary education

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 23 Example – one country On

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 24 Practical Is the general MDG report effective as a press release? Are the graphs good practice? Could this be used in your country? Or could you adapt, so it relates more to the situation in your country What is available for your country on a website or downloaded for study

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 25 Discussion You have seen a wide variety of reports To give you ideas So you can evaluate reports in later sessions And suggest how reports might be prepared Are there particular reports That you found impressive? or where you can suggest improvements? What reports have you seen in your country How do they compare?

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer 26 Learning objectives again Are you now able to: Recognise the importance of good reporting Identify instances of good reports Take the key messages from a report Identify characteristics of a good report Suggest different ways of reporting

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