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The material covered on CommCare Fundamentals is now available as a short course on Dimagi Academy. |
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You can download and print this pdf version of CommCare Fundamentals (Updated 18th March 2015) |
Welcome to CommCare 101 Fundamentals- an overview to of what CommCare is and how it works!
In order to become receive any type of CommCare certification, you must demonstrate an understanding of the learning objectives in this section. If you are new to CommCare, this should also give you a good understanding of how CommCare worksis a great place to start.
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What is CommCare?
You can get a good overview of what CommCare is by reading through the public CommCare site.
CommCare is a mobile case management tool for tracking clients through a continuum of care. It aims to help frontline workers more accurately track and support the registration, follow-up, and completion of care for clients in their communities. It runs as a mobile application on a mobile phone and is built on a decision & logic-processing platform that can support workers to deliver care, as well as provide critical data-quality checks at the point of service.
There are two pieces to CommCare:
- CommCareMobile is the mobile-device part of CommCare. This could be a phone, tablet, or someone entering data using a computer.
- CommCareHQ is the website/portal where data can be accessed and workers managed.
CommCare can be used for a number or purposes:
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In general, CommCare is used as part of larger project.
CommCare is developed by a company called Dimagi.
How Does Data Move in CommCare?
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CommCare mobile can operate with or without signal. If a form is completed and signal is not available, the form is kept on the phone until network access is available. However, if a phone is lost or damaged before the form data is submitted, that data is lost.
Case Management
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Mobile and Web Users
There are two types of users in CommCare:
- Mobile Users -
- Web (CommCareHQ) Users -
Getting Started
Congratulations, you've completed CommCare Fundamentals! Now that you understand the core concepts of CommCare, it's time to Get Started.
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CommCare Fundamentals will provide:
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The learning objectives covered in CommCare Fundamentals are recommended or required for everyone working on a CommCare project.
Topics
Review each of the following sections to learn more about the main features and principles of CommCare:
- CommCare Overview
- CommCare Structure
- Case Management
- Data in CommCare
- Mobile and Web Users
- Project Roles and Implementation
It is critical that you understand all of the material in these sections before going on to other CommCare tutorials.
GET STARTED!
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Next Steps
After completing CommCare Fundamentals we recommend you do the following:
CommCare Fundamentals Test: Visit this page to learn more about the CommCare Fundamentals test.
App Building: Once you've completed CommCare Fundamentals, you're ready to get started with CommCare app building!
CommCare Fundamentals - last revised 24 October 2014