University Android Application Peer Review on Phone Call Behavior

This report presents a peer review of an Android application designed for visualizing user phone call response behavior. The review assesses various aspects of the application, including the clarity of the project proposal, technical soundness, and the difficulty level of the project. The reviewer highlights the need for improvements in the project proposal, such as the inclusion of interface designs, architecture descriptions, and class diagrams to enhance clarity. The technical soundness is deemed satisfactory, with the project being considered easy to develop, particularly with knowledge of Java and the use of tools like Android Studio or Eclipse. Suggestions for improvement include multiple testing on different Android versions, enhanced security measures, the use of readymade platforms, the addition of cross-platform features, and the refinement of the application's interface. The review concludes by emphasizing the importance of interface improvements, cross-functionality, and the consideration of application security.

Running head: PEER REVIEW ON ANDROID APPLICATION
Peer review on User Phone Call Response Behavior
Visualization Application
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction......................................................................................................................2
2. Clarity of the Proposal.....................................................................................................2
3. Technical soundness of the Project..................................................................................2
4. Difficulty levels of the project.........................................................................................3
5. Overall suggestion for the project....................................................................................3
6. Conclusion.......................................................................................................................4
Bibliography........................................................................................................................5

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1. Introduction
The application development for the mobile devices have increased in the recent years
and every person have a smart phone and a range of the function are required to be managed for
development of a new application. The new application is developed for the management of the
user phone calls and simplify the interface such that the user can visualize the call logs and other
contact information from the application.
2. Clarity of the Proposal
The project proposal developed for the User Phone Call Response Behavior application
development have some missing components such as design and description of the project and
thus it is difficult for the assessor to understand the main motive of the project development. The
outcome of the project and the future scope of the project is also missing. The project proposal
lack in attachment of the proper interface design of the application. The interface design for the
application is basic and it needs lots of improvement in the final built product for making the
project attractive. The description of the architecture is required to be added to the project
proposal for proper understanding of the components and working of the architecture. The
description of the class diagram and the use case diagram is also required to be added for
increasing the clarity of the project proposal document.
3. Technical soundness of the Project
The project is technically sound and the success of the project depends on the service,
design and layout and usability of the application. The cost of the development of the project is
estimated to be of small amount and required less technical knowledge for the development of
the application. The application is less complex and thus can be developed easily and there are

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future scope to add new functionality in the application to improve its working. The proposed
application is designed to run on android platform with version later than 4.0 and on different
screen sizes varying from phone to televisions. The architecture of the application is simple and
the proper use case and class diagram is created for the development of the database.
4. Difficulty levels of the project
The difficulty of the project can be considered as intermediate because the project is not
complex and there is less functionality. The application can be easily developed in Android
Studio or Eclipse. A simple knowledge in Java would make the application development easier.
The interface of the application is kept simple and the code for the development of the
application is required to be added for adding functionality to the application. Creation of the
layout of the application and connecting it with the database is the main difficulty of the project.
Different tools like Dreamweaver and other visual editor can be used for the development of the
application.
5. Overall suggestion for the project
The project have scope of improvement and compatibility of the application is required to
be considered for the development of the project.
Multiple testing of the application- The application is required to be tested multiple
times on different version of android for analyzing the proper working of the application.
Improvement of the security- The security of the application is required to be increased
such that the contact is encrypted from unauthorized access.

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Use of readymade platform- The application can be developed on a readymade platform
for faster development of the application and the use of application development tool can also
help the development team to develop the project in module.
Addition of cross platform feature- The application is required to be developed with
addition of cross platform feature and the GUI is required to be developed before the
development of the codes and the application can be developed in iOS and Android.
Use of IDE- Android studio or Eclipse can be used for the development of the
application and it helps in automated testing of the application and decrease the bug in the
application.
6. Conclusion
From the peer review it can be concluded that the interface of the application is required
to be improved. The proposed solution is required to be developed with cross functionality and
code converter can be used for rapid application development. The project proposal is created
with proper quality and it is technically sound. The project proposed is easy to develop and it is
suggested that the application is required to be developed for generating more notification and
the security of the application is required to be considered for the development of the application.

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