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Title:
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A PROTOCOL FOR EVALUATING MOBILE APPLICATIONS |
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Author(s):
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Clare Martin, Derek Flood, Rachel Harrison |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-52-6 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki |
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Year:
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2011 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Mobile Applications, Systematic Evaluation, Evaluation Protocol |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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434 |
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Last Page:
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437 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The ease with which mobile applications can now be created has produced an enormous number of applications from which to choose in order to accomplish any given task. It is therefore increasingly difficult for developers to establish the current state of the art when developing new software within an existing application domain, and so this paper proposes a systematic method for determining the present standard. The suggested protocol examines applications both in terms of functionality and other key attributes such as efficiency and usability, and it has been validated in two very different application domains, which are outlined here. The domains were chosen because it is believed that existing mobile applications are inadequate for them, and so the protocol has been used to determine why this is so and to identify ways in which the shortcomings can be overcome. |
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