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Weekly Progress Reports

Final Weekly Progress Report 12

NAME:  Yvette Colomb
PROJECT TITLE:  Possible Android Permission Security Flaw with Google APIs
WEEK NO:   12 DATE: 29 Jan 2018
PLANNING
MILESTONE: PLANNED: ACTUAL: COMMENT:
Continue Research project into the future  After exams  TBA
Complete seminar  29/1/2018  27/1/2018
TASKS
DESCRIPTION: DATE: ACTION/RESULTS: FINISHED (Y/N)
Record presentation  Mon – Fri  Already done  Y
Upload presentation to YouTube  Done  Done 27/1/2018  Y
Publish project report Mon Automatically scheduled Y
Update project report Mon – Fri  Y
ISSUES
DESCRIPTION DATE ACTION/RESULTS FINISHED (Y/N)
Difficulty of squeeze in timeframe  Juggled tasks to meet deadline, saved by slack in project timeline  Y
Weekly Progress Reports

Weekly Progress Report 11

NAME:  Yvette Colomb
PROJECT TITLE:  Possible Android Permission Security Flaw with Google APIs
WEEK NO:   11 DATE: 22 Jan 2018
PLANNING
MILESTONE: PLANNED: ACTUAL: COMMENT:
Study week 11 topic Mon Mon all good
  Research in background  any  Nil  No time, will have to wait until after exams.
 Work on Presentation  Daily  running behind  Finished 27/1/2018
TASKS
DESCRIPTION: DATE: ACTION/RESULTS: FINISHED (Y/N)
Attend chat Mon  Watch recording  Y
Read topic notes Mon  Y
Watch topic lecture Mon  Y
 Complete presentation  Daily  working on it  Y
Publish project report Mon Automatically scheduled Y
Update project report Mon – Fri  Y
ISSUES
DESCRIPTION DATE ACTION/RESULTS FINISHED (Y/N)
Time frame squeeze  27/1/2018  Still balancing tasks to meet deadlines, following illness.  Y
Weekly Progress Reports

Weekly Progress Report 10

NAME:  Yvette Colomb
PROJECT TITLE:  Possible Android Permission Security Flaw with Google APIs
WEEK NO:   10 DATE: 15 Jan 2018
PLANNING
MILESTONE: PLANNED: ACTUAL: COMMENT:
Study week 10 topic Mon Mon all good
 Research in background  Nil  Nil  issues
 Online quiz  Done  Done early  Not as good as hoped.
 Work on presentation  Running late  Not done
TASKS
DESCRIPTION: DATE: ACTION/RESULTS: FINISHED (Y/N)
Attend chat Mon  Listen recording  Y
Read topic notes Mon Y
Watch topic lecture Mon  Y
 Study for quiz  Before quiz  Not effective  Y
 Complete quiz 8/1/2018  done 8/1/2018  Y
Publish project report Mon Automatically scheduled Y
Update project report Mon – Fri  Y
ISSUES
DESCRIPTION DATE ACTION/RESULTS FINISHED (Y/N)
Recovering from time squeeze due to illness  Juggling tasks between subjects. Keeping on top of deadlines.

Accepting lower grades, as in risk analysis.

  N
Weekly Progress Reports

Weekly Progress Report 9

NAME:  Yvette Colomb
PROJECT TITLE:  Possible Android Permission Security Flaw with Google APIs
WEEK NO:   9 DATE: 08 Jan 2018
PLANNING
MILESTONE: PLANNED: ACTUAL: COMMENT:
Study week 9 topic Mon Mon all good
 Research in background  any  daily  Delayed
TASKS
DESCRIPTION: DATE: ACTION/RESULTS: FINISHED (Y/N)
Attend chat Mon  Listen recording  Y
Read topic notes Mon  Y
Watch topic lecture Mon  Y
Publish project report Mon Automatically scheduled Y
Update project report Mon – Fri  Y
ISSUES
DESCRIPTION DATE ACTION/RESULTS FINISHED (Y/N)
Running late due to illness and recovery  Had allowed provision for this in slack.  N
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Weekly Progress Report 8

NAME:  Yvette Colomb
PROJECT TITLE:  Possible Android Permission Security Flaw with Google APIs
WEEK NO:   8 DATE: 01 Jan 2018
PLANNING
MILESTONE: PLANNED: ACTUAL: COMMENT:
Study week 8 topic Mon Mon all good
 Complete Annotated bibliography  Mon  Late  see issue
 Research in background  any  Late  see issue
TASKS
DESCRIPTION: DATE: ACTION/RESULTS: FINISHED (Y/N)
Attend chat Mon  No  N
Read topic notes Mon No  N
Watch topic lecture Mon  No  N
 Finish summaries  Sun  N
Finish evaluations  Sun, Mon  N
Publish project report Mon Automatically scheduled Y
Update project report Mon – Fri  Late  Y
ISSUES
DESCRIPTION DATE ACTION/RESULTS FINISHED (Y/N)
Sickness prevented work.  2/1/2018  special consideration  Y
Weekly Progress Reports

Weekly Progress Report 7

NAME:  Yvette Colomb
PROJECT TITLE:  Possible Android Permission Security Flaw with Google APIs
WEEK NO:  7 DATE: 25 Dec 2017
PLANNING
MILESTONE: PLANNED: ACTUAL: COMMENT:
Break  Until 27th December
 Choose references for annotated bibliography  Dec 28, 2017 Dec 28, 2017  No issues, highly organised process.
TASKS
DESCRIPTION: DATE: ACTION/RESULTS: FINISHED (Y/N)
 Shortlist references  Dec 28, 2017  done  Y
 Gather full text Dec 28, 2017  done/ using library proxy  Y
 Read References Dec 28, 2017  done  Y
 Choose references  Dec 28, 2017 done  Y
Publish project report Mon Automatically scheduled Y
Update project report Mon – Fri  done  Y
ISSUES
DESCRIPTION DATE ACTION/RESULTS FINISHED (Y/N)
No issues
Weekly Progress Reports

Weekly Progress Report 5

NAME:  Yvette Colomb
PROJECT TITLE:  Possible Android Permission Security Flaw with Google APIs
WEEK NO:  5 DATE: 11 Dec 2017
PLANNING
MILESTONE: PLANNED: ACTUAL: COMMENT:
Complete 4 Annotated Bibliography items Mon – Tues  delayed  Have another assessment due for another subject, need to delay
Study week 5 topic Mon Mon all good
TASKS
DESCRIPTION: DATE: ACTION/RESULTS: FINISHED (Y/N)
Attend chat Mon  Listened Tues  Y
Read topic notes Mon  Y  Y
Watch topic lecture Mon  Y  Y
Select 4 sources Mon Selected 4 sources Y
Write up annotations Mon – Fri  behind  N
Publish project report Mon Automatically scheduled Y
Update project report Mon – Fri  Y
ISSUES
DESCRIPTION DATE ACTION/RESULTS FINISHED (Y/N)
No issues
Project Proposal and Plan Checklist

Checklist

Is the capstone topic area appropriate?

The capstone topic area is appropriate. It is about the latest in Android applications and concerns security, which is also a growing area of interest.

Has the Project Blog been setup?

Yes.

Has there been sufficient justification of the choice of the topic?

The justification is discovering an area of weakness within the Google APIs that can assist in circumventing dangerous permission. This is relevant to todays technologies and for the future.

Is there enough scope for a sufficiently deep/complex analysis?

There’s considerable research in the areas of Android security and permissions. The greatest challenge is creating a program to hack these security measures.

Is the scope appropriate for what might be reasonably expected in the capstone project subject?

The scope is appropriate, it is a professional level topic. It is too long to complete the research within the time frame of the subject. This is no issue, as the project closure section of the syllabus can be presented as a final project report for that time period.