20100921 - Clapsaddle, Measuring Usability...

Measuring usability: Categorically modelling successful websites using established metrics by Clapsaddle, Donna J., D.P.S., Pace University, 2004 , 209 pages; AAT 3136152 My interest: (1) established set of Usability Metrics. (2) relative importance of guideline metrics. (3) automated web usability tools. Action: To read specific parts of the Dissertation in future. Many owners/designers cannot afford the expense and effort of a thorough professional website usability evaluation. It is difficult for a novice developer to digest the glut of available guidelines and guideline sets in order to determine which particular guidelines to include when designing a usable website in a specific category. Furthermore, guidelines are often too vague to be implemented properly. The time from inception to completion of a website is relatively short (as compared to a software package) and as most websites are designed by amateurs, an economical and rapid usability assessment of their websites is necessary. Many of the currently available automated website rating systems are based on criteria that is often subjective and not based on "usability" per se. Comments: The above, I deem to be her motivation for her research. Using a traditional website categorization that includes e-commerce, informational, interactive and portal, this dissertation employs datamining algorithms to develop predictive, categorized models of an ideal website, based on an established set of usability metrics in order to enable the novice--the individual or small business owner--to design better websites. It establishes an order of relevance for a quagmire of usability metrics and their associated guidelines. It also serves to validate or refute previous research. It introduces a framework illustrating the relative importance of guideline metrics gathered from a selection of automated web usability tools. Finally, a more user-centered categorization is proposed which may serve as an impetus for future research.

Oct 20 - ProQuest dissertation search "Usability Evaluation"

Oct 20 - Keywords were "Usability Evaluation." Continued to search and download, as continuation from Oct 15.

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