AN APPROACH TO GUIDELINE INSPECTION OF WEB PORTALS

Andrina Granić, Ivica Mitrović, Nikola Marangunić

2008

Abstract

Overall research is aiming to design discount evaluation methodology for web portal assessment. A number of problems was identified during testing user tasks in scenario-based usability testing while others were detected through tasks mentally simulated by HCI experts using an inspection method. This paper reports on the experience regarding the latter one. Designed inspection has proved very promising, although obtained comprehensive quantitative and qualitative data revealed the need for some improvements. Revision of the evaluation form along with subsequent assessment with adequate expert sample is needed.

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in Harvard Style

Mitrović I., Granić A. and Marangunić N. (2008). AN APPROACH TO GUIDELINE INSPECTION OF WEB PORTALS . In Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8111-40-1, pages 401-404. DOI: 10.5220/0001719904010404


in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis08,
author={Ivica Mitrović and Andrina Granić and Nikola Marangunić},
title={AN APPROACH TO GUIDELINE INSPECTION OF WEB PORTALS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,},
year={2008},
pages={401-404},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001719904010404},
isbn={978-989-8111-40-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,
TI - AN APPROACH TO GUIDELINE INSPECTION OF WEB PORTALS
SN - 978-989-8111-40-1
AU - Mitrović I.
AU - Granić A.
AU - Marangunić N.
PY - 2008
SP - 401
EP - 404
DO - 10.5220/0001719904010404