TY - GEN
T1 - An empirical usability evaluation of the Human Factors website
AU - Phillips, Elizabeth
AU - Dietz, Aaron S.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The purpose of the present study is to conduct an empirical design and user perception analysis of the website for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), and to use this information to make relevant design recommendations for improving the quality of the website. As the central hub for online interactions with the society, it is important that hfes.org effectively and efficiently communicate messages and highlight its activities concerning its membership, publications, and services. The goal of this paper is not to present a caustic review of the Society's shortcomings, but offer a critical analysis, supported by literature and data, of various website design elements that may be holding HFES back from maintaining a professional web presence, and to illustrate why maintaining a professional web presence is beneficial for the HFES community at large. The present paper outlines an empirical usability evaluation of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society website, hfes.org. An initial proposal and method for data collection are outlined. Results of the study will be presented the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
AB - The purpose of the present study is to conduct an empirical design and user perception analysis of the website for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), and to use this information to make relevant design recommendations for improving the quality of the website. As the central hub for online interactions with the society, it is important that hfes.org effectively and efficiently communicate messages and highlight its activities concerning its membership, publications, and services. The goal of this paper is not to present a caustic review of the Society's shortcomings, but offer a critical analysis, supported by literature and data, of various website design elements that may be holding HFES back from maintaining a professional web presence, and to illustrate why maintaining a professional web presence is beneficial for the HFES community at large. The present paper outlines an empirical usability evaluation of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society website, hfes.org. An initial proposal and method for data collection are outlined. Results of the study will be presented the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
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U2 - 10.1177/1071181312561443
DO - 10.1177/1071181312561443
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84873473587
SN - 9780945289418
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 2089
EP - 2092
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012
T2 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012
Y2 - 22 October 2012 through 26 October 2012
ER -