Evaluating a methodology to establish usability heuristics

Cristhy Jiménez; ALEXANDRU CRISTIAN RUSU; SILVANA PAOLA RONCAGLIOLO DE LA HORRA; Rodolfo Inostroza; Virginica Rusu

doi:10.1109/SCCC.2012.14

Evaluating a methodology to establish usability heuristics

Cristhy Jiménez, ALEXANDRU CRISTIAN RUSU , SILVANA PAOLA RONCAGLIOLO DE LA HORRA, Rodolfo Inostroza, Virginica Rusu

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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Abstract

Assessing usability in any software product may be a key factor for predicting its success or fail. Heuristic evaluation is the most commonly used usability evaluation method. It uses a set of recognized usability design principles (heuristics). Until now, the Nielsen's ten usability heuristics have been widely used. However, such heuristics are too general and currently it is necessary to provide new sets of heuristics for evaluating specific kinds of applications. Through a survey, applied to a group of researchers, it was possible to analyze the pertinence of formalizing a methodology for establishing specific usability heuristics that could improve usability assessments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 31st International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2012
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	51-59
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9781479929375
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SCCC.2012.14
State	Published - 1 Jan 2013
Event	31st International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2012 - Valparaiso, Chile Duration: 12 Nov 2012 → 16 Nov 2012

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Name	Proceedings - International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC
ISSN (Print)	1522-4902

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Conference	31st International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2012
Country/Territory	Chile
City	Valparaiso
Period	12/11/12 → 16/11/12

Keywords

Heuristic evaluation
Heuristics
Methodology
Usability

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Jiménez, C., RUSU , ALEXANDRU. CRISTIAN., RONCAGLIOLO DE LA HORRA, SILVANA. PAOLA., Inostroza, R., & Rusu, V. (2013). Evaluating a methodology to establish usability heuristics. In Proceedings - 31st International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2012 (pp. 51-59). Article 6694073 (Proceedings - International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/SCCC.2012.14

Jiménez, Cristhy ; RUSU , ALEXANDRU CRISTIAN ; RONCAGLIOLO DE LA HORRA, SILVANA PAOLA et al. / Evaluating a methodology to establish usability heuristics. Proceedings - 31st International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2012. IEEE Computer Society, 2013. pp. 51-59 (Proceedings - International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC).

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Jiménez, C, RUSU , ALEXANDRUCRISTIAN , RONCAGLIOLO DE LA HORRA, SILVANAPAOLA, Inostroza, R & Rusu, V 2013, Evaluating a methodology to establish usability heuristics. in Proceedings - 31st International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2012., 6694073, Proceedings - International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 51-59, 31st International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2012, Valparaiso, Chile, 12/11/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/SCCC.2012.14

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Proceedings - 31st International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC 2012. IEEE Computer Society, 2013. p. 51-59 6694073 (Proceedings - International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, SCCC).

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