A Comparative study of Usability Evaluation Methods
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International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT) | 
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| © 2015 by IJCTT Journal | ||
| Volume-22 Number-3 |
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| Year of Publication : 2015 | ||
| Authors : Sugandha Gupta | ||
| DOI : 10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V22P121 |
Sugandha Gupta "A Comparative study of Usability Evaluation Methods". International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT) V22(3):103-106, April 2015. ISSN:2231-2803. www.ijcttjournal.org. Published by Seventh Sense Research Group.
Abstract -
Usability is an essential quality of software systems.
Many techniques have so far been projected for usability
evaluation but they are not well integrated and fail to ensure all
the aspects of usability. The inception of usability evaluation
methods (UEMs) to assess and improve usability in such systems
has led to a variety of alternative methodologies and a general
lack of understanding of the proficiencies and limitations of each.
This misperception has exaggerated the need for practitioners
and others to regulate which methods are more operative, and in
what ways and under what scenarios. However, UEMs cannot be
assessed and equated reliably because of the lack of standard
criteria for comparison. This paper aims at discussing various
existing usability evaluation methods (UEM) that have been
presented till 2015.
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Keywords
Usability, Usability Evaluation Methods (UEMs),
Inspection Methods, Human Computer Interaction, Inquiry
Methods, Testing Methods.