Expanding the concept of usability

Informing Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2004, Pages 129-141

  Koohang, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

E Learning Usability; Experience; Usability Attributes; Usability Properties; Users' Views

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544373843     PISSN: 15214672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/508     Document Type: Article

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