Measuring the human element in complex technologies

International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  McNamara, Niamh ^a   Kirakowski, Jurek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Attitude; Questionnaires; Usability; User satisfaction

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; USABILITY; USABILITY EVALUATION; USER SATISFACTION;

SURVEYS;

EID: 47349099175     PISSN: 15483908     EISSN: 15483916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jthi.2008010101     Document Type: Review

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