Comparing usability problem identification and description by practitioners and students

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 474-478

  Capra, Miranda G ^a  

^a HumanCentric Technologies

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SEVERITIES; USABILITY PROBLEMS; USABILITY STUDIES; USER ACTIONS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; STUDENTS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 58149466434     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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