Measuring the usability of safety signs: A use of System Usability Scale (SUS)

IMECS 2011 - International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2011

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 1296-1301

  Ng, Annie W Y ^a   Lo, Honour W C ^a   Chan, Alan H S ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Safety signs; System usability scale (SUS); Usability

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; COMPREHENSION PERFORMANCE; CRITICAL PARAMETER; INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS; POINT ESTIMATE; ROBUST MEASUREMENT; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEM USABILITY; USABILITY; USABILITY ASSESSMENT; USABILITY TESTING AND EVALUATION; VIRTUAL KEYBOARDS; VOICEMAIL SYSTEMS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SCIENCE; ENGINEERS; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SAFETY TESTING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; WEBSITES;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 79960595438     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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