Websites for engineering educators: A benchmark study to identify best practices

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages S1A6-S1A11

  Turns, Jennifer ^a   Valeriano, Michelle ^a   Adams, Robin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering education websites; Heuristic evaluation; Internet; Usability

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INTERNET; WEB DESIGN; WEBSITES;

BENCHMARK STUDY; BEST PRACTICES; DESIGN PRACTICE; ENGINEERING EDUCATORS; HEURISTIC EVALUATION; USABILITY; USABILITY INSPECTION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84946091809     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2003.1265896     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

1. Nielsen, J. and R.L. Mack, Usability Inspection Methods. 1994, New York: Wiley.
2. Barnum, C.M., Other methods for getting feedback about product usability, in Usablity testing and research. 2000, Longman: New York. p. 31-73.
3. Hertzum, M. and N.E. Jacobsen, The evaluator effect: A chilling fact about usability evaluation methods. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 2001. 13(4): p. 421-444.
4. Karat, C.M., Chapter 8 - A comparison of user interface evaluation methods, in Usability Inspection Methods, J. Nielsen and R.L. Mack, Editors. 1994, Wiley: New York. p. 203-233.
5. Farkas, D.K. and J.B. Farkas, Guidelines for designing web navigation. Technical Communication, 2000(Third quarter): p. 341-358.
6. Spyridakis, J.H., Guidelines for Authoring Comprehensible Web Pages and Evaluating Their Success. Technical Communication, 2000(Third Quarter): p. 359-382.
7. Williams, T.R., Guidelines for Designing and Evaluating the Display of Information on the Web. Technical Communication, 2000(Third Quarter): p. 383-396.
8. Turns, J., M. Eliot, and A. Linse, Exploring the teaching challenges of engineering faculty: What do they really want to know, in Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Conference. accepted.