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Handbook of Research on Business Social Networking: Organizational, Managerial, and Technological Dimensions

The ability of the software to enable the user to operate and control it.

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Evaluating IBMEC-RJ’s Intranet Usability Using Fuzzy Logic

Ana Beatriz Cavaleiro dos Reis Velloso (IBMEC Business School, Brazil), Walter Gassenferth (IBMEC Business School, Brazil), and Maria Augusta Soares Machado (IBMEC Business School, Brazil)

Source Title: Handbook of Research on Business Social Networking: Organizational, Managerial, and Technological Dimensions

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-168-9.ch010

Abstract

System usability is a concept that goes beyond the ease of use, and includes several criteria for measurement. This study aims to evaluate the usability and thus the quality of IBMEC-RJ’s Intranet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by the fact that it is of great assistance to teachers and students. The method is applied research through questionnaires. The universe of users was limited by a convenience sample of IBMEC. The methodology that had used Microsoft Excel and Matlab from Mathworks is innovative. Fuzzy logic is a fundamental tool for consolidating and analyzing data.

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Subcharacteristic of web usability related to the extent to which a website can be easily operated by the user. Commands, buttons and functions which facilitate navigation through the site and interaction, are important elements for the evaluation of this feature.

Published in Chapter: A Proposal of Evaluation Criteria for the Quality of ESL/EFL Websites for Autonomous Learning; From: International Approaches to Bridging the Language Gap

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The degree to which the product has attributes that enable it to be understood, be learned, be used and be attractive to the user, when used under specific conditions.

Published in Chapter: Usable Security; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition

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