DOI : https://doi.org/10.18517/ijaseit.8.4-2.5741

Improvement of the Usability of Online Mentoring Website

Daeseop Kim (1), Jae-Kyeong Lee (2), Dong-Gu Shin (3), Mi-Hwan Hyun (4)
(1) Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
(2) Idea Commercialization Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, 02456, Republic of Korea.
(3) Convergence Service Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, 02456, Republic of Korea.
(4) Open Access Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, 02456, Republic of Korea.
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Kim, Daeseop, et al. “Improvement of the Usability of Online Mentoring Website”. International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, vol. 8, no. 4-2, Sept. 2018, pp. 1540-5, doi:10.18517/ijaseit.8.4-2.5741.
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The purpose of this study is to improve the usability of the current online mentoring website by deriving what should be improved through assessment and reflecting it to system improvement. The related data such as search log and Think Aloud were collected from user groups (9 users in total), and usability was tested according to the predefined test procedures. The collected data were analyzed, using quantitative methods. In terms of search log, the related items including effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction and error were quantified according to usability testing standards. Then, descriptive statistics was performed. According to usability comparison before and after system improvement, it has mostly improved such as improved effectiveness (increase by 15 points), better efficiency (reduction by 41 seconds), increase in satisfaction (by 8 points) and decrease in error frequency (decrease by 1.2 times). Usability testing should be viewed as a process, not outcome itself. Therefore, it could be used during system prototype in addition to the current system and useful in system improvement.

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