Usability Engineering for the Adaptive Web

Gena, Cristina and Weibelzahl, Stephan (2007) Usability Engineering for the Adaptive Web. In: The Adaptive Web: Methods and Strategies of Web Personalization. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4321 . Springer Verlag, pp. 720-762. ISBN 978-354072078-2

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Abstract

This chapter discusses a usability engineering approach for the design and the evaluation of adaptive web-based systems, focusing on practical issues. A list of methods will be presented, considering a user-centered approach. After having introduced the peculiarities that characterize the evaluation of adaptive web-based systems, the chapter describes the evaluation methodologies following the temporal phases of evaluation, according to a user-centered approach. Three phases are distinguished: requirement phase, preliminary evaluation phase, and final evaluation phase. Moreover, every technique is classified according to a set of parameters that highlight the practical exploitation of that technique. For every phase, the appropriate techniques are described by giving practical examples of their application in the adaptive web. A number of issues that arise when evaluating an adaptive system are described, and potential solutions and workarounds are sketched.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adaptive web; Evaluation phase; Potential solutions; Web based systems
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Electronic computers. Computer science Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4150 Computer Network Resources > The Internet T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > Telecommunications > The Internet Q Science > QA Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science > Computer Systems > Computers > Electronic data processing > System design > User-centred system design T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Electronic computers. Computer science > Computer Systems > Computers > Electronic data processing > System design > User-centred system design
Divisions:	School of Computing > Staff Research and Publications
Depositing User:	Tamara Malone
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2025 13:41
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 13:41
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/8850

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