USABILITY: EVALUATING A MEASURING SCALE IN AN ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM IN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

  • Andrea Kaliany da Costa Lima UERN/PUCPR
  • Francisco Carlos Carvalho de Melo UERN/PUCPR
  • José Sueldo Câmara Ferreira UERN/PUCPR
  • Maria Alexandra Cunha EAESP/ FGV
Keywords: Confirmatory Factorial Analysis, Government-run University, Usability

Abstract

The dissemination of information technology through the WEB increases interest for the development of studies on the usability of software, or rather, the degree in easiness or difficulty that the user has to understand what is presented on the interface. Current analysis evaluates which usability attributes of online registration systems are most important according to undergraduate students in a government-run university. The research instrument was answered by 360 undergraduate students from the State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and analyzed by the Confirmatory Factorial Analysis. Investigation identified three attributes in the students´ perception for the use of online registration system in a public university, namely, performance, learning and flexibility, with special reference to the first one.

Author Biographies

Andrea Kaliany da Costa Lima, UERN/PUCPR
Docente do Curso de Administração da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN); Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PPAD/PUCPR).
Francisco Carlos Carvalho de Melo, UERN/PUCPR
Docente do Curso de Ciências Econômicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN); Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PPAD/PUCPR).
José Sueldo Câmara Ferreira, UERN/PUCPR
Docente do Curso de Ciências Contábeis da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN); Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração (PPAD/PUCPR).
Maria Alexandra Cunha, EAESP/ FGV
Docente na Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP)
Published
2015-08-07
Section
Artigos Originais