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The Evaluation of Web Site Service Quality for Transportation Information (교통정보 웹사이트의 서비스 품질 평가)

  • Byeon, Hyeonsu
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.39-49
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    • 2014
  • The continuing growth of transportation and communication has resulted in the spread of transportation information interlocked with the Internet. General users are actively seeking web-based transportation information and are trying to apply it into their lives. Now the implementation of user-centered transportation information services are becoming the essential activity for pertinent companies or public institutions. In this paper the author tried to measure the quality of web sites featuring transportation information using the robust measurement tool called WebQual. In addition, the author investigated the relationship between the components of WebQual (usability, information quality, and interactivity) and satisfaction/intention to revisit. According to the results, WebQual had the effectiveness of confirming the service quality for the web sites of transportation information. Also the components of WebQual had positive influences on satisfaction and intention to revisit.

Usability of the National Science and Technology Information System (웹 사용성 개선에 관한 연구 - 국가과학기술정보시스템을 중심으로 -)

  • Park, Min-Soo;Hyun, Mi-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.5-19
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study is to identify possible needs for system improvements and reflect them on the operation and development of the system as a result of the usability assessment of an information site in science and technology. For this study, a variety of data collection techniques, including search logs, interviews, and think-alouds, were used. The search log data was processed to quantify four evaluation aspects, which were the effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, and errors. The verbal data collected by think-alouds and post-interviews were used to identify possible needs of enhancement in a qualitative analysis. The comparison of the usability before and after the system enhancement revealed an increase of 15 points for effectiveness, 35 seconds decrease in efficiency, 5 points increase in satisfaction, and 1.1 errors decreased, implying an overall improvement of the usability of the current system.

Research in the Direction of Improvement of the Web Site Utilizing Google Analytics (구글 애널리틱스를 활용한 웹 사이트의 개선방안 연구 : 앱팩토리를 대상으로)

  • Kim, Donglim;Lim, Younghwan
    • Cartoon and Animation Studies
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    • s.36
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    • pp.553-572
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, for the evaluation of the ease of a particular Web site (www.appbelt.net), insert the log tracking code for Google Analytics in a page of the Web site to collect behavioral data of visitor and has studied the improvement measures for the problems of the Web site, after the evaluation of the overall quality of the Web site through the evaluation of Coolcheck. These findings set the target value of the company's priority (importance) companies want to influence the direction of the business judgment are set up correctly, and the user's needs and behavior will be appropriate for the service seems to help improvement.

Comparative Study on the Usability of Semantic Zooming Methods for Efficient Web Browsing on Internet Protocol TV (Internet Protocol TV 환경에서 효율적인 웹 탐색기법의 사용성에 대한 비교 연구)

  • Hong, Ji-Young;Chae, Haeng-Suk;Cho, Won-jung;Jung, Dae-Hyun;Kim, Joong-Wan;Kim, Sung-Eun;Lee, Hyea-Jung;Han, Kwang-Hee
    • Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.15-26
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    • 2008
  • Recently, Internet Protocol TV technology has a latent power for searching information by using internet-connected interactive TV media. It is hard to browse and search web site conveniently since the visual and input devices are not sufficient for navigating through the websites. Zoomable user interface is a possible solution that may reduce users' task load and improve their performance. In this paper, we made three types of web browsers as scroll, physical zooming and semantic zooming type. Fifteen participants asked to do searching tasks and their task time, accuracy and subjective responses are recorded. In the result, though scroll type is evaluated more efficient than other types in task time and accuracy since participants are familiar with scroll type interface, semantic zooming type is highly rated in subjective responses such as perceived searching efficiency, satisfaction and joyfulness. This result implied semantic zooming is a possible solution which is improving user experience of searching websites using Internet Protocol TV.

An Evaluation Model of Information Quality of UCC Service Site (UCC 서비스 사이트의 정보품질 평가 모델 개발)

  • Kang, So-Ra;Kim, Yoo-Jung;Lee, Hyun-Ju;Moon, Yoon-Ji;Kim, Woo-Dy
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.11 no.8
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    • pp.2818-2826
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    • 2010
  • This research was conducted to develop a model appropriate for the measurement of information quality of UCC service site. The evaluation factors that reflect more improvement of the information utilization capability were verified. Enhancement of information utilization capability can control greater amount of information among the users and site companies, and among users. Therefore, Wikipedia, for example, provides a Web 2.0 based information quality that is more advanced than Web 1.0 by allowing effective control of information among the users. This type of information quality presents 'information reliability' and 'information stability' as evaluation factors added to the factors such as 'information sufficiency' and 'information usability.' Information reliability and information stability are essential factors that need to conduct an evaluation in the Web 2.0 environment that can distribute greater number of information in the environment where all the users serve as participants. Moreover, 'interesting information' and 'originality of information' suggests that information itself should include the attributes that can attract the attention of users, due to the nature of the Attention Economics, which points out one of the Web 2.0 phenomenon that the number of information consumers is smaller than that of information suppliers.

Challenge-Response Authentication with a Smartphone (스마트폰을 이용한 Challenge-Response 인증)

  • Thiranant, Non;Hui, Yvonne Tan Ying;Kim, TaeYong;Lee, HoonJae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2012.07a
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    • pp.187-190
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    • 2012
  • This paper proposes an one-time authentication system for web applications by making use of the quick-response code, which is widely used nowadays. The process is not time-consuming. It does not require any browser extensions or specific hardware to complete a task. The system uses QR code which is basically a two-dimensional black and white image encoding a piece of digital information. When a user logs into a site, the web server will generate a challenge encoded to form a QR code. The user captures a picture of QR code with a mobile camera which results in decoding the QR code. The challenge shall be sent back to the server; the web server then logs the PC browser in. The authentication using Challenge-Response is easy to understand and the process is fast. The system proposes the improvement of usability and security of online authentication.

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Usability Test of Website Navigation by Using Spatial Metaphor Concept (공간메타포 개념을 이용한 웹 사이트 네비게이션의 사용성 평가)

  • 이건창;정남호;홍노경
    • Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.93-107
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    • 2004
  • This study is concerned with proposing a new construct named "spatial metaphor" in the field of user interface design for web. Recently, web has been recognized as an important vehicle of delivering messages and information to customers. Since both hyperlink and multimedia technology are crucial part of web, its user interface requires a new approach to enhance user's acceptance of web. In this sense, we introduced a new concept named "spatial metaphor" instead of hierarchical menus. As a theoretical basis, Davis (1986)'s TAM(Technology Acceptance Model) was used to test the statistical validity of the proposed spatial metaphor. For test web site, we developed a prototype designed by using atomic-web system and spatial metaphor. By using the prototype, we built a web-based questionnaire system so that respondents can use it directly before answering the questionnaire. To prove its statistical validity, we collected valid questionnaires and tested with LISREL. In this way, statistical validity of our proposed approach was proven.approach was proven.

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The Significance of Semiotics for Visual Web Interface (시각적 웹 인터페이스에 대한 기호학 의미)

  • Jang, Seung-Young
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.795-802
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    • 2018
  • This study describes the semantic theoretic interpretation through the extensive use of semantic metaphors for intensive web interface with information and the metaphoric value of metaphors for interface design. Common factors that influence web design are empirical establishment and verification for generating web symbols and these are have important elemental perspectives that are used to assess the usefulness and key elements of the site. In addition, the structure of the screen has begun to change dynamically from the application of web technological functions, and the media functions have become important to make web standards when implementing visual structuring from the perspective of semiotic. Instead of using a technical expression approach to examine semiotic, a semiotic approach is applied to create aesthetic codes through the human-computer interface in terms of semiotic in a variety of natural and universal fields. Based on this, it is used as means of communication to convey the intended meaning to users so as to highlight the importance of the usability issues and metaphors user interface.

Analysis and Service Quality Evaluation on NDSL Website (NDSL 웹사이트 분석 및 서비스 품질평가)

  • Lee, Ju-Hyun;Lee, Eung-Bong;Kim, Hwan-Min
    • Journal of Information Management
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.69-91
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to improve the effectiveness and quality of web service by analyzing the web service problems and suggesting the solutions through the expert service quality evaluation from the point of view of users and website quality evaluation by measurement tools for a whole NDSL website. In case of website analysis, this study analyzed the website completeness of NDSL site and looked into the problem that users can judge by intuition during their use of the site, and evaluated the searchability and usability for web-based service quality evaluation by centering on the service quality of database quality items. After the results of this analysis, it appeared that there was not a big problem on the use. But after searching, several problems were found on loading rates, website completeness, user sensitiveness, the protection of private information, metadata completeness, website accessability, etc. And as a result of the evaluation of website service quality, it does not show the all satisfactory results in the function of search methods and search result printing, mark list and the items related to full-text in the part of searchability and usability. However, comparing with the results of other information organizations, it shows the similar level of quality.

A Study on Process of User Experience Observation for Service Enhancement of Educational Website (교수학습 사이트 서비스 개선을 위한 사용자 경험 관찰 프로세스에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Kun-Pyo;Lee, Jung-Joo;Seo, Jong-Hwan;Kim, So-Mi
    • 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.02b
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    • pp.474-479
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    • 2006
  • 교수학습 사이트는 교과 교육 지원이라는 특성상 그 서비스 개선에 있어서 사용자 중심적 디자인이 특히 요구된다. 기존 웹사이트 개선 연구는 단순히 웹사이트와 사용자 간의 인터랙션에서 발생하는 문제점에 초점을 맞추어 왔는데 사용자의 근본적인 니즈를 발견하고 만족시키기 위해서는 웹사이트 사용 정황의 이해라는 보다 확대된 개념에서의 접근이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 웹사이트의 문제점 발견 및 사용자의 근본적 니즈 파악을 위하여 오프라인과 온라인 환경에 걸친 사용자 경험 관찰 프로세스를 기획하고 교수학습 사이트 서비스 개선을 위해 이를 적용하였다. 사이트 비지팅(Site Visiting), 비디오 에쓰노그라피(Video Ethnography), 사용자 다이어리 및 셀프카메라(User diary and Self camera), 그리고 인터뷰 기법이 현장 조사에서 이용되었으며 원격 사용성 평가 소프트웨어를 활용한 사용성 평가 및 카드소팅 테스트가 온라인 환경에서 진행되었다. 관찰 후 분석을 통해 교수학습 사이트의 새로운 컨텐츠 및 서비스 방향을 도출할 수 있었으며 웹사이트 사용자 경험 관찰 방법론 정립에의 가능성을 제시하였다.

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