Modelo de evaluación de usabilidad web para entidades de educación superior en Colombia

Abstract

In the present document, we intend to obtain model that can be used to evaluate the usability of the higher education institutions web sites in Colombia, using a methodology that contemplates the objectives of these web sites and the needs of the users according to their objectives, taking into account for this, the international standards and experiences, the valuable comments of web masters and responsible of these websites and last the valuable comments of the users, without the latter it would not make sense to think about this work. Developing a usability assessment on a website is a daily task that allows problem detection, that imped user to achieve their goals and support the constant improvement process making easier the life of the user, improving access time, reducing the anguish of navigation and motivating users to get back by their own choice. The web usability evaluation, applied in these sites, should be perform on an international framework, focused on regional issues, taking into account, a computer culture, flourishing in countries like Colombia, that is why the methodological revision and the proposed metric Is based in this country, hoping that it will become a reference for the region.