International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

ISSN 2220-8488 (Print), 2221-0989 (Online) 10.30845/ijhss

Heuristic Evaluation of Usability - a Case study with the Learning Management Systems (LMS) of IFPE
Marcelo Penha, Walter Franklin Marques Correia, Fábio Ferreira da Costa Campos, Marina de Lima Neves Barros

Abstract
This paper presents a heuristic evaluation of the usability of the interface of the Learning Management Systems (LMS) used in undergraduate Environmental Management offered in the e-learning at Instituto Federal de Pernambuco (IFPE). The data collected in the evaluations performed with usability experts were analyzed from the 10 Nielsen usability heuristics. The results showed that this method of assessment is effective in pointing various usability issues in the virtual environment assessed.

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