Comparative analysis of higher education websites belong to Pakistan and abroad

Autor: Shah Zaman Nizamani, RafiaNaz Memon, Abbas Ali Ghoto, Mohammad Ali Soomro, Paras Chandio
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Science and Technology. 12:1-7
ISSN: 0974-5645
0974-6846
Popis: Background: Access to information is made easy by web-based technologies. Higher education institutes take benefits from web-based technologies by receiving and sharing information with students and staff members. The success of a website depends upon many factors, such as usability, type of information, processing speed, and search engine optimisation (SEO). Objective: The quality of higher education institute websites varies, i.e., the websites perform better in some parameters, while they are weak in other parameters. In this research, a comparative analysis is done on the basis of parameters related to speed and SEO of higher education institute websites belonging to Pakistan and other countries. Method: Different parameters related to speed (such as page loading time, connection time, etc.) and SEO are explored with the help of different tools such as Website Grader and Pingdom. Findings: This study shows that the websites of Pakistan are majorly weak in parameters such as page loading time, responsiveness, and SEO. The websites are also poorly developed. Applications/improvements: Findings of this research are not only helpful in improving the quality of new websites, but old websites can benefit from re-engineeringKeywords: Website Performance, Speed, SEO, Website Loading Time
Databáze: OpenAIRE