1. Not knowingly use software that is obtained or retained either illegally or unethically.

2. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.

3. Maintain professional objectivity with respect to any software or related documents they are asked to evaluate.

4. Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software.

5. However, even in this generality, the Code provides support for software engineers and managers of software engineers who need to take positive action in a specific case by documenting the ethical stance of the profession.

6. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.

7. The Code prescribes these as obligations of anyone claiming to be or aspiring to be a software engineer.

8. In particular, software engineers shall continually endeavor to:Further their knowledge of developments in the analysis, specification, design, development, maintenance and testing of software and related documents, together with the management of the development process.

9. These obligations are founded in the software engineer’

10. Ensure adequate testing, debugging, and review of software and related documents on which they work.

1. Ensure proper and achievable goals and objectives for any project on which they work or propose.

2. Ensure realistic quantitative estimates of cost, scheduling, personnel, quality and outcomes on any project on which they work or propose to work, and provide an uncertainty assessment of these estimates.

3. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and environmental issues related to work projects.

4. Be accurate in stating the characteristics of software on which they work, avoiding not only false claims but also claims that might reasonably be supposed to be speculative, vacuous, deceptive, misleading, or doubtful.

5. Work to follow professional standards, when available, that are most appropriate for the task at hand, departing from these only when ethically or technically justified.

6. Credit fully the work of others and refrain from taking undue credit.

7. Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software.

8. Obey all laws governing their work, unless, in exceptional circumstances, such compliance is inconsistent with the public interest.

9. s humanity, in special care owed to people affected by the work of software engineers, and the unique elements of the practice of software engineering.

10. Keep private any confidential information gained in their professional work, where such confidentiality is consistent with the public interest and consistent with the law.

1. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.

2. Principle 2: CLIENT AND EMPLOYERSoftware engineers shall act in a manner that is in the best interests of their client and employer, consistent with the public interest.

3. These Principles should influence software engineers to consider broadly who is affected by their work; to examine if they and their colleagues are treating other human beings with due respect; to consider how the public, if reasonably well informed, would view their decisions; to analyze how the least empowered will be affected by their decisions; and to consider whether their acts would be judged worthy of the ideal professional working as a software engineer.

4. Ensure that software engineers know the employer's policies and procedures for protecting passwords, files and information that is confidential to the employer or confidential to others.

5. However, even in this generality, the Code provides support for software engineers and managers of software engineers who need to take positive action in a specific case by documenting the ethical stance of the profession.

6. To ensure, as much as possible, that their efforts will be used for good, software engineers must commit themselves to making software engineering a beneficial and respected profession.

7. Principle 7: COLLEAGUESSoftware engineers shall be fair to and supportive of their colleagues.

8. Principle 8: SELFSoftware engineers shall participate in lifelong learning regarding the practice of their profession and shall promote an ethical approach to the practice of the profession.

9. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.

10. Attract potential software engineers only by full and accurate description of the conditions of employment.

1. Recognize that personal violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer.

2. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.

3. It is not intended that the individual parts of the Code be used in isolation to justify errors of omission or commission.

4. Recognize that violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer.

5. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.

6. Improve their knowledge of this Code, its interpretation, and its application to their work.

7. As this Code expresses the consensus of the profession on ethical issues, it is a means to educate both the public and aspiring professionals about the ethical obligations of all software engineers.

8. Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice (Full Version)PREAMBLEComputers have a central and growing role in commerce, industry, government, medicine, education, entertainment and society at large.

9. These situations require the software engineer to use ethical judgment to act in a manner which is most consistent with the spirit of the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, given the circumstances.

10. Express concerns to the people involved when significant violations of this Code are detected unless this is impossible, counter-productive, or dangerous.

1. However, even in this generality, the Code provides support for software engineers and managers of software engineers who need to take positive action in a specific case by documenting the ethical stance of the profession.

2. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and environmental issues related to work projects.

3. Not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about a project.

4. Principle 8: SELFSoftware engineers shall participate in lifelong learning regarding the practice of their profession and shall promote an ethical approach to the practice of the profession.

5. Be careful to use only accurate data derived by ethical and lawful means, and use it only in ways properly authorized.

6. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.

7. Ethical tensions can best be addressed by thoughtful consideration of fundamental principles, rather than blind reliance on detailed regulations.

8. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.

9. Principle 5: MANAGEMENTSoftware engineering managers and leaders shall subscribe to and promote an ethical approach to the management of software development and maintenance .

10. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting ethically.