1. 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.

2. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.

3. Refuse to participate, as members or advisors, in a private, governmental or professional body concerned with software related issues, in which they, their employers or their clients have undisclosed potential conflicts of interest.

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

5. 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.

6. Approve software only if they have a well-founded belief that it is safe, meets specifications, passes appropriate tests, and does not diminish quality of life, diminish privacy or harm the environment.

7. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Temper all technical judgments by the need to support and maintain human values.

8. Promote public knowledge of software engineering.

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

10. Ensure that software engineers are informed of standards before being held to them.

1. 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.

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

5. In particular, those managing or leading software engineers shall, as appropriate:Ensure good management for any project on which they work, including effective procedures for promotion of quality and reduction of risk.

6. 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.

7. Ensure that they are qualified for any project on which they work or propose to work by an appropriate combination of education and training, and experience.

8. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they work or propose to work.

9. Ensure adequate documentation, including significant problems discovered and solutions adopted, for any project on which they work.

10. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they work or propose to work.

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

2. Ensure that software engineers are informed of standards before being held to them.

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. The Code contains eight Principles related to the behavior of and decisions made by professional software engineers, including practitioners, educators, managers, supervisors and policy makers, as well as trainees and students of the profession.

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. Because of their roles in developing software systems, software engineers have significant opportunities to do good or cause harm, to enable others to do good or cause harm, or to influence others to do good or cause harm.

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

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

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

10. Not unfairly intervene in the career of any colleague; however, concern for the employer, the client or public interest may compel software engineers, in good faith, to question the competence of a colleague.

1. 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.

2. Not influence others to undertake any action that involves a breach of this Code.

3. The Code is not simply for adjudicating the nature of questionable acts; it also has an important educational function.

4. Ensure that clients, employers, and supervisors know of the software engineer's commitment to this Code of ethics, and the subsequent ramifications of such commitment.

5. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.

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

7. The Code provides an ethical foundation to which individuals within teams and the team as a whole can appeal.

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

9. The Code contains eight Principles related to the behavior of and decisions made by professional software engineers, including practitioners, educators, managers, supervisors and policy makers, as well as trainees and students of the profession.

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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.

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

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