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. These obligations are founded in the software engineer’
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4. 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.
5. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
6. 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.
7. Support, as members of a profession, other software engineers striving to follow this Code.
8. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Strive for high quality, acceptable cost and a reasonable schedule, ensuring significant tradeoffs are clear to and accepted by the employer and the client, and are available for consideration by the user and the public.
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. 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.
1. 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.
2. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and environmental issues related to work projects.
3. Strive to fully understand the specifications for software on which they work.
4. Obey all laws governing their work, unless, in exceptional circumstances, such compliance is inconsistent with the public interest.
5. Accept no outside work detrimental to the work they perform for their primary employer.
6. Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software.
7. Ensure adequate testing, debugging, and review of software and related documents on which they work.
8. 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.
9. Keep private any confidential information gained in their professional work, where such confidentiality is consistent with the public interest and consistent with the law.
10. 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.
1. Attract potential software engineers only by full and accurate description of the conditions of employment.
2. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
8. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Strive for high quality, acceptable cost and a reasonable schedule, ensuring significant tradeoffs are clear to and accepted by the employer and the client, and are available for consideration by the user and the public.
9. 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.
10. 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.
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. Report significant violations of this Code to appropriate authorities when it is clear that consultation with people involved in these significant violations is impossible, counter-productive or dangerous.
3. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.
4. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
5. Express concerns to the people involved when significant violations of this Code are detected unless this is impossible, counter-productive, or dangerous.
6. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
7. In all these judgments concern for the health, safety and welfare of the public is primary; that is, the "Public Interest" is central to this Code.
8. The Code is not simply for adjudicating the nature of questionable acts; it also has an important educational function.
9. 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.
10. Not influence others to undertake any action that involves a breach of this Code.
1. Be careful to use only accurate data derived by ethical and lawful means, and use it only in ways properly authorized.
2. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting ethically.
3. 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.
4. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
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. 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.
7. The Code provides an ethical foundation to which individuals within teams and the team as a whole can appeal.
8. Promote no interest adverse to their employer or client, unless a higher ethical concern is being compromised; in that case, inform the employer or another appropriate authority of the ethical concern.
9. Not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about a project.
10. 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.