1. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.
2. 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.
3. Software engineers are those who contribute by direct participation or by teaching, to the analysis, specification, design, development, certification, maintenance and testing of software systems.
4. 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.
5. Recognize that violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer.
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. 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.
8. Ensure that there is a fair agreement concerning ownership of any software, processes, research, writing, or other intellectual property to which a software engineer has contributed.
9. Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software.
10. 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.
1. Take responsibility for detecting, correcting, and reporting errors in software and associated documents on which they work.
2. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.
3. Ensure that specifications for software on which they work have been well documented, satisfy the users’
4. Obey all laws governing their work, unless, in exceptional circumstances, such compliance is inconsistent with the public interest.
5. Ensure adequate testing, debugging, and review of software and related documents on which they work.
6. Ensure proper and achievable goals and objectives for any project on which they work or propose.
7. 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.
8. Ensure adequate documentation, including significant problems discovered and solutions adopted, for any project on which they work.
9. 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.
10. 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.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting ethically.
4. Principle 7: COLLEAGUESSoftware engineers shall be fair to and supportive of their colleagues.
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. 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. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Provide service in their areas of competence, being honest and forthright about any limitations of their experience and education.
8. 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.
9. Principle 3: PRODUCTSoftware engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible.
10. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Temper all technical judgments by the need to support and maintain human values.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.
4. The dynamic and demanding context of software engineering requires a code that is adaptable and relevant to new situations as they occur.
5. Recognize that violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer.
6. Improve their knowledge of this Code, its interpretation, and its application to their work.
7. 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.
8. It is not intended that the individual parts of the Code be used in isolation to justify errors of omission or commission.
9. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
10. The Code prescribes these as obligations of anyone claiming to be or aspiring to be a software engineer.
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. 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.
3. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting ethically.
4. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and environmental issues related to work projects.
5. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
6. The Principles identify the ethically responsible relationships in which individuals, groups, and organizations participate and the primary obligations within these relationships.
7. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
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. Be careful to use only accurate data derived by ethical and lawful means, and use it only in ways properly authorized.
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.