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. Support, as members of a profession, other software engineers striving to follow this Code.

3. 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.

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

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

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, as appropriate:Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting ethically.

9. Treat all forms of software maintenance with the same professionalism as new development.

10. Moderate the interests of the software engineer, the employer, the client and the users with the public good.

1. Review the work of others in an objective, candid, and properly-documented way.

2. The ultimate effect of the work should be to the public good.

3. Assign work only after taking into account appropriate contributions of education and experience tempered with a desire to further that education and experience.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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.

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. 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.

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

8. Principle 4: JUDGMENTSoftware engineers shall maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.

9. 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.

10. 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

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

9. Provide for due process in hearing charges of violation of an employer's policy or of this Code.

10. The dynamic and demanding context of software engineering requires a code that is adaptable and relevant to new situations as they occur.

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

2. 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.

3. The Principles identify the ethically responsible relationships in which individuals, groups, and organizations participate and the primary obligations within these relationships.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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