1. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
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:Provide service in their areas of competence, being honest and forthright about any limitations of their experience and education.
4. Extend software engineering knowledge by appropriate participation in professional organizations, meetings and publications.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Recognize that personal violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer.
8. Ensure adequate testing, debugging, and review of software and related documents on which they work.
9. Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software.
10. 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.
1. Review the work of others in an objective, candid, and properly-documented way.
2. Assist colleagues in being fully aware of current standard work practices including policies and procedures for protecting passwords, files and other confidential information, and security measures in general.
3. Improve their knowledge of this Code, its interpretation, and its application to their work.
4. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they work or propose to work.
5. 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.
6. Improve their knowledge of relevant standards and the law governing the software and related documents on which they work.
7. The ultimate effect of the work should be to the public good.
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. 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. 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 know the employer's policies and procedures for protecting passwords, files and information that is confidential to the employer or confidential to others.
2. Principle 6: PROFESSIONSoftware engineers shall advance the integrity and reputation of the profession consistent with the public interest.
3. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
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. 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. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
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. Principle 7: COLLEAGUESSoftware engineers shall be fair to and supportive of their colleagues.
9. 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.
10. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.
1. Express concerns to the people involved when significant violations of this Code are detected unless this is impossible, counter-productive, or dangerous.
2. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.
3. 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.
4. Provide for due process in hearing charges of violation of an employer's policy or of this Code.
5. Recognize that violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer.
6. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
7. The Code prescribes these as obligations of anyone claiming to be or aspiring to be a software engineer.
8. Avoid associations with businesses and organizations which are in conflict with this code.
9. 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.
10. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
1. The Principles identify the ethically responsible relationships in which individuals, groups, and organizations participate and the primary obligations within these relationships.
2. Be careful to use only accurate data derived by ethical and lawful means, and use it only in ways properly authorized.
3. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
4. 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.
5. The Code provides an ethical foundation to which individuals within teams and the team as a whole can appeal.
6. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
7. 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.
8. Ethical tensions can best be addressed by thoughtful consideration of fundamental principles, rather than blind reliance on detailed regulations.
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. 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.