1. 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.

2. 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.

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

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

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

7. 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.

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. 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.

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

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

2. Obey all laws governing their work, unless, in exceptional circumstances, such compliance is inconsistent with the public interest.

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

4. Accept no outside work detrimental to the work they perform for their primary employer.

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

6. Ensure that specifications for software on which they work have been well documented, satisfy the users’

7. Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software.

8. 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.

9. Improve their understanding of the software and related documents on which they work and of the environment in which they will be used.

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. 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: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. 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. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Express concerns to the people involved when significant violations of this Code are detected unless this is impossible, counter-productive, or dangerous.

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

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

10. Avoid associations with businesses and organizations which are in conflict with this code.

1. 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.

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.