1. 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.

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. 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.

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. Improve their ability to create safe, reliable, and useful quality software at reasonable cost and within a reasonable time.

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

7. Extend software engineering knowledge by appropriate participation in professional organizations, meetings and publications.

8. 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.

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. 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.

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

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

3. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and environmental issues related to work projects.

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

3. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.

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

5. PRINCIPLESPrinciple 1: PUBLICSoftware engineers shall act consistently with the public interest.

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

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

10. 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.

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

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and environmental issues related to work projects.

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. 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.

10. 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.