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

2. 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.

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

4. 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.

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

6. Identify, document, and report significant issues of social concern, of which they are aware, in software or related documents, to the employer or the client.

7. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Temper all technical judgments by the need to support and maintain human values.

8. 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.

9. Strive to fully understand the specifications for software on which they work.

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.

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. Keep private any confidential information gained in their professional work, where such confidentiality is consistent with the public interest and consistent with the law.

7. 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.

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

4. In particular, those managing or leading software engineers shall, as appropriate:Ensure good management for any project on which they work, including effective procedures for promotion of quality and reduction of risk.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

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

2. Ensure that clients, employers, and supervisors know of the software engineer's commitment to this Code of ethics, and the subsequent ramifications of such commitment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

8. Not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about a project.

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

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.