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

2. Promote public knowledge of software engineering.

3. 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.

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. Take responsibility for detecting, correcting, and reporting errors in software and associated documents on which they work.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

1. Take responsibility for detecting, correcting, and reporting errors in software and associated documents on which they work.

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. 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.

4. Improve their knowledge of relevant standards and the law governing the software and related documents on which they work.

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

2. 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.

3. Principle 3: PRODUCTSoftware engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible.

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

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

1. 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.

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

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

7. 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.

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

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