1. 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.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

2. 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.

3. Credit fully the work of others and refrain from taking undue credit.

4. 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.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. Ensure adequate documentation, including significant problems discovered and solutions adopted, for any project on which they work.

1. 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.

2. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. 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.

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

3. The dynamic and demanding context of software engineering requires a code that is adaptable and relevant to new situations as they occur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

6. 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.

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 is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.

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.