1. Not unfairly intervene in the career of any colleague; however, concern for the employer, the client or public interest may compel software engineers, in good faith, to question the competence of a colleague.
2. 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.
3. Strive to fully understand the specifications for software on which they work.
4. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.
8. Improve their knowledge of relevant standards and the law governing the software and related documents on which they work.
9. 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.
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. The ultimate effect of the work should be to the public good.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Improve their knowledge of this Code, its interpretation, and its application to their work.
5. Improve their knowledge of relevant standards and the law governing the software and related documents on which they work.
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. Assign work only after taking into account appropriate contributions of education and experience tempered with a desire to further that education and experience.
8. Review the work of others in an objective, candid, and properly-documented way.
9. 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.
10. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they work or propose to work.
1. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.
2. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting ethically.
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. 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. 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.
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, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.
8. PRINCIPLESPrinciple 1: PUBLICSoftware engineers shall act consistently with the public interest.
9. Principle 4: JUDGMENTSoftware engineers shall maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.
10. 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.
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. Avoid associations with businesses and organizations which are in conflict with this code.
4. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.
5. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
6. 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.
7. The dynamic and demanding context of software engineering requires a code that is adaptable and relevant to new situations as they occur.
8. The Code provides an ethical foundation to which individuals within teams and the team as a whole can appeal.
9. The Code prescribes these as obligations of anyone claiming to be or aspiring to be a software engineer.
10. 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.
1. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and environmental issues related to work projects.
2. The Code provides an ethical foundation to which individuals within teams and the team as a whole can appeal.
3. Be careful to use only accurate data derived by ethical and lawful means, and use it only in ways properly authorized.
4. The Principles identify the ethically responsible relationships in which individuals, groups, and organizations participate and the primary obligations within these relationships.
5. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
6. Not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about a project.
7. Work to follow professional standards, when available, that are most appropriate for the task at hand, departing from these only when ethically or technically justified.
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. Ethical tensions can best be addressed by thoughtful consideration of fundamental principles, rather than blind reliance on detailed regulations.
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.