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

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. Be accurate in stating the characteristics of software on which they work, avoiding not only false claims but also claims that might reasonably be supposed to be speculative, vacuous, deceptive, misleading, or doubtful.

7. 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.

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

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

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. Assign work only after taking into account appropriate contributions of education and experience tempered with a desire to further that education and experience.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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. Principle 6: PROFESSIONSoftware engineers shall advance the integrity and reputation of the profession consistent with the public interest.

1. It is not intended that the individual parts of the Code be used in isolation to justify errors of omission or commission.

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

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

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

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

7. Not influence others to undertake any action that involves a breach of this Code.

8. In all these judgments concern for the health, safety and welfare of the public is primary; that is, the "Public Interest" is central to this Code.

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

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

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 is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.

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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

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

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