1. Consider issues of physical disabilities, allocation of resources, economic disadvantage and other factors that can diminish access to the benefits of software.

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

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

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

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

7. Not knowingly use software that is obtained or retained either illegally or unethically.

8. Because of their roles in developing software systems, software engineers have significant opportunities to do good or cause harm, to enable others to do good or cause harm, or to influence others to do good or cause harm.

9. These obligations are founded in the software engineer’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

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

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

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. 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.

6. 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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