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

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

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

6. Promote public knowledge of software engineering.

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. Cooperate in efforts to address matters of grave public concern caused by software, its installation, maintenance, support or documentation.

9. Be fair and avoid deception in all statements, particularly public ones, concerning software or related documents, methods and tools.

10. Treat all forms of software maintenance with the same professionalism as new development.

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

8. The ultimate effect of the work should be to the public good.

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

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

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

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

2. 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.

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

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. 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.

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

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

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

10. Ethical tensions can best be addressed by thoughtful consideration of fundamental principles, rather than blind reliance on detailed regulations.