1. 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.
2. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
3. Improve their understanding of the software and related documents on which they work and of the environment in which they will be used.
4. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.
5. Attract potential software engineers only by full and accurate description of the conditions of employment.
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 particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Temper all technical judgments by the need to support and maintain human values.
8. 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.
9. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting ethically.
10. The dynamic and demanding context of software engineering requires a code that is adaptable and relevant to new situations as they occur.
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. 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 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.
4. Assign work only after taking into account appropriate contributions of education and experience tempered with a desire to further that education and experience.
5. Work to develop software and related documents that respect the privacy of those who will be affected by that software.
6. Review the work of others in an objective, candid, and properly-documented way.
7. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and environmental issues related to work projects.
8. Ensure adequate testing, debugging, and review of software and related documents on which they work.
9. Strive to fully understand the specifications for software on which they work.
10. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they work or propose to work.
1. Principle 4: JUDGMENTSoftware engineers shall maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.
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. Attract potential software engineers only by full and accurate description of the conditions of employment.
4. 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.
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. Principle 7: COLLEAGUESSoftware engineers shall be fair to and supportive of their colleagues.
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. 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. 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. 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.
1. Provide for due process in hearing charges of violation of an employer's policy or of this Code.
2. The Code is not simply for adjudicating the nature of questionable acts; it also has an important educational function.
3. Support, as members of a profession, other software engineers striving to follow this Code.
4. Express concerns to the people involved when significant violations of this Code are detected unless this is impossible, counter-productive, or dangerous.
5. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.
6. 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.
7. Not influence others to undertake any action that involves a breach of this Code.
8. Improve their knowledge of this Code, its interpretation, and its application to their work.
9. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
10. 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.
1. 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.
2. Not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about a project.
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. 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. 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.
6. 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.
7. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
8. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
9. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting ethically.
10. The Principles identify the ethically responsible relationships in which individuals, groups, and organizations participate and the primary obligations within these relationships.