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

2. 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.

3. Refuse to participate, as members or advisors, in a private, governmental or professional body concerned with software related issues, in which they, their employers or their clients have undisclosed potential conflicts of interest.

4. Moderate the interests of the software engineer, the employer, the client and the users with the public good.

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. 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.

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

8. Extend software engineering knowledge by appropriate participation in professional organizations, meetings and publications.

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

10. Ensure that there is a fair agreement concerning ownership of any software, processes, research, writing, or other intellectual property to which a software engineer has contributed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

7. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Provide service in their areas of competence, being honest and forthright about any limitations of their experience and education.

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

10. 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.

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

6. 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.

7. Express concerns to the people involved when significant violations of this Code are detected unless this is impossible, counter-productive, or dangerous.

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

10. 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.

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

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

4. Not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about a project.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

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

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