1. 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.

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. Improve their understanding of the software and related documents on which they work and of the environment in which they will be used.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

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

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Principle 4: JUDGMENTSoftware engineers shall maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.

5. 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.

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. 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.

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

9. 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.

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

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

3. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Encourage colleagues to adhere to 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. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

2. 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.

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

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