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

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

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

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

8. Improve their ability to create safe, reliable, and useful quality software at reasonable cost and within a reasonable time.

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

10. The dynamic and demanding context of software engineering requires a code that is adaptable and relevant to new situations as they occur.

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

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. Ensure that they are qualified for any project on which they work or propose to work by an appropriate combination of education and training, and experience.

4. 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.

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. 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.

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. PRINCIPLESPrinciple 1: PUBLICSoftware engineers shall act consistently with the public interest.

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

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

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. 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.

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

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

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

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. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of 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. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.

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

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

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 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. 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.

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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.

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

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