1. The Code prescribes these as obligations of anyone claiming to be or aspiring to be a software engineer.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Recognize that violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer.
5. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Temper all technical judgments by the need to support and maintain human values.
6. Software engineers are those who contribute by direct participation or by teaching, to the analysis, specification, design, development, certification, maintenance and testing of software systems.
7. Take responsibility for detecting, correcting, and reporting errors in software and associated documents on which they work.
8. Cooperate in efforts to address matters of grave public concern caused by software, its installation, maintenance, support or documentation.
9. Improve their understanding of the software and related documents on which they work and of the environment in which they will be used.
10. 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.
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 proper and achievable goals and objectives for any project on which they work or propose.
3. 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.
4. Improve their knowledge of this Code, its interpretation, and its application to their work.
5. Ensure adequate testing, debugging, and review of software and related documents on which they work.
6. Strive to fully understand the specifications for software on which they work.
7. Improve their understanding of the software and related documents on which they work and of the environment in which they will be used.
8. 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.
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. Improve their knowledge of relevant standards and the law governing the software and related documents on which they work.
1. Attract potential software engineers only by full and accurate description of the conditions of employment.
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. Support, as members of a profession, other software engineers striving to follow this Code.
4. Principle 2: CLIENT AND EMPLOYERSoftware engineers shall act in a manner that is in the best interests of their client and employer, consistent with the public interest.
5. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.
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. Principle 6: PROFESSIONSoftware engineers shall advance the integrity and reputation of the profession consistent with the public interest.
8. 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.
9. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
10. 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.
1. The Code prescribes these as obligations of anyone claiming to be or aspiring to be a software engineer.
2. 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.
3. Report significant violations of this Code to appropriate authorities when it is clear that consultation with people involved in these significant violations is impossible, counter-productive or dangerous.
4. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
5. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
6. 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.
7. Support, as members of a profession, other software engineers striving to follow this Code.
8. Provide for due process in hearing charges of violation of an employer's policy or of this Code.
9. 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.
10. It is not intended that the individual parts of the Code be used in isolation to justify errors of omission or commission.
1. 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.
2. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
3. Be careful to use only accurate data derived by ethical and lawful means, and use it only in ways properly authorized.
4. Not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about a project.
5. 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.
6. The Principles identify the ethically responsible relationships in which individuals, groups, and organizations participate and the primary obligations within these relationships.
7. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
8. 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.
9. Ethical tensions can best be addressed by thoughtful consideration of fundamental principles, rather than blind reliance on detailed regulations.
10. 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.