1. Because of their roles in developing software systems, software engineers have significant opportunities to do good or cause harm, to enable others to do good or cause harm, or to influence others to do good or cause harm.

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

3. 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.

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

5. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.

6. Consider issues of physical disabilities, allocation of resources, economic disadvantage and other factors that can diminish access to the benefits of software.

7. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.

8. These obligations are founded in the software engineer’

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

10. 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.

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

2. Obey all laws governing their work, unless, in exceptional circumstances, such compliance is inconsistent with the public interest.

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

5. Keep private any confidential information gained in their professional work, where such confidentiality is consistent with the public interest and consistent with the law.

6. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.

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

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

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

1. 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.

2. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this Code.

3. 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.

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

5. Avoid associations with businesses and organizations which are in conflict with 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. It is not intended that the individual parts of the Code be used in isolation to justify errors of omission or commission.

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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. 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.