1. 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.
2. Moderate the interests of the software engineer, the employer, the client and the users with the public good.
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. Cooperate in efforts to address matters of grave public concern caused by software, its installation, maintenance, support or documentation.
5. The Code prescribes these as obligations of anyone claiming to be or aspiring to be a software engineer.
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. Not knowingly use software that is obtained or retained either illegally or unethically.
8. Strive to fully understand the specifications for software on which they work.
9. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
10. Be fair and avoid deception in all statements, particularly public ones, concerning software or related documents, methods and tools.
1. Take responsibility for detecting, correcting, and reporting errors in software and associated documents on which they work.
2. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they work or propose to work.
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. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.
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. 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.
7. Accept no outside work detrimental to the work they perform for their primary employer.
8. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they work or propose to work.
9. Accept no outside work detrimental to the work they perform for their primary employer.
10. Ensure adequate documentation, including significant problems discovered and solutions adopted, for any project on which they work.
1. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting ethically.
2. 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.
3. Principle 3: PRODUCTSoftware engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible.
4. 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.
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. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:Accept full responsibility for their own work.
7. Principle 4: JUDGMENTSoftware engineers shall maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.
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. 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.
10. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
1. Recognize that violations of this Code are inconsistent with being a professional software engineer.
2. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
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. The dynamic and demanding context of software engineering requires a code that is adaptable and relevant to new situations as they occur.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. The Code provides an ethical foundation to which individuals within teams and the team as a whole can appeal.
9. Avoid associations with businesses and organizations which are in conflict with this code.
10. The Code is not simply for adjudicating the nature of questionable acts; it also has an important educational function.
1. The Code helps to define those actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams of software engineers.
2. Ethical tensions can best be addressed by thoughtful consideration of fundamental principles, rather than blind reliance on detailed regulations.
3. The Code is not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions.
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. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and environmental issues related to work projects.
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. 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.
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. The Principles identify the ethically responsible relationships in which individuals, groups, and organizations participate and the primary obligations within these relationships.
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.