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. 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.

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

4. 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.

5. Not knowingly use software that is obtained or retained either illegally or unethically.

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

8. 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.

9. Approve software only if they have a well-founded belief that it is safe, meets specifications, passes appropriate tests, and does not diminish quality of life, diminish privacy or harm the environment.

10. 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.

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

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. Ensure adequate testing, debugging, and review of software and related documents on which they work.

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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7. 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.

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

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. 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.

1. 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.

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

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. Not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about a project.

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

7. The Principles identify the ethically responsible relationships in which individuals, groups, and organizations participate and the primary obligations within these relationships.

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

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

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