CODES OF ETHICS
1
National Society of Professional Engineers
Preamble
Engineering
is an important and learned profession. As members of this profession,
engineers are expected to exhibit the higher standards of honesty and
integrity. Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for
all people. Accordingly, the services provided by engineers require honesty,
impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of
then public health, safety, and welfare. Engineer must perform under a standard
of professional behavior that requires adherence to the highest principles of
ethical conduct.
I
Fundamental Canons
Engineers
in the fulfillment of their professional duties shall
1.
Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
2.
Perform services only in areas of their competence.
3.
Issue public statements only in objective and truthful manner.
4. Act
for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
5.
Avoid deceptive acts.
6.
Conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to
enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the profession.
II
Rules of Practice
1.
Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
(a)
If engineers’ judgment is overruled under circumstances that endanger life or
property, they shall notify their employer or client and such other authority
as may be appropriate.
(b)
Engineers shall approve only those engineering documents that are in conformity
with applicable standards.
(c)
Engineers shall not reveal facts, data, or information without prior consent of
the client or employer except as authorized or required by law or this code.
(d)
Engineers shall not permit the use of their name or associate in business
ventures with any person or firm that they believe are engaged in fraudulent or
dishonest enterprise.
(e)
Engineers shall not aid or abet the unlawful practice of engineering by a
person or firm.
(f)
Engineers having knowledge of any alleged violation of this Code shall report
thereon to appropriate professional bodies and when relevant, also to public
authorities, and cooperate with the proper authorities in furnishing such
information or assistance as may be required.
2.
Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence.
(a)
Engineers shall undertake assignments only when qualified by education or
experience in the specific technical fields involved.
(b)
Engineers shall not affix their signatures to any plans or documents dealing
with the subject matter in which they lack competence, nor to any plan or
document not prepared under their direction and control.
(c)
Engineers may accept assignments and assume responsibility for coordination of
an entire project and sign and seal the engineering documents for the entire
project, provided that each technical segment is signed and sealed only by the
qualified engineers who prepared the segment.
3.
Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful
manner.
(a)
Engineers shall be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements,
or testimony. They shall include all relevant and pertinent information in such
reports, statements, or testimony, which should bear the date indicating when
it was current.
(b)
Engineers may express publicly technical options that are founded upon
knowledge of the facts and competence in the subject matter.
(c)
Engineers shall issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments on technical
matters that are inspired or paid for by interested parties on prefaced their
comments by explicitly identifying the interested parties on whose behalf they
are speaking and by revealing the existence of any interest the engineers may
have in the matters.
4.
Engineers shall at for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees
(a)
Engineers shall disclose all known or potential conflicts of interest that
could influence or appear to influence their judgment or the quality of their
services.
(b)
Engineers shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than
one party for services on the same project, or for services pertaining to the
same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to by all
interested parties.
(c)
Engineers shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable
consideration, directly or indirectly, from outside agents on connection with
the work for which they are responsible.
(d)
Engineers in public service as members, advisers, or employees of a
governmental or quasi-governmental body or department shall not participate in
decisions with respect to services solicited or provided by them or their
organizations in private or public engineering practice.
(e)
Engineers shall not solicit or accept a contract from a governmental body on
which a principal or officer of their organization serves as a member.
5.
Engineers shall avoid deceptive acts
(a)
Engineers shall not falsify their qualifications or permit misrepresentation of
their or their associate’s qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or
exaggerate their responsibility in or for the subject matter of prior
assignments. Brochures or other presentations incident to the solicitation of
employment shall not misrepresent pertinent facts concerning employers,
employees, associates, joint ventures, or past accomplishments.
(b)
Engineers shall not offer, give, solicit or receive, either directly or
indirectly, any contribution to influence the award of a contract by public
authority, or which may be reasonably construed by the public as having the
effect of intent to influence the awarding of a contract. They shall not offer
any gift or other valuable consideration in order to secure work. They shall
not pay a commission, percentage, or brokerage fee in order to secure work,
except to a bonafide employee or established commercial or marketing agencies
retained by them.
III
Professional Obligations
1.
Engineers shall be guided in all their relation by the highest standards of
honesty and integrity.
(a)
Engineers shall acknowledge their errors and shall not distort or alter the
facts.
(b)
Engineers shall advice their clients or employers when they believe a project
will not be successful.
(c)
Engineers shall not accept outside employment to the detriment of their regular
work or interest. Before accepting any outside engineering employment they will
notify their employers.
(d)
Engineers shall not attempt to attract an engineer from another employer by
false or misleading pretenses.
(e)
Engineers shall not promote their own interest at the expense of the dignity
and integrity of the profession.
2.
Engineers shall at all times strive to serve the public interest.
(a)
Engineers shall seek opportunities to participate in civic affairs, career
guidance for youths, and work for the advancement of the safety, health, and
well-being of their community.
(b)
Engineers shall not complete, sign, or seal plans and/or specifications that
are not in conformity with applicable engineering standards. If the client or
employer insists on such unprofessional conduct, they shall notify the proper
authorities and withdraw from further service on the project.
(c)
Engineers shall endeavor to extend public knowledge and appreciation of
engineering and its achievements.
3.
Engineers shall avoid all conduct or practice that deceives the public.
(a)
Engineers shall avoid the use of statements containing a material
mis-representation of fact or omitting a material fact.
(b)
Consistent with the foregoing, engineers may advertise for recruitment of
personnel.
(c)
Consistent with foregoing, engineers may prepare articles for the lay or
technical press, but such articles shall not imply credit to the author for
work performed by other.
4.
Engineers shall not disclose, without consent, confidential information
concerning the business affairs or technical processes of any present or former
client or employer, or public body on which they serve.
(a)
Engineers shall not, without the consent of all interested parties, promote or
arrange for new employment or practice in connection with a specific project
for which the engineer has gained particular and specialized knowledge.
(b)
Engineers shall not, without the consent of all interested parties, participate
in or represent in adversary interest in connection with a specific project or
proceeding in which the engineer has gained particular specialized knowledge on
behalf of a former client or employer.
5.
Engineers shall not be influenced in their professional duties by conflicting
interests.
(a)
Engineers shall not accept financial or other consideration including free
engineering designs, from material or equipment suppliers for specifying their
product.
(b)
Engineers shall not accept commission or allowances, directly or indirectly,
from contractors or other parties dealing with clients or employers of the
engineer in connection with work for which the engineer is responsible.
6.
Engineers shall not attempt to obtain employment or advancement or professional
engagements by untruthfully criticizing other engineers, or by other improper
methods.
(a)
Engineers shall not request, propose, or accept a commission on a contingent
basis under circumstances in which their judgement may be compromised.
(b)
Engineers in salaried positions shall accept part-time engineering work only to
the extent consistent with policies of the employer and in accordance with
ethical consideration.
(c)
Engineers shall not, without consent, use equipment, supplies, laboratory, or
office facilities of an employer to carry on outside private practice.
7.
Engineers shall not attempt to injure, maliciously or falsely, directly or
indirectly, the professional reputation, prospects, practice, or employment of
other engineers. Engineers who believe others are guilty of unethical or
illegal practice shall resent such information to the proper authority for
action.
(a)
Engineers in private practice shall not review the work of another engineer for
the same client, except with the knowledge of such engineer, or unless the
connection of such engineer with the work has been terminated.
(b)
Engineers in governmental, industrial, or educational employment are entitled
to review and evaluate the work of other engineers when so required by their
employment duties.
(c)
Engineers in sales or industrial employ are entitled to make engineering
comparisons or represented products with products of other suppliers.
8.
Engineers shall accept personal responsibility for their professional
activities, provided, however, the engineers may seek indemnification for
services arising out of their practice for other than gross negligence, where
the engineer’s interests cannot otherwise be protected.
(a)
Engineers shall conform to state registration laws in the practice of
engineering.
(b)
Engineers shall not use association with a non-engineer, a corporation, or
partnership as a ‘cloak’ for unethical acts.
9.
Engineers shall give credit for engineering work to those to whom credit is
due, and will recognize the proprietary interests of others.
(a)
Engineers shall, whenever possible, name the person or persons who may be
individually responsible for designs, inventions, writings, or other
accomplishments.
(b)
Engineers using designs supplied by a client recognize that the designs remain
the property of the client and may not be duplicated by the engineer for
others, without the express permission.
(c)
Engineers before undertaking work for others in connection with which the
engineer may make improvements, plans, designs, inventions, or other records
that may justify copyrights or patents, should enter into a positive agreement
regarding ownership.
(d)
Engineers’ designs, data, records, and notes referring exclusively to an
employer’s work are the employer’s property. The employer should indemnify the
engineer for use of the information for any purpose other than the original
purpose.
(e)
Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their
careers and should keep current in their specialty fields by engaging in
professional practice, participating in continuing education course, reading in
the technical literature, and attending professional meetings and seminars.
CODES
OF ETHICS OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Institution
of Engineers (India)
Code
of Ethics (Effective from March 2004)
Introduction
Engineers
serve all members of the community in enhancing their welfare, health, and
safety by a creative process utilizing the engineers’ knowledge, expertise and
experience. The code of ethics is based on broad principles of truth, honesty,
justice, trustworthiness, respect and safeguard of human life and welfare,
competence and accountability, which constitutes the moral values every
corporate member of the institution must recognize, uphold and abide by.
Preamble
The
corporate members if the IEI are committed to promote and practice the
profession of
engineering
for the common good of the community bearing in mind the following concerns:
1. The
ethical standard
2.
Social justice, social order, and human rights
3.
Protection of the environment
4.
Sustainable development
5.
Public safety and tranquility
The
Tenets of the Code of Ethics
A
corporate member
1.
Shall utilize his/her knowledge and expertise for the welfare, health, and
safety of the community without any discrimination for sectional or private
interests.
2.
Shall maintain the honour, integrity and dignity in all his professional
actions to be worthy of the trust of the community and the profession.
3.
Shall act only in the domains of his competence and with diligence, care,
sincerity and honesty.
4.
Shall apply his knowledge and expertise in the interest of his employer or the
clients for whom he shall work without compromising with other obligations to
these tenets.
5.
Shall not falsify or misrepresent his own or his associates qualification,
experience etc.
6.
Wherever necessary and relevant, shall take all reasonable steps to inform,
himself, his employer or clients, of the environmental, economic, social and
other possible consequences, which may arise out of his actions.
7.
Shall maintain utmost honesty and fairness in making a statement or giving
witness and shall do so on the basis of adequate knowledge.
8.
Shall not directly or indirectly injure the professional reputation of another
member.
9.
Shall reject any kind of offer that may involve unfair practice or may cause
avoidable damage to the eco-system.
10. Shall
be concerned about and shall act in the best of his abilities for maintenance
of sustainability of the process of development.
11.
Shall not act in any manner which may injure the reputation of the institution
or which may cause any damage to the institution financially or otherwise.
General
Guidance
The
tenets of the code of ethics are based on the recognition that-
1. A
common tie exists among the humanity and that the Institution of Engineers
(India) derives its value from the people, so that the actions of its corporate
members should indicate the member’s highest regard for equality of
opportunity, social justice and fairness
2. The
corporate members of the institution hold a privileged position in the
community so as to make it a necessity for their not using the position for
personal and sectional interests.
And
as Such, a Corporate Member
1.
Should keep his employer or client fully informed on all matters in respect of
his assignment which are likely to lead to a conflict of interest or when, in
his judgment, a project will not be viable on the basis of commercial,
technical, environment or any other risks.
2.
Should maintain confidentiality of any information with utmost sincerity unless
expressly permitted to disclose such information or unless such permission, if
withheld, any adversely affects the welfare, health and safety of the
community.
3.
Should neither solicit nor accept financial or other considerations from anyone
related to a project or assignment of which he is in the charge.
4. Should
neither pay nor offer direct or indirect inducements to secure work.
5.
Should compete on the basis of merit alone.
6.
Should refrain from inducing a client to breach a contract entered into with
another duly-appointed engineer.
7.
Should, if asked by the employer or a client, to review the work of another
person or organization, discuss the review with the other person or
organization to arrive at a balanced opinion.
8.
Should make statements or give evidence before a tribunal or a court of law in
an objective and accurate manner and express any opinion on the basis of
adequate knowledge and competence.
9.
Should reveal the existence of any interest-pecuniary or otherwise—which may
affect the judgment while giving an evidence or making a statement.
{Approved by IEEE computer society, Association of Computer machinery
(ACM) and other Computer societies}
PREAMBLE
The short version of the
code summarizes aspirations at a high level of the abstraction; the clauses
that are included in the full version give examples and details of how these aspirations
change the way we act as software engineering professionals. Without the
aspirations, the details can become legalistic and tedious; without the
details, the aspirations can become high sounding but empty; together, the
aspirations and the details form a cohesive code.
Software engineers shall
commit themselves to making the analysis, specification, design, development,
testing and maintenance of software a beneficial and respected profession. In
accordance with their commitment to the health, safety and welfare of the
public, software engineers shall adhere to the following Eight Principles:
1. PUBLIC - Software
engineers shall act consistently with the public interest.
2. CLIENT AND EMPLOYER -
Software engineers shall act in a manner that is in the best interests of their
client and employer consistent with the public interest.
3. PRODUCT - Software
engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet the
highest professional standards possible.
4. JUDGMENT - Software
engineers shall maintain integrity and independence in their professional
judgment.
5. MANAGEMENT - Software
engineering managers and leaders shall subscribe to and promote an ethical
approach to the management of software development and maintenance.
6. PROFESSION - Software
engineers shall advance the integrity and reputation of the profession
consistent with the public interest.
7. COLLEAGUES - Software
engineers shall be fair to and supportive of their colleagues.
8. SELF - Software
engineers shall participate in lifelong learning regarding the practice of
their profession and shall promote an ethical approach to the practice of the
profession.
PREAMBLE
Computers have a central
and growing role in commerce, industry, government, medicine, education,
entertainment and society at large. 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.
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. 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. In accordance with that commitment, software engineers
shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
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. The
Principles identify the ethically responsible relationships in which
individuals, groups, and organizations participate and the primary obligations
within these relationships. The Clauses of each Principle are illustrations of
some of the obligations included in these relationships. These obligations are
founded in the software engineer’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. The Code prescribes these as obligations of
anyone claiming to be or aspiring to be a software engineer.
It is not intended that
the individual parts of the Code be used in isolation to justify errors of
omission or commission. The list of Principles and Clauses is not exhaustive.
The Clauses should not be read as separating the acceptable from the
unacceptable in professional conduct in all practical situations. The Code is
not a simple ethical algorithm that generates ethical decisions. In some
situations standards may be in tension with each other or with standards from
other sources. 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.
Ethical tensions can
best be addressed by thoughtful consideration of fundamental principles, rather
than blind reliance on detailed regulations. 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. 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.
The dynamic and
demanding context of software engineering requires a code that is adaptable and
relevant to new situations as they occur. 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. The Code provides an ethical foundation to which individuals
within teams and the team as a whole can appeal. The Code helps to define those
actions that are ethically improper to request of a software engineer or teams
of software engineers.
The Code is not simply
for adjudicating the nature of questionable acts; it also has an important
educational function. 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.
PRINCIPLES
Principle 1: PUBLIC
Software engineers shall act consistently with the public interest. In
particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:
1.01. Accept full responsibility for their own work.
1.02. Moderate the interests of the software engineer, the employer, the
client and the users with the public good.
1.03. 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. The ultimate effect
of the work should be to the public good.
1.04. Disclose to appropriate persons or authorities any actual or
potential danger to the user, the public, or the environment, that they
reasonably believe to be associated with software or related documents.
1.05. Cooperate in efforts to address matters of grave public concern
caused by software, its installation, maintenance, support or documentation.
1.06. Be fair and avoid deception in all statements, particularly public
ones, concerning software or related documents, methods and tools.
1.07. Consider issues of physical disabilities, allocation of resources,
economic disadvantage and other factors that can diminish access to the
benefits of software.
1.08. Be encouraged to volunteer professional skills to good causes and
contribute to public education concerning the discipline.
Principle 2: CLIENT AND EMPLOYER
Software engineers shall act in a manner that is in the best interests of
their client and employer, consistent with the public interest. In particular,
software engineers shall, as appropriate:
2.01. Provide service in their areas of competence, being honest and
forthright about any limitations of their experience and education.
2.02. Not knowingly use software that is obtained or retained either
illegally or unethically.
2.03. Use the property of a client or employer only in ways properly
authorized, and with the client's or employer's knowledge and consent.
2.04. Ensure that any document upon which they rely has been approved,
when required, by someone authorized to approve it.
2.05. Keep private any confidential information gained in their
professional work, where such confidentiality is consistent with the public
interest and consistent with the law.
2.06. Identify, document, collect evidence and report to the client or
the employer promptly if, in their opinion, a project is likely to fail, to
prove too expensive, to violate intellectual property law, or otherwise to be
problematic.
2.07. Identify, document, and report significant issues of social
concern, of which they are aware, in software or related documents, to the
employer or the client.
2.08. Accept no outside work detrimental to the work they perform for
their primary employer.
2.09. 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.
Principle 3: PRODUCT
Software engineers shall ensure that their products and related
modifications meet the highest professional standards possible. In particular,
software engineers shall, as appropriate:
3.01. 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.
3.02. Ensure proper and achievable goals and objectives for any project
on which they work or propose.
3.03. Identify, define and address ethical, economic, cultural, legal and
environmental issues related to work projects.
3.04. 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.
3.05. Ensure an appropriate method is used for any project on which they
work or propose to work.
3.06. 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.
3.07. Strive to fully understand the specifications for software on which
they work.
3.08. Ensure that specifications for software on which they work have
been well documented, satisfy the users’ requirements and have the appropriate
approvals.
3.09. 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.
3.10. Ensure adequate testing, debugging, and review of software and
related documents on which they work.
3.11. Ensure adequate documentation, including significant problems
discovered and solutions adopted, for any project on which they work.
3.12. Work to develop software and related documents that respect the
privacy of those who will be affected by that software.
3.13. Be careful to use only accurate data derived by ethical and lawful
means, and use it only in ways properly authorized.
3.14. Maintain the integrity of data, being sensitive to outdated or
flawed occurrences.
3.15 Treat all forms of software maintenance with the same
professionalism as new development.
Principle 4: JUDGMENT
Software engineers shall maintain integrity and independence in their
professional judgment. In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:
4.01. Temper all technical judgments by the need to support and maintain
human values.
4.02 Only endorse documents either prepared under their supervision or
within their areas of competence and with which they are in agreement.
4.03. Maintain professional objectivity with respect to any software or
related documents they are asked to evaluate.
4.04. Not engage in deceptive financial practices such as bribery, double
billing, or other improper financial practices.
4.05. Disclose to all concerned parties those conflicts of interest that
cannot reasonably be avoided or escaped.
4.06. Refuse to participate, as members or advisors, in a private,
governmental or professional body concerned with software related issues, in
which they, their employers or their clients have undisclosed potential
conflicts of interest.
Principle 5: MANAGEMENT
Software engineering managers and leaders shall subscribe to and promote
an ethical approach to the management of software development and maintenance .
In particular, those managing or leading software engineers shall, as
appropriate:
5.01 Ensure good management for any project on which they work, including
effective procedures for promotion of quality and reduction of risk.
5.02. Ensure that software engineers are informed of standards before
being held to them.
5.03. 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.
5.04. Assign work only after taking into account appropriate
contributions of education and experience tempered with a desire to further
that education and experience.
5.05. 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.
5.06. Attract potential software engineers only by full and accurate
description of the conditions of employment.
5.07. Offer fair and just remuneration.
5.08. Not unjustly prevent someone from taking a position for which that
person is suitably qualified.
5.09. 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.
5.10. Provide for due process in hearing charges of violation of an
employer's policy or of this Code.
5.11. Not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with this
Code.
5.12. Not punish anyone for expressing ethical concerns about a project.
Principle 6: PROFESSION
Software engineers shall advance the integrity and reputation of the
profession consistent with the public interest. In particular, software
engineers shall, as appropriate:
6.01. Help develop an organizational environment favorable to acting
ethically.
6.02. Promote public knowledge of software engineering.
6.03. Extend software engineering knowledge by appropriate participation
in professional organizations, meetings and publications.
6.04. Support, as members of a profession, other software engineers
striving to follow this Code.
6.05. Not promote their own interest at the expense of the profession,
client or employer.
6.06. Obey all laws governing their work, unless, in exceptional
circumstances, such compliance is inconsistent with the public interest.
6.07. 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.
6.08. Take responsibility for detecting, correcting, and reporting errors
in software and associated documents on which they work.
6.09. 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.
6.10. Avoid associations with businesses and organizations which are in
conflict with this code.
6.11. Recognize that violations of this Code are inconsistent with being
a professional software engineer.
6.12. Express concerns to the people involved when significant violations
of this Code are detected unless this is impossible, counter-productive, or
dangerous.
6.13. 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.
Principle 7: COLLEAGUES
Software engineers shall be fair to and supportive of their colleagues.
In particular, software engineers shall, as appropriate:
7.01. Encourage colleagues to adhere to this Code.
7.02. Assist colleagues in professional development.
7.03. Credit fully the work of others and refrain from taking undue
credit.
7.04. Review the work of others in an objective, candid, and
properly-documented way.
7.05. Give a fair hearing to the opinions, concerns, or complaints of a
colleague.
7.06. 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.
7.07. 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.
7.08. In situations outside of their own areas of competence, call upon
the opinions of other professionals who have competence in that area.
Principle 8: SELF
Software engineers shall participate in lifelong learning regarding the
practice of their profession and shall promote an ethical approach to the
practice of the profession. In particular, software engineers shall continually
endeavor to:
8.01. 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.
8.02. Improve their ability to create safe, reliable, and useful quality
software at reasonable cost and within a reasonable time.
8.03. Improve their ability to produce accurate, informative, and
well-written documentation.
8.04. Improve their understanding of the software and related documents
on which they work and of the environment in which they will be used.
8.05. Improve their knowledge of relevant standards and the law governing
the software and related documents on which they work.
8.06 Improve their knowledge of this Code, its interpretation, and its
application to their work.
8.07 Not give unfair treatment to anyone because of any irrelevant
prejudices.
8.08. Not influence others to undertake any action that involves a breach
of this Code.
8.09. Recognize that personal violations of this Code are inconsistent
with being a professional software engineer.
COMPUTER SOCIETY OF INDIA (C.S.I.) CODE OF ETHICS
The
need for a Code of Ethics for the CSI has been felt for a long time. This has
been formulated.
1.
A Professional member of the Computer Society of India (CSI) shall:
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Organise the resources available to him and optimise these in
attaining the objectives of his organisation,
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use the codes of practice conveyed by the CSI from time to time in
carrying out his tasks,
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not misuse his authority or office for personal gains,
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comply with the Indian laws relating to the management of his
organisation particularly with regard to Privacy and Piracy, and operate within
the spirit of these laws,
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conduct his affairs so as to uphold project and further the image
and reputation of the CSI, maintain integrity in research and publications.
CODES OF PRACTICE
2.
As regard his ORGANISATION and IT professional should:
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act with integrity in carrying out the !awful policy and
instructions of his organisation and uphold its image and reputation,
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plan, establish and review objectives and tasks for himself and
his subordinates which are compatible with the Codes of Practice of other
professionals in the enterprise, and direct all available effort towards the
success of the enterprise rather than of himself,
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fully respect the confidentiality of information which comes to
him in the course of his duties, and not use confidential information for
personal gain or in a manner which may be detrimental to his organisation or
his clients,
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not snoop around in other people's computer files,
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in his contacts and dealings with other people, demonstrate his
personal integrity and humanity and when called to give an opinion in his
professional capacity, shall, to the best of his ability, give an opinion that
is objective and reliable.
3.
As regards the EMPLOYEES, an IT professional should:
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set an example to his subordinates through his own work and
performance, through his leadership and by taking account of the needs and
problems of his subordinates,
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develop people under him to become qualified for higher duties,
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pay proper regard to the safety and well-being of the personnel
for whom he is responsible,
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share his experience with fellow professionals.
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As regards the CLIENTS, an IT professional should:
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ensure that the terms of all contracts and terms of business be
stated clearly and unambiguously and honoured,
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in no circumstance supply inherently unsafe goods or services,
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not use the computer to harm other people or to bear false
witness,
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be objective and impartial when giving independent advice.
4.
As regards the COMMUNITY, an IT professional should:
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make the most effective use of all natural resources employed,
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be ready to give professional assistance in community affairs,
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not appropriate other people's intellectual output,
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always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and
respect for fellow humans
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