DocumentCode
1270080
Title
How the new Software Engineering Code of Ethics affects you
Author
Gotterbarn, Don
Author_Institution
Software Eng. Ethics Res. Inst., Johnson City, TN, USA
Volume
16
Issue
6
fYear
1999
Firstpage
58
Lastpage
64
Abstract
The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice has recently been approved. This article looks at the immediate and long-term implications: Why does a profession need a code of ethics? How will this code function in an emerging profession like software engineering? What impact will it have on software practitioners?
Keywords
professional aspects; software engineering; Software Engineering Code of Ethics; professional practice; software practitioner; Code standards; Communication industry; Computer industry; Continents; Decision making; Ethics; Humans; Programming; Software engineering; Software standards;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7459
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/52.805474
Filename
805474
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