Software Engineering Code Of Ethics Research Articles

The importance of software engineering code of ethics in a university of technology teaching environment

The importance of software engineering code of ethics in a university of technology teaching environment

System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot

System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot

Computing Academics’ Perceived Level of Awareness and Exposure to Software Engineering Code of Ethics: A Case Study of a South African University of Technology

The need for awareness on ethical computing is increasingly becoming important. As a result this challenges all stakeholders in the software engineering profession, including educators, to improve their efforts on the awareness of professional codes of ethics which provide framework for ethical reference. However, the several compromises in the software engineering practice suggest that there are some in the profession, who are not familiar with the profession’s codes of ethics and subsequently not able to practice and teach students about them. This research work investigates the extent of codes of ethics awareness by practitioners who are teaching software development courses in an academic environment. An online questionnaire with indicators for measuring awareness on software engineering code of ethics was deployed and responded to by 44 educators. Graphical, univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted on the data to determine the profile of the respondents and the extent of their level of awareness on the codes of ethics. The results indicate that majority of the lecturers (54.5 %) are not aware of software engineering codes of ethics, and those who are aware, majority of them were exposed to through self-study or personal development. Furthermore, the inclusion of codes of ethics in the learning activities is minimal as inhibited by lack of awareness and failure to apply the codes practically. This study recommends that lecturing staff as part of the professional software engineers serving as academic corps, should be placed on programmes for exposing them to professional software engineering codes of ethics. Moreover, the study calls for accreditation of software engineering courses, as it is the case with other professional engineering disciplines, to improve awareness and subsequent practical application of the codes of ethics.

Being a data professional: give voice to value in a data driven society

Data Analytics needs to have ethical standards. There are numerous examples of why this is so, and the paper cites four particularly egregious ones. The paper offers both reasons why such standards are currently missing or inadequate, and how they might best be introduced, or refined. Some Codes of Ethics, such as the Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, the ACM and IFIP Codes of Ethics, and the Web Analyst’s Code of Ethics are discussed, compared, and contrasted. The paper offers a comparative study, to help inform the process of the drawing up of guidelines where it is best undertaken, within the profession itself.

Ethics Versus Loyalty: A Young Professional's Case

Engineering ethics seems to be a contradictory issue. Although most practitioners agree that general principles of ethics should be followed, just a tiny fraction of them know the IEEE Code of Ethics or the Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice. It is seldom that the principles of engineering ethics are on the table when making business decisions and taking corresponding actions or practicing one's profession. This regrettable observation is reflected in my international RaD career and the numerous discussions that I have had with practicing electrical engineers.

Ethics Is a Software Design Concern

The IEEE and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) joint report Software Engineering Code of Ethics summarizes the responsibilities of software engineers as the following: Software engineers shall commit themselves to making the analysis, specification, design, development, testing and maintenance of software beneficial and respected profession.

Is professional practice at risk following the Volkswagen and Tesla motors revelations?

With the world in economic crisis the headlong drive for efficiency and effectiveness together with resulting profit is the watchword. Such pressure might have resulted in real gains but has also led to unscrupulous or reckless actions. The tempering of such drive with ethical consideration is often neglected until there is a detrimental event causing public outcry which in turn places pressure on the actors to account for the reasons the event had occurred. This cause and effect map is commonplace. The Volkswagen emissions scandal and Tesla Motors public beta testing of the Autopilot software in their cars illustrate the drive for efficiency and effectiveness without proper ethical consideration. This paper focuses on the role of software engineers in such situations. An ethical analysis of the two cases is presented using the Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice. The findings, together with previously published analyses, are used to draw general conclusions and recommendations about the efficacy of the software engineering profession.

The Public is the Priority: Making Decisions Using the Software Engineering Code of Ethics

The software engineering code of ethics and professional practice encourages software engineers to undertake positive actions and to resist pressures to act unethically.

WOULD YOU SACRIFICE YOUR JOB FOR A METHODOLOGY? A CASE STUDY IN ETHICAL AGILITY

Information Technology is fraught with evangelists preaching that one hardware platform, one O/S, one programming language or even one development methodology is the true and only path to computing salvation. In this paper, we investigate the case of a recent message submitted to a listserv by an ASIS SIGIA list subscriber that results in a forfeited job opportunity. The list subscriber had taken an ethical stance that he could not in good conscience retract his position on the appropriateness of Agile Methodologies for application development. The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice is examined as it relates to the case. A series of relevant ethical questions are raised that would provide a basis for classroom discussion. Finally, Agile developers who participated in a panel discussion on the topic share their individual viewpoints.

ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY: Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology (John Wiley & Sons, 2004)

Preface Acknowledgements Foreword Chapter 1. Introduction to Cyberethics: Concepts, Perspectives, and Methodological Frameworks Chapter 2. Ethical Concepts and Ethical Theories: Establishing and Justifying a Moral System Chapter 3. Critical Thinking Skills and Logical Arguments: Tools for Evaluating Cyberethics Issues Chapter 4. Professional Ethics, Codes of Conduct, and Moral Responsibility Chapter 5. Privacy and Cyberspace Chapter 6. Security in Cyberspace Chapter 7. Cybercrime and Cyberrelated Crimes Chapter 8. Intellectual Property Disputes in Cyberspace Chapter 9. Regulating Commerce and Speeech in Cyberspace Chapter 10. Social Issues I: Equity and Access, Employment and Work Chapter 11. Social Issues II: Community and Identity in Cyberspace Appendix A. Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Code of Ethics Appendix B. Association for Computing (ACM) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Appendix C. IEEE-CS/ACM Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice Glossary Index.

Applying the new software engineering code of ethics to usability engineering: A study of four cases

It has been argued that it is in the best interests of IT professionals, to adopt and enforce professional codes in the work place. But there is no code for usability engineers, unless one accepts that it is a branch of software engineering. The new joint ACM/IEEE‐CS Software Engineering Code of Ethics is applied to actual usability cases. This enables usability engineers to interpret this code in their profession. This is achieved by utilizing four case studies both directly in terms of the ethical issues involved and in the light of the code. Also examined are the short‐comings of the code for the domain of usability engineering, and suggestions are made for enhancements for future revisions of the code.

Side effects and responsibility of medical informatics

Medical informatics systems have the ultimate goal to improve the quality of health care. However, these systems have also the potential to compromise the quality of health care if they are misused, intrinsically faulty or entail unexpected side effects. The purpose of the paper is to discuss examples from the experience of the author, where well-intended medical informatic applications proved to have potentially harmful effects or side effects. It is argued that medical informaticians (MI) have an extended professional responsibility, which covers not only the state of the art technical planning, an implementation of information processing systems in medicine, but also the final result for the patient. In order to discuss professional duties of medical informaticians, a modification of the Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice developed by ACM/IEEE is proposed as a guideline. For several examples, these guidelines are used to analyze possible actions and professional responsibility.

Software engineering code of ethics and professional practice

The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, intended as a standard for teaching and practicing software engineering, documents the ethical and professional obligations of software engineers. The code should instruct practitioners about the standards society expects them to meet, about what their peers strive for, and about what to expect of one another. In addition, the code should also inform the public about the responsibilities that are important to the profession. Adopted in 2000 by the IEEE Computer Society and the ACM--two leading international computing societies--the code of ethics is intended as a guide for members of the evolving software engineering profession. The code was developed by a multinational task force with additional input from other professionals from industry, government posts, military installations, and educational professions.

Computer society and ACM approve software engineering code of ethics

Computer society and ACM approve software engineering code of ethics

Software engineering code of ethics is approved

Software engineering code of ethics is approved

Specifying the standard---make it right

Specifying the standard---make it right

Not all Codes are Created Equal: The Software Engineering Code of Ethics, a Success Story

There has been a transition in the way software developers work. Mistakes in software have been treated as "normal" occurrences. "All software has bugs." However, software engineering is an emerging profession which as a profession has now said that a caviler approach to software errors is unacceptable. They have asserted a very strong ethical position in the Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, a position which mandates concern for all those affected by their work. The Code has several unique elements as a professional Code.

How the new Software Engineering Code of Ethics affects you

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?.

A positive step toward a profession

article A positive step toward a profession: the software engineering code of ethics and professional practice Share on Author: Donald Gotterbarn View Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering NotesVolume 24Issue 1Jan. 1999 pp 9–14https://doi.org/10.1145/308769.308770Online:01 January 1999Publication History 3citation43DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations3Total Downloads43Last 12 Months22Last 6 weeks0 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteGet Access

Software engineering code of ethics and professional practice: version 4

article Free Access Share on Software engineering code of ethics and professional practice: version 4 Author: CORPORATE IEEE-CS-ACM Joint Task Force on Software Engineering Ethics View Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM SIGCAS Computers and SocietyVolume 28Issue 2June 1998 pp 29–32https://doi.org/10.1145/276758.276772Online:01 June 1998Publication History 1citation0DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations1Total Downloads0Last 12 Months0Last 6 weeks0 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher Site