Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Learning Module
Professional Ethics in IT
Software Engineering Code of Ethics
Objectives
At the end of the term, the students should be able to:
Resources/Materials
Books
Journal Articles
Internet Sources
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Learning Concept
Professional Ethics
A profession is a job that requires specific training and is regulated
by certain standards.
Professional ethics are the ethical norms, values, and principles that
guide a profession and the ethics of decisions made within the
profession.
IT Manager
Database Administrator
Website Developer
Characteristics of a Profession
Standards of entry
Integrity
Due Care
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To be an Ethical Leader
Compliance orientation
Values orientation
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Ethical Programs
Statement of values
Code of Ethics
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Provides rules & guidelines
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
Citizenship
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Develops effective communication
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Enforcing Ethical Standards
Observing employees
Internal audits
Surveys
Reporting systems
Investigations
Independent audits
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Senior management's failure to take ownership of the ethics
program.
What is IEEE?
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History of IEEE Code of Ethics
Public
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Client and Employer
Product
Judgment
Management
Profession
Colleagues
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Self
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Illustrations/Examples/Formulas
References
Professional Ethics
Retrieve From
http://ethics.iit.edu/teaching/professional-ethics
Retrieve From
https://www.cfainstitute.org/ethics/codes/ethics/Pages/index.aspx
Retrieve From
http://www.acm.org/about/se-code
Retrieved from
https://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/Publications/code-of-
ethics.pdf
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