Code of Ethics Strength and Weaknesses
1. ACM CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Code of Ethics Strength:Francis
S1- Codes inspire the members of a profession to behave ethically.
S3- Codes educate the members of a profession about their professional obligations.
S4- Codes discipline members when they violate one or more of the code’s directives
S6- Codes inform the public about the nature and roles of the profession.
Code of Ethics Weaknesses: Sherwin
W2-Codes are not always helpful when two or more directives conflict
W5-Codes do not help us distinguish between micro-ethics issues and macro-ethics issues.
W7- Codes can be self-serving for the profession.
2. AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY CODE OF ETHICS
Code of Ethics Strength:Francis
S1- Codes inspire the members of a profession to behave ethically.
S2-Codes guide the members of a profession in ethical choices.
S6- Codes inform the public about the nature and roles of the profession.
S3 - Codes educate the members of a profession about their professional obligations.
S7 - Codes enhance the profession in the eyes of the public
Code of Ethics Weaknesses: Sherwin
W4- Codes are ineffective (have no “teeth”) in disciplinary matters.
W5-Codes do not help us distinguish between micro-ethics issues and macro-ethics issues.
3. BCS CODE OF CONDUCT
Code of Ethics Strength:Francis
S1-Codes inspire the members of a profession to behave ethically.
S5-Codes “sensitize” members of a profession to ethical issues and alert them to ethical aspects they otherwise might overlook.
S6- Codes inform the public about the nature and roles of the profession.
S3- Codes educate the members of a profession about their professional obligations.
S7- Codes educate the members of a profession about their professional obligations.
Code of Ethics Weaknesses: Sherwin
W4- Codes are ineffective (have no “teeth”) in disciplinary matters.
W2-Codes are not always helpful when two or more directives conflict
4. 4. IEEE CODE OF ETHICS
Code of Ethics Strength:Francis
S2 - Codes guide the members of a profession in ethical choices.
S3- Codes educate the members of a profession about their professional obligations.
S5-Codes “sensitize” members of a profession to ethical issues and alert them to ethical aspects they otherwise might overlook.
S7-Codes enhance the profession in the eyes of the public.
Code of Ethics Weaknesses: Sherwin
W1-Codes inspire the members of a profession to behave ethically.
W4-Codes are ineffective (have no “teeth”) in disciplinary matters.
W6- Directives in codes are sometimes inconsistent with one another.
5. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Code of Ethics Strength:Francis
S5 - Codes “sensitize” members of a profession to ethical issues and alert them to ethical aspects they otherwise might overlook
S3 - Codes educate the members of a profession about their professional obligations.
S6 - Codes inform the public about the nature and roles of the profession.
S7- Codes enhance the profession in the eyes of the public.
Code of Ethics Weaknesses: Sherwin
W1-Directives included in many codes tend to be too general and too vague.
W3-A professional code’s directives are never complete or exhaustive.
W4- Codes are ineffective (have no “teeth”) in disciplinary matters.