Professional Ethics of Software Engineers: An Ethical Framework.
The purpose of this article is to propose an ethical framework for software engineers that connects software developers' ethical responsibilities directly to their professional standards. The implementation of such an ethical framework can overcome the traditional dichotomy between professional skil...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 417 - 435 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=114120029&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 114120029 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 13533452 GNI jtl: Science & Engineering Ethics issn: 13533452 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2016 vid: 22 iid: 2 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 114120029 10.1007/s11948-015-9665-x ppf: 417 ppct: 18 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 488KB tig: atl: Professional Ethics of Software Engineers: An Ethical Framework. aug: au: Lurie, Yotam Mark, Shlomo affil: Department of Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba 84105 Israel Department of Software Engineering, SCE- Shamoon College of Engineering, Bialik/Basel Street Beersheba 84100 Israel su: Professional ethics Software engineers Job skills Computer programmers Work ethic sug: subj: Professional ethics Software engineers Job skills Computer programmers Work ethic keyword: Code of ethics Software engineer ab: The purpose of this article is to propose an ethical framework for software engineers that connects software developers' ethical responsibilities directly to their professional standards. The implementation of such an ethical framework can overcome the traditional dichotomy between professional skills and ethical skills, which plagues the engineering professions, by proposing an approach to the fundamental tasks of the practitioner, i.e., software development, in which the professional standards are intrinsically connected to the ethical responsibilities. In so doing, the ethical framework improves the practitioner's professionalism and ethics. We call this approach Ethical-Driven Software Development (EDSD), as an approach to software development. EDSD manifests the advantages of an ethical framework as an alternative to the all too familiar approach in professional ethics that advocates 'stand-alone codes of ethics'. We believe that one outcome of this synergy between professional and ethical skills is simply better engineers. Moreover, since there are often different software solutions, which the engineer can provide to an issue at stake, the ethical framework provides a guiding principle, within the process of software development, that helps the engineer evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different software solutions. It does not and cannot affect the end-product in and of-itself. However, it can and should, make the software engineer more conscious and aware of the ethical ramifications of certain engineering decisions within the process. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Science & Engineering Ethics is a copyright of Springer, 2016. All Rights Reserved. item: Science & Engineering Ethics holder: Springer Nature dt: @attributes: year: 2016 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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