The Ethics of Software Engineering should be an Ethics for the Client

Date

2012-08-01

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Volume Title

Publisher

ACM

Type

Article

Peer reviewed

Yes

Abstract

The developing nature of software engineering requires not a revision of an ailing code but a revolution in ethical thinking that acknowledges the purpose and practice of software engineering. Computer systems are designed and implemented to support human purposeful activity. Whether the software is concerned with student enrollment, customer relationship management, or hospital administration, its success lies in the extent to which it enables others to engage in activities directed toward a goal. T

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Keywords

Software Engineering Ethics, Service Ethics

Citation

McBride, N. (2012) The Ethics of Software Engineering Should be the Ethics for the Client. Communications of the ACM, 55 (8), pp. 39-41

Rights

Research Institute