The Ethics of Software Engineering should be an Ethics for the Client
Date
2012-08-01
Authors
Advisors
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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