IEEE Code of Ethics
(Local copy taken from IEEE website)
We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition of the importance of our
technologies in affecting the quality of life throughout the world,
and in accepting a personal obligation to our profession, its members
and the communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the
highest ethical and professional conduct and agree:
- to accept responsibility in making engineering decisions consistent
with the safety, health and welfare of the public, and to disclose
promptly factors that might endanger the public or the environment;
- to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible,
and to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist;
- to be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on
available data;
- to reject bribery in all its forms;
- to improve the understanding of technology, its appropriate
application, and potential consequences;
- to maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake
technological tasks for others only if qualified by training or
experience, or after full disclosure of pertinent limitations;
- to seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to
acknowledge and correct errors, and to credit properly the
contributions of others;
- to treat fairly all persons regardless of such factors as race,
religion, gender, disability, age, or national origin;
- to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment
by false or malicious action;
- to assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional
development and to support them in following this code of ethics.
Approved by the IEEE Board of Directors
August 1990
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