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I'm the chairman of the board of a local society of computer scientists. We have bylaws that describe a code of conduct for members governing their work. 1.
by Beltiras 10y ago
I'm the chairman of the board of a local society of computer scientists. We have bylaws that describe a code of conduct for members governing their work.
1. Let honesty govern your work
2. Heed professional responsibility
3. Do not accept gain from a third party, except with full knowledge of your employer/contract partner
4. Do not ever use confidential information from an employer of contract partner without informed consent
5. Increase your professional capabilities
6. Make sure your conduct is an exemplar of membership
7. Share your experience with other members
We host meetings once or twice a month where members or guests hold lectures on varying IT topics.
I don't know if tech in Iceland is such a small community that it tends to keep people honest or that transgressions like this happen all the time and are not spoken of. I like to think our members are ethical in their work.
- ysavir 10y agoI actually don't see any rule in there about being ethical towards your userbase. The integrity encouraged here is towards the employer, which will be the one to insist on screwing over the users.
- Beltiras 10y agoLet honesty govern your work. It's a bit difficult to translate and still keep the language clear.
- ysavir 10y agoWhat you really mean is that it's hard to be upfront about saying "Cause your employer trouble over client needs that screw over the user" and still keep a job. The message itself can be crystal clear; broadcasting it where it actually means something is the challenge.
- Beltiras 10y agoNo, I mean that going from a verb-based language to a noun-based language is tricky without either losing meaning or becoming "wordy".
- tekklloneer 10y agoI'd rather take at face value the parent comment author's claims that the translation is hard than I would assume incompetence or some sort of intentional loophole.
- forgottenpass 10y agoThe employment relationship points could also be rolled up into "let honesty govern your work." The question was why only the employment points were broken out. Why not also break out the most important points regarding user-focused ethics instead of just relying on the catch-all for them?