1. Professional Code of
Ethics
Sana Mumtaz
Sakina Sarfraz
Kiran Hameed
Rauf Khalid

2. Codes of ethics
A set of rules about good and bad behavior
A code of ethics is a set of principles and rules used by companies,
professional organizations and individuals to govern their decision making
in choosing between right and wrong

3. Cont.
Codes of ethics are generally used in the business and professional
context to assure the public that corporations and members of regulated
professions are acting in a socially and professionally acceptable manner

4. Cont.
A written set of guidelines issued by an organization to its
workers and management,
It help them conduct their actions in an ethical way.

5. professional codes of ethics
Set of rules and regulation and code of conduct that help how to a
profession deals with each other and other outsides of the professions.
Professionally accepted standards of personal and business behavior,
values and guiding principles.

6. professional codes of ethics in computing
field
 Codes of professional ethics are often established by professional
organizations to help guide members that how to performing their job
functions according to these principles.
 It ensure good practices within the profession.
 Codes of ethics exist in computing field to help these professionals make good
decisions about the manner of their professional work, according to ACM

7. Cont.
 Computer professionals have the responsibility, according to the
Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP), to serve
the interests of their employers and/or clients with loyalty and
diligence.

8. Cont.
Computer ethics is study of ethical issues that associated with computing
machinery and computer professional.
Do not harm other using computer.
Do not snoop other people computer files.
Do not use other software that u have not paid.
Maintain good communication .
Contribute positive public image of profession.

9. Weaknesses in code of ethics
 Codes are not always helpful when two or more directives conflict
 Codes do not help us distinguish between micro-ethics issues and macro-ethics
issues.
 Codes can be self-serving for the profession.
 Directives included in many codes tend to be too general and too vague.
 Directives in codes are sometimes inconsistent with one another.
 Codes are ineffective in disciplinary matters.

10. How to improve code of ethics
The best way to improve professional ethics is to make ethical behavior a
core part of the organizational culture.
Professionals should not act in a way that discredits their reputation or
the integrity of the profession

11. Cont.
Five step to improve code of ethics:
 Join a professional or trade association
 Read at least one book on ethics per year
 Integrate ethics in your corporate culture.
 Plan for ethical challenges
 Find a peer group

12. How to improve weaknesses:
 provide employees with their initial introduction to and impression of the
program
 continue to represent for employees the program’s principal communication
 provide managers with direction for advising employees on ethics and
compliance issues and otherwise supporting the integrity management
program

13.  Developing Effective Standards
 overview the integrity management program’s structure and proceders