computer codes of pratice

here's a sample of a code of practice for a business. feel free to adapt adapt and use it for your own organization. ensure that you check it with your legal department or legal advisor before establishing and issuing a code of practice, as this type of document will almost certainly have contractual implications for your organization. involving customers in the drafting of a code practice is also useful.

during world war ll, the germans used enigma, a cipher machine, to develop unbreakable codes for sending messages. enigma's settings offered 158,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible solutions yet the allies were eventually able to crack code.

Accesss

  • computing facilities are provided by uodit for the university as a whole and by schools and departments for their members
  • access to facilities is normally arranged by the allocation of a unique user identifier (often called a username or login name). for some facilities the presentation of a university ID card or other form of identification may be required
  • on most computer systems a password is required in order to gain access. you should choose a password that is secure and not easily gussed. you are responsible for keeping passwords secret at all times and should not give passwords to other people.
  • unauthorised access to any computer facilities is prohibited and a criminal offence
  • you will be held responsible for any other person, even other authirused users, to access computing facilities using your username.
  • you will be held responsible for any and all activity on computing facilities which is initiated by your username.
  • if you suspect that someone is gaining unauthorised access to facilities you should report the matter as soon as possible to UoDit or departmental computing staff
  1. public - sofware engineers shall act consistently with the public interest.
  2. client and employer - software engineers shall act in a manner that is in the best interests of their client and employer consistent with the public interest.
  3. product - software engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible
  4. judgment - software engineers shall maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.
  5. management - software engineering managers and leaders shall subscribe to and promote an ethical approach to the management of software development and maintenance
  6. profession - software engineers shall advance the integrity and reputation of the profession consistent with the public interest.
  7. colleagues - software engineers shall be fair to and supporttive of their colleagues.
  8. self - software engineers shall participate in lifelong learning regarding the pracice of their profession and shall promote an ethical approach to the practice of the profession.

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