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IEEE Code of Ethics |
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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:
1. 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;
2. to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible,
and to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist;
3. to be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on
available data;
4. to reject bribery in all its forms;
5. to improve the understanding of technology, its appropriate application,
and potential consequences;
6. 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;
7. to seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to
acknowledge and correct errors, and to credit properly the contributions of others;
8. to treat fairly all persons regardless of such factors as race, religion,
gender, disability, age, or national origin;
9. to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by false
or malicious action;
10. 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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