Engineering Ethics

Institute of Electrical

and Electronic Engineers

(IEEE) Code of Ethics

We, the members of 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 ...