HNDIT4042:

Professional
World

Week2

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Professional Bodies - Code of Conduct

All professional bodies are under a similar

obligation; this, indeed, is one of the most
important characteristics of a professional
body. It is normally done by laying down a
code of conduct to which their members
are required to adhere.

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 The role of professional institutions and
their characteristics
• Set and assess professional examinations
• Provide support for continuing professional development (CPD)
• Publish professional journals or magazines
• Provide networks for professionals to meet and discuss their field of expertise
• Issue a code of conduct to guide professional behavior
• Deal with complaints against professionals and implement disciplinary
procedures
• Represent their members in lobbying government about relevant legislation
• Promote fairer access to the profession to people from all backgrounds
• Provide careers support and opportunities for students, graduates and people
already working in the profession.

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 📌Pinpoint
Some institutions offer higher educations

Higher education in BCS and IEEE

• BCS offers examinations to students in higher education. These consist of
three stages, the Certificate, the Diploma and the Professional Graduate
Diploma. As well as the normal written examinations, projects are assessed at
Diploma and Professional Graduate Diploma levels. The Professional Graduate
Diploma with the project is considered to be the equivalent of an honours
degree.

• The IEEE-CS has recently introduced a scheme that allows someone with
9,000 hours of appropriate professional experience to take an examination
set by the Society and, if successful, to be registered with the IEEE as a
Certified Software Development Professional.
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 Code of Conduct
A code of conduct (It is also called a code
of ethics) sets out the standards of
behavior that members of the body are
expected to follow in their professional life.

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 CSSL- Code of Conduct
•Professionalism
That you will work to improve the value and virtue of the society and respect all its
members while protecting the safety, welfare and health of the community.

•Professional Development
You will always work in your professional interests to develop your career while also
enhancing the professional development of your colleagues and fellow staff.

•Added Value to Sri Lanka

You will work diligently to strive to enhance the value of Sri Lanka and its citizens in
any possible way and place the interests of your country above those of personal
sectional interests.

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 CSSL- Code of Conduct
•Honesty
Maintain honesty in all dealings and in your representation of knowledge, skill
and services. In addition to that, you are required to strive in order to protect
the public from misinformation and misinterpretation.

•Competence
You will pay meticulous and diligent attention to work competently for your
stakeholders and perform services only in areas of competence.

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 BCS - Code of Conduct
•The Public Interest
This section requires members to be aware of and comply with aspects of
the law and regulations that govern acting in the public interest. For
example, members need to safeguard public health, protect the
environment, have due regard for privacy and human rights and avoid
discrimination.

concerned with the rights of third parties as well as copyright and

intellectual property.

Finally, the section invites members to take any opportunity to address the
so-called digital divide.
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 BCS - Code of Conduct…
•Professional Competence and Integrity
This section addresses what has been, and to some extent continues to
be, a serious problem for the IT industry. Only too often, individuals
and companies claim to be able to undertake work that they are not
competent to carry out, and this leads to system failures.

Under this section members are also required to keep their

professional skills up to date and be familiar with the legislation that is
relevant to their professional activities.

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 BCS - Code of Conduct…
•Duty to the Relevant Authority
This section starts by saying that members should carry out their
professional duties with ‘due care and diligence’, that is, with the proper
care and attention. This is what society has the right to demand of any
professional.

The term ‘relevant authority’ means the person or organisation that has
authority over what you are doing. If you are employed by an organisation,
this is likely to be your employer; if you are an independent consultant, it will
be your client; and if you are a student, it will be your school, college or
university.

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 BCS - Code of Conduct…
According to this section, behaving professionally towards relevant
authorities means, in particular, avoiding the following:
•Conflicts of interest: These are situations in which there are incentives that
might encourage you to do things or take decisions that are not in the best
interests of your relevant authority. If, for example, you have been asked by
your employer to recommend a payroll package for your company and it
happens that your sister works in the sales section of a company that supplies
such a package, you might well be tempted to recommend that package,
whether or not it is the most suitable for your company’s needs. In such
circumstances, you should explain the situation to your employer and suggest
that it might be better to ask someone else to recommend a suitable package.

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 BCS - Code of Conduct…
•Disclosing confidential information without permission: Confidential
information may include technical information about a company’s products,
its financial position, sales leads and so on.

•Misrepresentation: This is a failing that occurs only too often in the software
industry. In their eagerness to make a sale, sales staff in particular, but also
technical staff, will claim that software that they are selling will do things
that, in fact, it will not, or they will claim their company is competent to do
things that it cannot. Although most people will try to avoid making claims
that they know are wrong, in many cases they will be prepared to claim
things of which they are uncertain, if the claims seem plausible. The Code
forbids such behaviour

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 BCS - Code of Conduct…
•Duty to the Profession.
Like other professionals, information systems professionals have not always
had a good press. System developments have been plagued by delays, budget
overruns and complete failures, and these have been well publicised. Too
often, the systems themselves do not meet the needs of their users. And
information systems professionals have, on occasions, been perceived as
behaving in an unprofessional manner. The purpose of this section of the
Code is to impress on members what is expected of them in order to uphold
the reputation and good standing of BCS in particular, and the profession in
general.

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 IEEE - Code of Conduct
I.To uphold the highest standards of integrity, responsible behavior,

and ethical conduct in professional activities.

1)to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public

to improve the understanding by individuals and society of the

2)
capabilities and societal implications of conventional and emerging
technologies, including intelligent systems;

to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible,

3)
and to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist;

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 IEEE - Code of Conduct…
4)to avoid unlawful conduct in professional activities, and to reject
bribery in all its forms;

5)to seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to

acknowledge and correct errors, to be honest and realistic in stating
claims or estimates.

6)to maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake

technological tasks for others only if qualified by training or experience.

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 IEEE - Code of Conduct…
II. To treat all persons fairly and with respect, to not engage in
harassment or discrimination, and to avoid injuring others.

7)to treat all persons fairly and with respect, and to not engage in
discrimination based on characteristics such as race, religion, gender,
disability, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or
gender expression;

8)to not engage in harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment

or bullying behavior;

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 IEEE - Code of Conduct…
9.to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by
false or malicious actions, rumors or any other verbal or physical abuses;

III.To strive to ensure this code is upheld by colleagues and co-workers.

10.to support colleagues and co-workers in following this code of ethics,

to strive to ensure the code is upheld, and to not retaliate against
individuals reporting a violation.

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Thank You

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