PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, CODES OF CONDUCT, AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. As we begin, let’s recall the phrase ‘Professional Ethics’, it could suggest that

professionals have their own system of ethics, separate from ordinary ethics.

However many ethicists argue that the kinds of moral issues affecting professionals

are sufficiently distinct and specialized to warrant a separate field of study.

The IEEE code of ethics was written, the 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. While

ACM code of ethics was written in three contents and guidelines which are the

General Moral Imperatives, More Specific Professional Responsibilities and

Organizational Leadership Imperatives.

Both the ACM and the IEEE codes contain general statements about what is

expected, and in some cases what is required, to be a member in good standing, to

be a good member in good standing. Also ACM and IEE have adopted professional

code of ethics.

2. When it comes to computers as my interpretation of a technology, I think

computer professionals’ code of conduct can’t be coherent and compressive,

because these persons have their own view and theory to solve in a particular

problem, that they will do their own business just to please someone that they can

violate the code of ethics unnoticeable.

3. If I were in the situation, I think whistle blowing will be demeanor in this issue

even though my profession will be affected in this kind of act and many people will be

affected in this case. As whistle blowing suggests the metaphor of a referee in a

basketball. The attentive individual spots a violation of the rules, and draws everyone

attention to it. Virtue ethics taught us that we are all part of the public. Whistle

blowing as its represented in much conventional business ethics, is that it is

suggested to be a heroic form of resistance to collective evil which means that moral

can be immoral and this can lead a conclusion, usually unacknowledged, that most

people, most of the time, turn a blind eye.

4. Again, I am willing to do whistle blowing in this issue. I can’t even imagine killing

people just for the sake of my profession and just because of a company that doesn’t

care for the public who serves as their profit. As based in this act, you can’t be

neutral every time, you must take risks and accept all the consequences that you did.

5. As a future computer profession, face a variety of difficult decisions that call for

judgment about technical and ethical issues. There are different kinds of exercises

that can be used to help sensitize practicing software developers and students to

these issues. Whistle blowing can’t be illegal, in terms that whistle blowers just

blowing all the deception in a particular project or issue. It is such a right of

expression that an individual may do such obligation to protect the public when their

well being is threatened by defective software development.