Responsible Software Engineer

Selected Readings in IT Professionalism

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

This volume provides workers in the software industry with an overview of different approaches to professionalism. It focuses specifically on software engineering as a profession, covering issues such as the role of professional bodies, project management, user awareness and standards recognition. It also takes account of general topics such as ethical and legal responsibilities, training and education. It includes contributions from researchers from a variety of backgrounds, including IBM UK, Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the Department of Education and Employment. The book is aimed at those working on professional development programs and should provide further reading for graduate and postgraduate students on software engineering courses.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-11-15
Mått:155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:569 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783540760412

Utforska kategorier

Programvaruutveckling inom Data och IT
Projektledning inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction.- Professional Bodies.- 2 Software Engineering: A New Professionalism.- 3 Attributes and Goals for a Mature Profession.- 4 Establishing Standards of Professional Practice.- 5 Professional Activities of the British Computer Society.- 6 Software Engineering Education, Personal Development and Hong Kong.- 7 The Road to Professionalism in Medical Informatics.- 8 Who should License Software Engineers?.- Accountability.- 9 Is an Ethical Code Feasible?.- 10 Can a Software Engineer Afford to be Ethical?.- 11 Software Project Management Ethics.- 12 Obligations for IT Ethics Education.- 13 Legal Aspects of Safety Critical Systems.- 14 Do Software Engineers Help or Hinder the Protection of Data?.- 15 Is it Reasonable to Apply the Term Responsible to Non-Human Entities?.- Equal Opportunities.- 16 Technology and Citizenship for the Disabled, and Why it Matters to You.- 17 Problem-Solving Tools for the Disabled.- 18 Who Holds the Key to the Glass Door?.- 19 The Contribution Women Could Make to IT Professionalism.- 20 But isn’t Computing Boring?.- Working Practices.- 21 Professional Responsibilities and Information Systems Failure.- 22 Problems in Requirements Communication.- 23 Responsibilities under the Capability Maturity Model.- 24 Revenge of the Methodology Anarchist.- 25 Software Engineering Practices in the UK.- 26 Escaping the Mythology that Plagues Software Technology.- 27 Is the Rush to Quality a Move to Inequality?.- 28 Pressures to Behave Unprofessionally.- Education and Training.- 29 Selling, Marketing and Procuring Software.- 30 Curriculum Support for Professionalism.- 31 Academic Perspectives of Professionalism.- 32 Student Projects and Professionalism.- 33 Converting Computer Science Graduates into Professionals.- 34 Stereotypes, Young People andComputing.