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Title

Applying the new software engineering code of ethics to usability engineering : a study of four cases

Author(s)

Burmeister, Oliver K.;  Weckert, John

Abstract

It has been argued that it is in the best interests of IT professionals, to adopt and enforce professional codes in the work place. But there is no code for usability engineers, unless one accepts that it is a branch of software engineering. The new joint ACM/IEEE-CS Software Engineering Code of Ethics is applied to actual usability cases. This enables usability engineers to interpret this code in their profession. This is achieved by utilizing four case studies both directly in terms of the ethical issues involved and in the light of the code. Also examined are the short-comings of the code for the domain of usability engineering, and suggestions are made for enhancements for future revisions of the code.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. School of Information Technology

Source

Journal of information, communication & ethics in society, Vol. 1, no. 3 (2003), pp. 119-132

Publication year

2003

Publisher

Troubador

Format

pp. 119-132

ISSN

1477-996X

Publisher URL

Journal of information, communication & ethics in society

Publisher URL

http://www.troubador.co.uk/ices/

Peer reviewed