Appedix: Codes of Ethics of Various Organizations
Table 5: Common Themes in Professional Ethics Codes
| Theme | ACM | IEEE | DPMA | ICCP | ||
| (Canon) | (Article) | (Obligation) | (Statement) | |||
| 1. | Personal integrity/claim of competence | 1.1, 2.3, 4.1 | Ib, e, IId | 2 | 1.4, 1.5, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 | |
| 2. | Personal accountability for work | 3.1 | Ia | 2.7 | ||
| 3. | Responsibility to employer /client | 2.4 | IIIa, b, c, d, e | 4 | 1.3 | |
| 4. | Responsibility to profession | 2, 4.3 | Id, e, IIe, f | 2 | 1.2, 2.4 | |
| 5. | Confidentiality of information/privacy | 5.2 | IIIb | 3 | 2.1, 2.8 | |
| 6. | Conflict of interest | IIIc, d | 2.6 | |||
| 7. | Dignity/worth of people | 5 | IIa | 2 | ||
| 8. | Public safety, health, and welfare | 5.1 | IVa | 5 | 2.8 | |
| 9. | Participation in professional societies | 4.3 | Id, IIe | 2 | ||
| 10. | Increase public knowledge about technology | 2.1 | IIb, IVa, b, c | 1, 3 | 1.1, 2.2 | |
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