Should Professionals Be Political?

Holmes, Neville (2003) Should Professionals Be Political? Computer, 36 (7). 100, 98-99. ISSN 0018-9162

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MC.2003.1212698

Abstract

This essay discusses professional responsibility in the context of the computing profession, discussing both codes of professional ethics and what the meaning of "political" is in the context of professional ethics.

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Keywords:	ethics, profession ethics, computing profession, political activity
Subjects:	390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390200 Professional Development of Law Practitioners > 390204 Professional Ethics 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360100 Political Science > 360102 Comparative Government and Politics 290000 Engineering and Technology > 299900 Other Engineering and Technology > 299999 Engineering and Technology not elsewhere classified
ID Code:	1526
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	07 Aug 2007
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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