Principal 5: MANAGEMENT

5.01 Ensure good management for any project on which they work, including effective procedures for promotion of quality and reduction of risk.

As Work break down we used following methodology. Since I and D.T.S.P. Madola are computer science undergraduates, we took the responsible for creating the proposed application. Since W.T.R. Epa is a information system undergraduate she took the responsible for requirement gathering. After gathering the Requirements we got together and discussed about how to improve the application. When we were building the application we created repository in github (click here) for version controlling purposes. 


5.02. Ensure that software engineers are informed of standards before being held to them.

As software engineers we were well aware of what we have to create. Since we have no actual client we could not use any agile methodologies for the project. So we use the waterfall model as our software development methodology. 

5.08. Not unjustly prevent someone from taking a position for which that person is suitably qualified.

When we considered of sharing work load we took the part that we are have potential with. No body forcefully others part by mentioning that it was easy or else. We had our respect to each other and we only had the professional affairs only. 

Principal 6: PROFESSION

6.04. Support, as members of a profession, other software engineers striving to follow this Code.

We were about to start our career life and some point in our life we will hold the title "Software engineer". Therefor we should have the right to bear that title. So we should value the software code of conduct and follow it as best practice to gain out the best out of us. So this was a great opportunity for us to practice "software engineer code of conduct". 

6.10. Avoid associations with businesses and organizations which are in conflict with this code.

We have used software, framework and technologies which have no license conflict with each others. Since we have published our code in github, it's inherently became open source code. We decided to publish this software under Apache license version 2.0 so any one interested can use the code as they will.

Principal 7: COLLEAGUES

7.03. Credit fully the work of others and refrain from taking undue credit.

In our project we have mentioned about everything done by the members. Nobody has taken credit for others works. 

7.05. Give a fair hearing to the opinions, concerns, or complaints of a colleague.

Different people have different views about a same thing. In our project everybody had a chance to express their ideas about the process. We used Facebook group chat and small meetings to discuss about the process. So everybody had a fair chance to give their opinions, and other members liked to hear them without ignorance.

Principal 8: SELF

8.02. Improve their ability to create safe, reliable, and useful quality software at reasonable cost and within a reasonable time.

When we were developing the product, PhoneGap was the only unfamiliar technology we used. Since we are familiar with other technology we had the opportunity to create safe and useful product, within given time.


8.06 Improve their knowledge of this Code, its interpretation, and its application to their work.

This is the first time we got to follow the software engineering, code of ethics and I personally think this exposure will be a valuable when we go through our career life.


8.05. Improve their knowledge of relevant standards and the law governing the software and related documents on which they work.

When we were developing "Smart Finder", we get to know about software licenses and their usages. As we are going to be software engineers this knowledge will very helpful as Software engineers or we are going to start startup. Also since this product has a small bad consequences we studied about the laws that could relate to this through our friend in Faculty of Law, University of Colombo.

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