Professional issues in software engineering / Frank Bott ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bott, Frank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Software engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor & Francis, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nowadays software engineers not only have to worry about the technical knowledge needed to do their job, but they are increasingly having to know about the legal, professional and commercial context in which they must work. With the explosion of the Internet and major changes to the field with the introduction of the new Data Protection Act and the legal status of software engineers, it is now essential that they have an appreciation of a wide variety of issues outside the technical.Equally valuable to both students and practitioners, it brings together the expertise and experience of lead

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of cases; Table of statutes; 1 The engineering profession; 2 The structure of organizations; 3 Finance and accounting; 4 Anatomy of a software house; 5 Computer contracts; 6 Intellectual property rights; 7 The framework of employee relations law; 8 Human resource management and software engineering; 9 Health and safety at work; 10 Software safety; 11 Computer misuse and the criminal law; 12 Regulation and control of personal information; Appendix; Index

Notes:

Previous ed.: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-04-007634-3

0-429-17863-8

1-4822-6832-9

1-280-13997-8

9786610139972

0-203-97804-8

OCLC:

228040130