ABSTRACT

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

chapter 1|38 pages

The engineering profession

chapter 2|21 pages

The structure of organizations

chapter 3|40 pages

Finance and accounting

chapter 4|17 pages

Anatomy of a software house

chapter 5|20 pages

Computer contracts

chapter 6|54 pages

Intellectual property rights

chapter 9|31 pages

Health and safety at work

chapter 10|37 pages

Software safety: liability and practice

chapter 11|17 pages

Computer misuse and the criminal law