Ada Professionalism Document

[EBERARD@USC-ISIF.ARPA (Edward V. Berard)]

As chairperson of the SIGAda Issues Working Group (a working group
within the SIGAda Education Committee) I have been charged with creating
a "Strawman" document on "Professionalism for Ada Software Personnel."
This document must be in a form for publication by January 1986. It will
be discussed at the February 1986 Sigada meeting in Los Angeles. This
document must address management as well as technical personnel.

At the recently held SIGAda meeting in Boston, this topic was discussed
at a BOF session. At that time, the participants suggested a number of
topics for inclusion in the document. These topics are listed below. If
you have any comments on this effort, or if you wish to participate in
its preparation, please contact me ASAP. 

The topics are:

1. A Professional License Exam
2. Responsibility
3. Code of Ethics
4. Accountability
5. Minimal Knowledge Base
6. Job Titles/Categories
7. Things to Change
8. Strategies for Change
9. Metrics
10. Legal Issues
11. Internship
12. Continuing Education
13. Political Issues
14. Public Relations 
15. Ownership
16. Professional Model
17. Peer Review
18. Censure and Appeal
19. Best Programming Practice
20. Transition Strategy
21. Major Professional Society
22. Regulatory Board

                                -- Edward V. Berard
                                   EVB Software Engineering, Inc.
                                   451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 100
                                   Rockville, Maryland  20850
                                   Phone (301) 251 - 1626
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