The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice outlines principles that software engineers must follow to ensure ethical responsibility.

Why Judgment?

The director is evaluating and updating a credit approval system to ensure ethical standards are met.

This aligns with the Judgment principle, which requires software engineers to apply ethical reasoning, fairness, and due diligence in system development.

Ethical judgment ensures that software systems do not introduce bias or unfair decision-making.

A. Management: Involves leadership responsibilities, but the focus here is ethical decision-making.

B. Colleagues: Covers professional relationships, not ethical system evaluation.

C. Self: Refers to continuous learning and improvement, which is not the core issue here.

Why Not the Other Options?Thus, the correct answer is D. Judgment, as it reflects ethical responsibility in software development.

Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, ACM & IEEE-CS.

Tavani, H. T. (2016). Ethics and Technology: Controversies, Questions, and Strategies for Ethical Computing.

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