"An comprehensive text covering all the issues that software engineers now have to take into account apart from the technical side of things. Includes information on the legal, professional and commercial context in which they work."
"1. The Engineering Profession 2. The Structure of Organisations 3. Finance and Accounting 4. Anatomy of a Software House 5. Computer Contracts 6. Intellectual Property Rights 7. The Framework of Employee Relations Law and Changing Management Practices 8. Human Resource Management and Software Engineering 9. Health and Safety at Work 10. Software Liability: Liability and Practice 11. Computer Misuse and the Criminal Law 12. Regulation and Control of Personal Information: Data Protection, Defamation and Related Issues Appendix: The British Computer Society Code of Conduct..."
"This text brings together the expertise and experience of leading academics in software engineering, law, industrial relations, and health and safety, explaining the central principles and issues in each field."@en