Professional licensing and the social transformation of software engineers

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 40-45

  Laplante, Phillip A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; STANDARDS;

MEDICAL PROFESSION; PROFESSIONAL LICENSING; SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION; SOFTWARE LICENSING; STANDARD CODE OF ETHICS;

REGISTRATION OF ENGINEERS;

EID: 22144463580     PISSN: 02780097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MTAS.2005.1442380     Document Type: Article

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