Professional Issues in Software EngineeringNowadays 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 |
Contents
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The structure of organizations | 39 |
Finance and accounting | 60 |
Anatomy of a software house | 100 |
Computer contracts | 117 |
Intellectual property rights | 137 |
The framework of employee relations law and changing management practices | 191 |
Human resource management and software engineering | 211 |
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Professional Issues in Software Engineering Frank Bott,Allison Coleman,Jack Eaton,Diane Rowland No preview available - 2000 |
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