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Definition of Terms Flashcards

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A person who designs, builds, and maintains machinery and structures likebridges, railroads, and highways using scientific knowledge

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Engineer

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is based on well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humansought
to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues. Inorderto understand what is morally right or wrong, just or unjust, ethics explores the intellectual
justifications for our moral judgments. In a broader sense, ethics considers howpeopleinteract
with one another and with nature, as well as their own freedom, responsibility, and senseof justice.

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Ethics

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a set of guiding principles intended to help professionals conduct themselvesinthe workplace honestly and morally. An organization’s mission and basic values, the professional
standards to which they are held, the way in which professionals should handle challenges, andother topics may all be included in a code of ethics statement. It can cover topics includingemployee conduct policies, professional practice standards, and corporate ethics.

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Code of Ethics

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Engineers must uphold the highest levels of ethics and honesty inall of theirinteractions. Engineers must admit their mistakes and must not falsify or change the facts. Whenthey think a project won’t succeed, engineers must tell their clients or employers.

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Engineering Ethics

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a disciplined group of people who uphold ethical standards, present themselves as, and are accepted by the public as possessing special knowledge and skills in a widely acknowledged body of learning derived from high-level research, education, and training, and who are willing to apply this knowledge and exercise these skills in the interest of others.

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Professional

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the area of lawthat coversanattorney’s obligations to behave professionally, abide by the law, avoid conflicts of interest, and
prioritize the interests of their clients over their own. Professionals require in-depth and specialized knowledge that is vital to some important public good. Nonetheless, due to the rarity of the information involved, society as a whole must have confidence in experts to use their knowledge for the public’s benefit and hold one another accountable for doing so

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Professional Responsibility

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the accepted norms of conduct that allow individuals to coexist peacefully in organizations. It speaks of what society approves as proper and respectable.

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Morals

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a person or entity to whom an obligation is owed.

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Creditor /obligee

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a person or entity who is legally or contractually obliged to provide abenefit orpayment to another

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Debtor/obligor

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it is the object of the obligation

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Prestations

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a certain length of time which determines the effectivity or the extinguishment of
obligations

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Period

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is a person or organization who is registered, licensed, or otherwise permitted to practice
architecture in a province or territory

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Architect

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is a generally accepted guideline or instruction regarding how individuals should act or how
something should be done

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Canon

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is the person who designs, constructs, and manages infrastructure systems and
projects

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Civil Engineer

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person whose job it is to use scientific ideas to create or construct items like electrical
equipment, vehicles, or infrastructure.

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Engineer

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is referred to as the moral code that directs workers’ behavior in terms of what is appropriate
and unacceptable behavior and decision-making

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Ethics

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is a rule that specifies acceptable and unacceptable behavior for citizens to engage in and
frequently imposes specific penalties for disobedience.

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Law

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Philippine-based professional association for
civil engineers. Was created by combining two different civil engineering groups, one from the public
sector and the other from the commercial sector

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PICE or Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers

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juridical necessity to give, to do, or not to do. It arises from laws, contracts, quasi-contracts, acts or omissions punished by law, and quasi-delicts.

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obligation

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demandable at once because it does not depend upon a future or uncertain
event, or a past event unknown to the parties

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Pure Obligation

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the fulfilment of the obligation is subject to a certain condition which may or may not
happen

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Conditional Obligation

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compliance with the obligation may be enforced only against all the parties as a group and will be divided into as many shares as there are debtors

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Joint Obligation

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the creditor may proceed against any one of the solidary debtors or some or all of them
simultaneously for the performance of the obligation

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Solidary Obligation

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the obligation has for its object the execution of a certain number of days of work, the
accomplishment of work by metrical units, or analogous things which by their nature are susceptible of partial performance, it shall be divisible

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Divisible Obligation

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the object of performance, because of its nature or because of the intent of the parties is not susceptible of division.

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Indivisible Obligation

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The obligation shall be extinguished when it has been completely delivered or rendered

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Payment or Performance

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An obligation will be extinguished when a definite thing delivered is lost or destroyed without the debtor’s
fault. Otherwise, the obligation is distinguished, and he shall be responsible for the damages included

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Loss of the Thing Due

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Occurs when the creditor gives up his right against the debtor, either in whole or in part, resulting in the extinguishment of the latter’s obligation.

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Condonation or Remission of the Debt

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The obligation is extinguished from the time the characters of creditor and debtor are merged in the same
person.

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Confusion or Merger of Right

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shall take place when two persons, in their own right, are creditors and debtors of each other.
It is also necessary that both debts consist in a sum of money, or if the things due are consumable, they be
of the same kind, and also of the same quality if the latter has been stated

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Compensation

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occurs when there is a substitution of an old legal obligation with a new
Obligations may be modified by changing their object or principal conditions, changing the person of the
debtor or the creditor.

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Novation

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meeting of minds between two persons whereby one binds himself, with
respect to the other, to give something or to render some service

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Contract

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A DECREE INSTITUTING A LABOR CODE
THEREBY REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING LABOR AND SOCIAL LAWS TO AFFORD PROTECTION
TO LABOR, PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND INSURE
INDUSTRIAL PEACE BASED ON SOCIAL JUSTICE PRELIMINARY.

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PD 442

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established through a contract of employment and it shall be deemed formed where
a person (the employee) agrees, directly or indirectly, to perform work for and under the authority of another
(the employer) for a definite or indefinite period or piece work in return

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Employment Relation

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Applicable Laws regarding labor and employment,
including but not limited to those related to employment practices, terms and conditions of employment,
labor relations, fair employment practices, anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, anti- retaliation, reasonable
accommodation, disability rights or benefits, wages and hours (including overtime compensation and
minimum wage Laws), compensation, hours of work, whistleblowing laws, data privacy, pay equity, unemployment insurance, pension, contributions to provident funds, terms and conditions of employment, meals and rest breaks, worker classification for wage and hour purposes, leaves of absence, collective
bargaining, equal opportunity, workers’ compensation, etc.

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Labor and Employment Laws

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can be any right, moral or legal, that involves the status of being an employee. They
involve some professional rights also, such as the right to be paid according to the salary mentioned in one’s
contract. Privacy and equal opportunity can be considered essential rights too

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Employment Rights

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This law was created by the government to eliminate all types of discrimination against women and ensure
gender equality in all aspects of life, including the workplace. Discrimination against a female employee on
their employment terms and circumstances based solely on their gender, such as paying a woman less than
a male colleague for doing the same job, or favouring a male employee for promotions or training
opportunities, is prohibited in the Labor Code

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Magna Carta for Women (R.A. 9710)

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ensures that people with disabilities have equal opportunities for
employment and full inclusion in society. Employees who meet such requirements are entitled to the same
terms and conditions of employment, compensation, privileges, perks, and fringe benefits as other
employees

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Magna Carta for Disabled Persons (R.A. No. 7277

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regulates the collection, processing, retention and transfer of personal information of
all individuals, including employees, whenever any form personal information is included on the data. It also
establishes the rights and obligations for data subjects and for those collecting and processing personal data. Every individual having their personal information gathered have the right to be informed about their
information being processed and notified on the entry of their personal information into the processing
system.

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Data Privacy Act (RA 10173)

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discrimination against any employee
who has brought a claim or initiated legal action against their employer is prohibited by the Labour Code. It
is also illegal for an employer to fire, cut an employee’s pay and benefits, or otherwise treat them differently
after they have testified in a case against them.

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Whistleblower Protection

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Civil Engineer Salary

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₱40,700 per month with salaries ranging from ₱18,700

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“An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Standards and
Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof.

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RA 11058

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Revised Penal Code

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RA 3815

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regulate all additional considerations for the community’s safety, environment, health, and well-being when carrying out their professional obligations. Shall only offer services in fields where they are
experts. Along with releasing statements to the public only when they are accurate and impartial

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Fundamental Canons

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“Civil Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public and shall strive to
comply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties.”

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Fundamental Canon 1

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“Civil Engineers shall perform services only in areas of their competence.”

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Fundamental Canon 2

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“Civil Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.”

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Fundamental Canon 3

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Civil Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or
trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest (PICE, 2007).”

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Fundamental Canon 4

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“Civil Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not
compete unfairly with others.”

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Fundamental Canon 5

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“Civil Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity, and dignity of the civil engineering profession.”

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Fundamental Canon 6

51
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“Civil Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers, and shall
provide opportunities for the professional development of those civil engineers under their supervision.”

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Fundamental Canon 7

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