Hold paramount : (Record no. 10717)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | NULRC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250520100647.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250520s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780495295884 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | NULRC |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | TA 157 .V47 2011 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Vesilind, P. Aarne |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Hold paramount : |
| Remainder of title | the engineer's responsibility to society / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | P. Aarne Vesilind and Alastair S. Gunn. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Second edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Stamford, Connecticut : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvi, 183 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | PHP1988 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. DOING THE RIGHT THING : Morals, Obligations to Strangers. Ethics -- 2. FAITHFUL AGENTS : Technical Expertise and Ethical Obligations. Organization of Professional Engineering. Can We Afford to be Ethical? Engineering Codes of Ethics. Can a Person Stop Being an Engineer? Codes of Ethics and the Environment. Ethically Right for Me? -- 3. ENHANCE HUMAN WELFARE : Moral Responsibility of Engineers -- 4. HOLD PARAMOUNT : Why Can't Ethicists be as Efficient as Engineers? Life and Death Decisions. Legal Ethics. Jokes About Engineers. Engineers Working Together. A Technical Challenge. Engineering Qualifications. Engineering Triumphs. Engineering Failures. Engineers as Managers. Decision Making: Technical and Ethical Aspects. Consulting with Colleagues -- 5. SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC : The Moral Status of Animals. Ethical and Legal Obligations. Ethical Dilemmas I. Calculation the Value of Life. Fix Up Your Organization Ethically. Whistleblowing I. Whistleblowing II. Disaster in Kansas City. Ethics and Engineering Education. Options. Ethically Right For Me? II. Acceptable Risk. Trusting the Experts. Deception I. Confidentiality. Loyalty to the Firm -- 6. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT : Tenure in Engineering Schools. Famous Engineers in History. The Reputation Game in Engineering Education. Networking -- 7. SOLICIT OR ACCEPT GRATUITIES : Deception II. Corporate Gift Policies -- 8. SELF-LAUDATORY LANGUAGE : Advertising. 9. CONTRIBUTIONS IN ORDER TO SECURE WORK : Competitive Bidding. Bribery and Law. When in Rome. Ethical Dilemmas II. Human Rights I -- 10. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OTHERS : The Existential Pleasures of Engineering I. The Existential Pleasures of Engineering II. Engineering and Armaments. Reverence for Life. The Ethics of Asking and the Ethics of Giving. Maintaining the Quality of Engineering Education. Affirmative Action -- 11. OVERSEAS WORK : Human Rights II. Politicians and Their Reputations -- 12. UPHOLD THE HONOR AND DIGNITY : Manners. Workplace Harassment -- 13. WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR EMPLOYERS. Conflict of Interest I. Employee Loyalty -- 14. AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Conflict of Interest II. A Paradox. Why Be a Good Engineer? 15. OBJECTIVE AND TRUTHFUL MANNER : Professional Respect. Engineers and the Media. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This book served as an excellent introduction to a wide variety of ethical issues. It also provided an excellent introduction to the practice of civil engineering covering the concepts of professional registration, bidding, design review etc. and gave the students an opportunity to practice their communication skills. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | ENGINERING ETHICS |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gunn, Alastair S. |
| Relator term | co-author |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Gen. Ed. - COE | LRC - Main | National University - Manila | General Circulation | 11/22/2014 | Purchased - C&E | 1988.00 | GC TA 157 .V47 2011 c.2 | NULIB000008476 | 05/20/2025 | c.2 | 05/20/2025 | Books |