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DSST Human Resource Management

Provider
Prometric
Format
Multiple-choice, one correct answer and three incorrect options; remote proctored or authorized test-center delivery subject to channel requirements.
Exam questions
Total questions: 100.
Time limit
2 hours
Passing score
400, the fact sheet's ACE minimum score for the three-semester-hour credit recommendation; institutional credit acceptance must be confirmed.
Exam fee
$100 per examination; administering institutions may charge an additional administration fee; military funding eligibility is separate from civilian access.
Examination outline
  • An Overview of the Human Resource Management Field (8%)
    • Historical development
    • Human resource functions
    • The role and qualification of the human resource manager
    • Ethical aspects of human resource decision making
  • Human Resource Planning (9%)
    • Strategic human resource issues
    • Workforce diversity and inclusion
    • Job analysis and job design
  • Staffing / Talent Acquisition (11%)
    • Recruiting
    • Selection
    • Promotions and transfers
    • Reduction-in-force
    • Voluntary turnover, retirement and succession planning
  • Training and Development (9%)
    • Onboarding
    • Career planning
    • Principles of learning
    • Training programs and methods
    • Development programs
  • Performance Management (Appraisals) (11%)
    • Reasons for performance evaluation
    • Techniques
    • Challenges
  • Compensation and Benefits / Total Rewards (12%)
    • Job evaluation
    • Wage and salary administration
    • Compensation systems
    • Benefits - mandatory and voluntary
  • Safety and Health (12%)
    • Occupational accidents and illness
    • Quality of work life and wellness
    • Workplace security
    • Employer responsibility
  • Employment Law (12%)
    • Equal employment opportunity laws
    • Compensation and benefits related laws
    • Health, safety and employee rights laws
  • Labor Relations (10%)
    • Role of labor unions
    • Labor laws
    • Collective bargaining
    • Unionized versus non-unionized work settings
    • Contract management
  • Current Issues and Trends (6%)
    • Human resource information systems
    • Changing patterns of work relationships
    • Global HR environment
    • Social Media
    • Corporate social responsibility and sustainability
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Awareness
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