DSST Principles of Supervision exam help guide

DSST Principles of Supervision is a Prometric DSST credit-by-exam title for knowledge comparable to a lower-level leadership and supervision course. The Rev. 6/2024 fact sheet lists 100 questions in 2 hours, form codes SS532, ST532, SY532, and SZ532, 3 lower-level baccalaureate semester hours, and a minimum score of 400. The exam tests the roles and responsibilities of supervisors, planning, organization and staffing, communication, directing at the supervisory level, legal issues, stress management, union environments, and quality concerns. The current outline weights Roles and Responsibilities of Managers and Supervisors at 20%, Management Functions at 50%, and Organizational Environment at 30%. Preparation should emphasize management foundations, supervisory skills, authority and responsibility, management levels, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, planning, decision making, organizing, staffing, leading, controlling, communication, legal and political context, labor-management relations, exempt vs. non-exempt issues, culture, DEI, global management, sustainability, organizational change, and workplace safety and security.