Personnel / Human Resources Management - Credit by Examination - DANTES

Earn three college semester hours credit in "Personnel / Human Resources Management" by passing DANTES examination SF-530 with a recommended minimum score of 58% using this study guide:

1. Begin your study by downloading the official Fact Sheet for this exam. (If Thompson Prometric has moved these (again) try here.
   
   
2. Assess your current readiness for the exam by reviewing the Content section and answering the sample questions.
   
   
3. Obtain materials to improve your skills in areas where you need additional study from among the following:
   
   

   One or more of the texts from the Reference Publications section of the fact sheet, or other suitable textbook. You may wish to use the DSST: Official Test-Preparation Guide , which features good coverage of this exam and seven others and/orthe DANTES Series Personnel/Human Resource Management Guide. (See "rudman.html" first.) Our Bookstore features additional Human Resources & Personnel Management titles, which may be cheaper and easier to use than the "official" texts. DSST: The Official Test-Preparation Guide Barron's Human Resources

   
   
4. When you are ready, schedule an examination:
   
   
   • Active duty (U.S.) military personnel contact your command DANTES office.
   • National Guard and Reserve personnel may also be eligible for assistance.
   • Others contact the College or University administering the test.

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DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support) offers credit by examination via a group of standardized tests developed for the voluntary education programs of the U.S. Armed Forces which have now been made available for civilian use. The civilian tests are administered by the Chauncey Group International , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Educational Testing Service.

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The bibliography below is based on the suggested preparation readings for the DANTES tests. It has been updated from the original recommendations with respect to current editions and changes of publisher so far as is practicable.

• Carrell, Michael R., Frank D. Kuzmits, and Norbert S. Elbert. Personnel: Management of Human Resources. 3rd ed. Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co., 1982.
• Cascio, Wayne F. Managing Human Resources: Productivity, Quality of Work Life, Profits. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
• * Fisher, Cynthia, et. al. Human Resource Management 5th ed. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.
• French, Wendell L. Human Resource Management: Study Guide Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986.
• Leap, Terry L. Personnel/Human Resource Management. 2nd ed. New York: MacMillan, 1992.
• Mathis, Robert L., and John H. Jackson. Human Resource Management. 8th ed. Anaheim, CA: West Publishing Co., 1996.
• Mondy, R. Wayne, and Robert M. Noe. Human Resource Management. 7th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998.
• Schuler, Randall J., et. al. Readings in Personnel and Human Resource Management. 3rd ed. Anaheim, CA: West Publishing Co., 1987.
• Sherman, Arthur H., et. al. Managing Human Resources. 11th ed. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Publishing Co., 1997.
• Werther, William B., Jr., and Keith Davis. Human Resource and Personnel Management. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.

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