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Your BEST
CAE Exam Prep Tool!
 CAE Study Guide 2009 Edition
& 232 Review Questions
According to
ASAE, the Certified Association Executive (CAE) program is designed to
elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and
designate association professionals who demonstrate the knowledge
essential to the practice of association management.
Becoming a Certified Association
Executive (CAE) shows your commitment to the association profession. To earn the
CAE title you need to first submit an application and prove to ASAE that
you have met the experience and education eligibility requirements. Then
you may apply to sit for the multiple choice based exam.
The CAE exam is offered in a single
4-hour session, given twice a year (in May and December) at scheduled test
centers throughout the U.S. The exam uses a pass-fail cut-off mechanism
determined through a criterion-referenced method. You have to answer a
total of 200 questions. The candidate handbook downloadable from ASAE's
web site will provide you with all the details.
To summarize, the CAE BOK has the following
major knowledge domains:
- Strategic Management
- Planning and Research
- Leadership
- Administration
- Knowledge Management
- Governance And Structure
- Public Policy and Government and External Relations
- Membership
- Programs, Products, And Services
- Public Relations And External Communications
Quite many questions are, in my opinion,
written subjectively. You can get tripped up easily if you do not pay
attention to the way the questions are worded. For example, the questions
below are asking for different answers even though they look highly alike:
- What could be the issue here?
- What could be done to BEST address the
issue here?
- What has to be done FIRST in order to
address the issue here?
- What could have been done to avoid the
issue here?
There are also hard facts based questions
that are bound to be objective - such as those related to laws and
regulations at the federal level (yes, the federal level, NOT the state
level - state laws are mostly irrelevant in the exam). These questions
primarily test your memorization skills. In any case, when you answer the
CAE exam questions you have to take the point of view of a Chief Staff
Executive or a Chief Elected Officer unless otherwise specified.
I personally think the Principles of
Association Management book published by the ASAE and the Chamber of
Commerce (1975) is excellent - it covers many of the essential topics that
you need to know to tackle the exam questions, but the problem is that it
was written in 1975, that many of the information has yet to receive the
deserved update. That is why we came up with this special study guide
package.
| Critical Exam Tip: |
| Ask yourself whether
an answer can completely address the question. If it is only partly
true or if it is true only when some narrow conditions are met, it
may not be the most correct answer. On the other hand, your very own
imagination can actually turn a simple question into a "trick
question". Keep in mind, a trick question can become real tricky if
you don't take it at face value. Sometimes reading too much into the
question can work against you. When several of the following concerns are taking place and are
possibly conflicting with the others, the order of priority is
ALWAYS as follow:
Legal - it deals with the laws and would require immediate and right
to the point action
Ethical - it often deals with the ethical guidelines of the
association, there could be grey area
Relational - one's relationships with the others
Procedural - established policies
Legal concern would be the most important
because it can introduce liability to your association. Therefore,
anything unlawful being done you must stop it first directly and
instantly. You are the chief hired person so you have the knowledge and
power to act decisively here without the need to seek input from somebody
else.
There are a lot of HR questions!
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We organize the contents of our study
guide to cover these domains in a logical flow. Instead of simply giving
you the hard facts, we give you information that covers the best tricks
and practices. With these information, you will always be able to make the
most appropriate expert judgment in the exam.
Our CAE Practice Test
Questions are designed for
reinforcing learning objectives and validating knowledge so you know
you're prepared to answer even the toughest questions on the
actual CAE certification exam.
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Table of Contents
(this product has been
updated on Nov 22, 2008)
* this study guide has an approximate
content page count of 225, PLUS 232 practice questions and answers. |
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
EXAM FORMAT
ABOUT THIS BOOK
EXAM TOPICS
EXAM REGISTRATION CONTACTS
STUDY PSYCHOLOGY & EXAM TACTICS
IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE BUSINESS WORLD …
IF YOU ARE NEW TO ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT…
NATURE OF AN ASSOCIATION (GOVERNANCE, STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION)
DEFINING ASSOCIATION
INTERNAL CONTROLS
BASIC PRINCIPLES
CASH HANDLING
DISBURSEMENTS, PAYMENT AND ACQUISITION
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS
IAS
GAAP, FASB AND SFAS
THE ACCRUAL PRINCIPLE
THE HISTORICAL COST PRINCIPLE
THE CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLE
THE PRUDENCE PRINCIPLE
THE MATERIALITY PRINCIPLE
THE MATCHING PRINCIPLE
THE SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY CONCEPT
THE CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLE
THE GOING CONCERN CONCEPT
ACCOUNTING FOR NONPROFITS
DEPRECIATION
CASH FLOW
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
QUOTATIONS AND TENDERS
BUSINESS CONTRACTING
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
STAFFING PRACTICES
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY
EMPLOYMENT BRANDING
STAFFING RELATED LAWS AND REGULATIONS
WORK HOURS AND PAY
WORKPLACE PRIVACY
OTHER WORKPLACE LEGAL ISSUES
DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
ISSUE MANAGEMENT
WORKPLACE CONFLICT STYLES AND BEHAVIORS
PREMISES MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIC PLANNING
VISION AND MISSION
STRATEGIC IMPROVISING
TEAM BASED STRUCTURE
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND STAFF MOTIVATION
ORGANIZATION SPAN OF MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT CONTROL
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SWOT ANALYSIS
MBO AND MBE
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE MANAGING RISK
RISK MANAGEMENT DEFINED
THE RISK MANAGEMENT STEPS
PLANNING AND RESEARCH
PLAN STRUCTURE
PLAN INITIALIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
STAKEHOLDER INTEREST
THE ROLE OF THE BOARD IN THE PLANNING EFFORT
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
THE CENTER
THE DISTRIBUTION
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
CORRELATION ANALYSIS AND CONTINGENCY ANALYSIS
STATISTICAL INFERENCE
OTHER ANALYSIS METHODS
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP STYLES
KNOWING HOW TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE – THEORIES OF MOTIVATION
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
SHARING KNOWLEDGE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE
KM, TEAMWORK AND TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
THE ROLE AND APPROACHES OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
INTEGRATING INFORMATION AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES
COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
VERTICAL COMMUNICATION
HORIZONTAL COMMUNICATION
DIAGONAL COMMUNICATION
CIRCULAR COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION BARRIERS
FORMAL NETWORK VS GRAPEVINE
COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR DONORS
PUBLIC POLICY, EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS (IN
RELATION TO YOUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS YOUR MEMBERSHIP
SYSTEM)
MARKET SEGMENTATION AND CUSTOMER ORIENTATION
MARKETING PLAN
TOOLS FOR MARKET RESEARCH
RELATIONSHIP MARKETING
MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
MEMBER MOTIVATION
CRISIS COMMUNICATION
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON LOBBYING
LEGAL COUNSEL & ANTI TRUST
232
Review Questions
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APPENDIX 1:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
APPENDIX 2: BUSINESS ECONOMICS & GLOBAL BUSINESS
APPENDIX 3: COST MANAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
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