EXAM BLUEPRINTS FINANCE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION ICDC

Business Law 7 8 7
DECA’s exams are rigorous, industry-validated, multiple-
Communications 5 4 3
choice, 100-item exams based on National Curriculum Customer Relations 5 5 4
Standards. These charts show the blueprint of items Economics 6 5 4
by instructional area for the 2023-2024 exams used at Emotional Intelligence 9 8 6
the district level, chartered association level and at the Entrepreneurship 1 0 0
International Career Development Conference. Financial Analysis 24 28 30
Financial-Information Management 9 10 12
Human Resources Management 1 0 0
Information Management 6 5 5
BUSINESS Marketing 1 1 1
DISTRICT ASSOCIATION ICDC
ADMINISTRATION CORE Operations 6 5 4
Business Law 1 1 4 Professional Development 13 14 15
Communications 15 15 11 Risk Management 6 7 9
Customer Relations 5 5 4 Strategic Management 1 0 0
Economics 7 7 12
Emotional Intelligence 22 22 19 HOSPITALITY + TOURISM DISTRICT ASSOCIATION ICDC

Entrepreneurship 0 0 1
Financial Analysis 16 16 13 Business Law 3 3 2
Human Resources Management 1 1 1 Communications 5 4 3
Information Management 10 10 11 Customer Relations 8 9 9
Marketing 1 1 1 Economics 6 6 5
Operations 11 11 13 Emotional Intelligence 9 9 7
Professional Development 11 11 9 Entrepreneurship 1 0 0
Strategic Management 0 0 1 Financial Analysis 8 7 7
Human Resources Management 2 1 1
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Information Management 14 15 15
DISTRICT ASSOCIATION ICDC
+ ADMINISTRATION Knowledge Management 0 1 1
Business Law 5 5 5 Market Planning 1 1 2
Communications 7 6 6 Marketing 1 1 2
Customer Relations 2 2 1 Operations 13 13 13
Economics 6 5 4 Pricing 1 1 1
Emotional Intelligence 9 8 6 Product/Service Management 6 7 9
Entrepreneurship 1 0 0 Professional Development 8 7 6
Financial Analysis 7 6 5 Promotion 2 3 3
Human Resources Management 1 0 0 Quality Management 1 1 1
Information Management 7 6 6 Risk Management 1 1 2
Knowledge Management 6 7 9 Selling 7 8 9
Marketing 1 1 1 Strategic Management 3 2 2
Operations 21 24 26
Professional Development 6 5 4 MARKETING DISTRICT ASSOCIATION ICDC
Project Management 6 7 8
Quality Management 3 4 5 Business Law 2 2 1
Risk Management 4 5 5 Channel Management 5 6 7
Strategic Management 8 9 10 Communications 5 4 3
Customer Relations 2 2 1
Economics 6 5 4
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DISTRICT ASSOCIATION ICDC
Emotional Intelligence 9 8 6
Business Law 4 4 3 Entrepreneurship 1 0 0
Channel Management 3 3 3 Financial Analysis 6 5 4
Communications 1 0 1 Human Resources Management 1 0 0
Customer Relations 1 1 1 Information Management 5 4 3
Economics 3 3 2 Market Planning 4 4 5
Emotional Intelligence 6 6 4 Marketing 1 1 1
Entrepreneurship 14 13 14 Marketing-Information Management 11 14 16
Financial Analysis 10 9 11 Operations 6 5 4
Human Resources Management 5 4 4 Pricing 3 4 4
Information Management 4 3 2 Product/Service Management 11 13 15
Market Planning 5 6 6 Professional Development 6 5 5
Marketing 1 1 1 Promotion 9 11 13
Marketing-Information Management 2 3 2 Selling 6 7 8
Operations 13 13 14 Strategic Management 1 0 0
Pricing 2 3 2
Product/Service Management 4 4 4 PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISTRICT ASSOCIATION ICDC
Professional Development 5 5 4
LITERACY
Promotion 6 7 8 Earning Income 25 20 16
Quality Management 1 1 1 Spending 14 14 14
Risk Management 2 3 4 Saving 15 14 13
Selling 1 1 1 Investing 15 19 21
Strategic Management 7 7 8 Managing Credit 16 19 21
Managing Risk 15 14 15

Actual counts may vary slightly.