Welcome! This tutorial will help you prepare for the Institute’s culminating hurdle to the CPM ® designation—the Management Plan Skills Assessment (MPSA ® ) Today, we’ll talk about: An overview of the offering Your role in making it a success Frequently asked questions
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Welcome!
This tutorial will help you prepare for the
Institute’s culminating hurdle to the
CPM® designation—the Management
Plan Skills Assessment (MPSA®)
Today, we’ll talk about:
An overview of the offering
Your role in making it a success
Frequently asked questions
Day 5: CPM® Exam Prep and CPM®
Exam
Days 3 and 4: MPSAXM
Days 1 and 2: MPSAXM
Prep
The Capstone Track: An Overview
Reminders
Please refer to the MPSAXM IAE Checklist for important site requirements.
MPSA or any Certification Exams are not
eligible for the Course Sponsor Incentive
Program
If your chapter handles registration please
send the appropriate confirmation letter and
fact sheet
Are you managing
registrations? If so, make
sure to use the
appropriate confirmation
letter.
Your Role: At Least 3 Months
Prior to the Offering
Please refer to the MPSAXM IAE Checklist for important site requirements.
Internet access is not required during the offering.
Reserve the site location
(If you are a Course Promoter, IREM®
Headquarters will work with you on site
selection)
When the location is secured, inform IREM®
Headquarters via an e-mail to Education
Services at [email protected]
Your Role: 10 Days
Prior to the Offering
Go to: http://www.irem.org/chapters/course-sponsorship/MPSA for the Confirmation Letter you should use
Student requirements have changed! Be sure to use the latest information
Request MPSAXM Course Materials from
IREM® Headquarters
Send important confirmation information to
registered students to help them prepare for
the MPSAXM
Attend a live MPSAXM IAE Tutorial or view a
recording
Contact the MPSAXM Facilitator to discuss
travel arrangements such as hotel,
transportation, etc.
Order food & beverage (boxed lunches are
required for all students on Day 4)
Your Role: Upon Arrival
of Course Materials
If anything is missing, please contact IREM® staff as soon as possible.
Extra materials will also be sent for last-minute registrations.
Open each package and confirm that you
have the materials listed below
Package from
IREM HQ Package(s) from
Print Warehouse USB keys containing
exam files (1 per student,
by property type)
USB Rescue key (1 total)
Envelopes
(1 per student)
Blank IREM® Code of
Examination Integrity
forms (1 per student)
MPSAXM Student
Workbook (1 per student)
MPSAXM Exam
Questions (1 per student)
Case Studies (1 per
student, by property type)
Blank blue books
Your Role: During the MPSAXM
On Day 4, have lunch ready to bring into the classroom by 12:00 noon.
Each day, be on-site at least one hour prior
to start time
Verify room and AV set-up
From 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Day 1, assist
with student registration
At 8:30 a.m. the instructor will begin class—
please assist in distributing materials as
needed for that day
At 5:00 pm class will end—please return and
remain on-site for the final hour of the
offering and assist in collecting materials as
needed for that day
Please refer to the MPSAXM IAE Checklist for materials to distribute and collect each day.
To load exam files:
Insert the USB Key into
the laptop USB port.
Copy the files (one Word
file, one Excel file, and
their property specific
case study video) onto
the desktop by clicking
and dragging the files.
To rename exam files:
Have the student right-click both exam files to
rename and save them with their name in the file,
like so. This is not necessary for the case study
video.
– MPSAXM-TEXT-ANSWERS-JSmith
–MPSAXM-SPREADSHEET-ANSWERS-JSmith
Your Role: After the MPSAXM
USB keys are for backup purposes only.
Collect, package, and return all USED and
UNUSED MPSAXM materials (including USB
keys) to IREM® Headquarters as soon as
possible.
Please inform IREM® Headquarters of any
student issues or unusual circumstances
regarding your MPSAXM offering
Students must email completed exam files to [email protected] by end of business day Monday or their exam will be considered a failure.
FAQ: What are the Technical
Requirements?
The exam is laptop-based, so student
laptops must have the following
software prior to coming to class:
Windows Media Player or
Apple QuickTime Player
Fully registered version of
Microsoft Word 97 or newer
Fully registered version of
Microsoft Excel 97 or newer
FAQ: What Should Students
Bring to the Exam?
Laptop which meets all technical
requirements
Laptop power cord
MPSAXM Financial Analysis
Spreadsheet
HP10BII Calculator (recommended)
Any IREM® course materials the student
would like to reference—the exam is
open book
FAQ: When Will Students
Receive MPSAXM Results?
All exams will be graded by a trained
IREM® grader.
To pass the MSPAXM, students must
achieve:
A minimum overall score of 70%
A minimum score of 70% in the
Alternative Scenario section
A minimum score of 70% in the
Recommendation section
FAQ: How do you counsel
students?
•Exam Standardization
•Consistent Student Experience
•Fair to all
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