The first week of the SetFocus SharePoint Masters Program has arrived! Most students have had an opportunity at this point to test run their GRID setup and Virtual Machines and gain some familiarity to be sure things will go smoothly that first day. In addition to the test run, they will have met some of their fellow classmates with whom they will be working very closely over the next 8 weeks. Class starts promptly at 9:00 AM ET and ends at 5:00 PM ET. The first week of the SharePoint Masters Program is focused on a review of ASP.NET and XML and will be an interactive lecture given by Corroll Driskell. The lectures will utilize a mixture of SetFocus GRID technology, desktop sharing software, and virtual machines allowing access to all of the needed programming environments and tools.

From the Career Development side, the first week also presents the initial introduction to tools and resources designed to market each student. On day one, each student will receive an email containing basic information about how to communicate and work with their Career Development Representative.  This includes the SetFocus resume template which will be the first tool discussed. In addition, each student is invited to a mandatory Career Development Orientation which will take place during a lunch hour that first week and will cover an in-depth Career Development and Placement overview.

Things to Expect Your First Week:

  • An email from the Career Development Team which will Include:
    • Contact Information and Welcome from Career Development and Placement Team
    • SetFocus Resume Template
    • Guide for Resume Template
    • Identify You Ideal Position Worksheet
    • Instructions for Yammer setup
  • A calendar invite for the Career Development Orientation Presentation
  • A Career Development Orientation discussing and reviewing how we will work together and resources available
  • An open invitation to meet one on one with you Career Development Representative via the GRID

As you can see the first week is full of new experiences and opportunities, the beginning of what will ultimately result in new career possibilities. Next week, we will discover week 2!