This is my second installation of my video diary, about my class experience at SetFocus.

Hello, this is David Wier.  Welcome to my video blog.  This week in SharePoint class, we were exposed heavily to SharePoint administration.  We learned how to plan for an installation, install SharePoint, create web applications, site collections and the different nuances between them all.  Basically, we finished the admin book this week and we’re going to start on our project this coming week.

I realized that if I wasn’t dedicated to the outcome of this class and learning everything there was to know about SharePoint development, I wasn’t going to be able to make it.   This week wasn’t really hard necessarily, but there were also a lot of knowledge crammed into a small amount of time.   It takes a lot out of your schedule.   Sometimes it doesn’t seem like it, but by the end of the week, it sure did this week.   We learned a lot about how SharePoint roles get blurred within companies depending on finances available and many other things.   Therefore, as a student learning SharePoint development, we actually need to learn a lot about the admin portion of SharePoint in case we get assigned to admin duties within our prospective positions.

As you probably know by now, if you’ve been following the blog, I’ve been taking night courses.   So every other Saturday, we get a full day class.   I don’t know about the others in my class, but these classes seem to take a lot out of me.  I also now realize how much actual work is involved between the classes.   Doing these labs is important to get the actual experience in.   At this point, it surely looks like a long distance until completion, but at least I know I picked the right path.   When I finally do get there, I’m sure it will all be worth it and I’m glad I’m with SetFocus.