SetFocus Course Catalog

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10:59 am, Dec 15, 2009

SetFocus • Catalog 2009 | 2010 • www.setfocus.com
SetFocus • 4 Century Drive, Parsippany, NJ • www.setfocus.com

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents .................................................................................... 2

About SetFocus........................................................................................ 4

About The Master’s Program® ............................................................. 5

Career Services and Development ........................................................ 5
Career Services .............................................................................................................................5
Placement Services .......................................................................................................................5

Student Faculty Ratio ............................................................................ 5

Facility...................................................................................................... 5
Campus Facility ............................................................................................................................5
Classrooms ....................................................................................................................................5
The GRID®....................................................................................................................................5

Educational Equipment .......................................................................... 5
Virtual Machine ............................................................................................................................5
GRID Equipment and Set-Up .......................................................................................................5
Technical Support .........................................................................................................................5

Admissions Selection Process ................................................................. 6
Entrance Requirements .................................................................................................................6
Admission Requirements ..............................................................................................................6
Enrollment Deadlines....................................................................................................................6

Tuition and Fees ...................................................................................... 6
The GRID Rental Fee ...................................................................................................................6
Transfer Policy and Fee ................................................................................................................6
Withdrawal Policy.........................................................................................................................6

Financial Aid............................................................................................ 6

Attendance Policies ................................................................................. 6
Attendance ....................................................................................................................................6
Leave of Absence ..........................................................................................................................6
Cuts ...............................................................................................................................................6
Tardiness .......................................................................................................................................6

Student Conduct Policies........................................................................ 7
Sexual Harassment ........................................................................................................................7
Cheating ........................................................................................................................................7
Penalties ........................................................................................................................................7

Grading and Academic Progress Standards ......................................... 7
Makeup Work ................................................................................................................................7
Graduation Requirements .............................................................................................................8
Conditions for Readmission..........................................................................................................8
Recording Withdrawal from Course .............................................................................................8
Grievance Procedure .....................................................................................................................8
Probation .......................................................................................................................................8
Minimum Academic Standards .....................................................................................................8


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Table of Contents (continued)

The Master’s Program: .NET Training Track ..................................... 9

The Master’s Program: SQL Server Training Track .........................11

The Master’s Program: Business Intelligence Training Track ......... 13

The Master’s Program: SharePoint Training Track ......................... 15

Accrediation and Membership ............................................................ 17

SetFocus Staff and Faculty................................................................... 17

Holidays ................................................................................................. 18

Academic Calendar 2009 | 2010 ........................................................... 18

Application for SetFocus Master’s Program ...................................... 20

This Catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication.
All information, including statements of course descriptions, curriculum, admission and graduation
requirements, and financial aid, is subject to revision. SetFocus, therefore, reserves the right to change
the requirements and regulations contained in this document with adequate notice and communication.


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About SetFocus

Since 1997, SetFocus has been a leader in selecting, training and placing Microsoft professionals nationwide.
Working with a network of industry experts, SetFocus identifies areas where IT skill gaps exist, develops relevant
training programs and then selects and sources qualified talent to its network of hiring partners seeking specialized
skills.

Individual Training Solutions | The Master’s Program® - Career Training and Development
A Microsoft Certified Gold Partner for Learning Solutions, SetFocus provides an exceptional, in-depth training
experience, known as The Master’s Program, in .NET, SharePoint, SQL Server and MS Business Intelligence
technologies. Course curriculum is evaluated quarterly to ensure that it is current and relevant for the ever-changing
needs of today’s businesses.

Individuals seeking to break into IT, as well as experienced professionals seeking to advance their careers, will find
that The Master’s Program will have a lasting and measurable impact on their careers.


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About The Master’s Program® Facility
The Master’s Program is a comprehensive training and SetFocus’ training facility is located in Parsippany, NJ,
career devleopment program designed to have a lasting and approximately 45 minutes outside of New York City. Candidates can
measurable impact on the careers of IT professionals. The focus of attend class on site or remotely via The GRID®.
the program is on challenging real-world applications and rapid skills
development which will provide graduates with a competitive edge in Campus Facility
the job market. The handicap-accessible facility is located in a smoke-free
Each Master’s Program consists of combination of lectures, labs, building at 4 Century Drive, Parsippany, New Jersey.
exams and projects. The facility has two kitchen areas equipped with a refrigerator,
a microwave, a toaster oven, and vending machines for beverages
and snacks. These facilities are available for candidates to use.
Career Services
Classrooms
and Development All classrooms have wireless high-speed internet access, GRID
video-conferencing equipment, and personal computers with high
An integral part of The Master’s Program’s success is the resolution 19-inch flat panel monitors.
comprehensive, customized career development program.
The Master’s Program includes individual career services, coaching
and placement assistance. The GRID
The GRID is a seamless, remote attendance, live, face-to-face
instructor-led training solution.
Career Services
The GRID uses a combination of high quality audio and video.
The Master’s Program includes career coaching on critical job
Candidates attending via The GRID are able to participate in training,
search and personal marketing strategies. SetFocus provides
from a remote location as though they were in a physical classroom.
guidance, support, and tools necessary to increase visibility,
employability and career resiliency of candidates.

Placement Services Educational Equipment
SetFocus markets candidates, who meet the position Candidates attending class on-site will be provided with internet
requirements, directly to its network of hiring partners and recruiters access and a personal computer.
facilitating introductions, interviews and follow ups.
Master’s Program candidates participate in one-on-one coaching
Virtual Machine
and attend interactive workshops covering the following critical job
All candidates are provided a password to access the Virtual
search components:
Machine through a personal computer which allows each candidate
to have the software and a full Microsoft professional environment
• Self Assessments
necessary for the course.
• 60 Second Commercial Creation
• Resume and Cover Letter Writing
• Interviewing Skills GRID Equipment and Set-Up
• Networking Skills Candidates choosing to attend class remotely must provide the
• Public Speaker Skills following to enable GRID training.
• Negotiation Skills
• Online Presence and Profiles • Television A minimum of 13” diagonal display with
Audio/Video (RCA) ports are required. If a TV is not available,
To be eligible for career development services, candidates must an LCD or CRT can be used along with a video converter and
meet the following requirements: computer speakers for sound.

• Maintain at least an 80% average in class and project work • Router A Belkin Wireless G, model F5D7230-4 is
• Attend Career Development Workshops (one absence recommended, but any router that is compatible with H.323
is acceptable) and H.460 will work
• Complete online profile
• Complete resume and portfolio link • High speed internet line For optimal performance a
• Debrief Career Services after each interview in an effort to minimum upload speed of 512 kbps is recommended.
assist in preparing for successful future interviews
• Commit to a full time job search strategy upon graduation • Personal Computer and System Requirements
• Advise Career Services immediately upon accepting a position Any PC or MacIntosh computer capable of running Microsoft
Remote Desktop with a visible display resolution of at
This program is designed to prepare each candidate for least 1024x768.
conducting a successful job search. Any candidate who does
not meet the requirements loses his or her privilege for Career
Development Services. Technical Support
• Technical support is available during the following hours:
• Monday – Thursday 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM EDT
Student Faculty Ratio •
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Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET
A standard is set not to exceed more than 15 people per class.
Instructors and Teaching Assistants are available to answer
questions, hold one-on-one or group mentoring sessions or assist
projects – by voice, by video, or by instant message.


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Admissions Selection Process • Ten percent of the total tuition if withdrawal occurs within
three-weeks prior, as well as within the first week of
training commencement;
Candidates seeking to enroll in The Master’s Program should
• Twenty percent of the total tuition if withdrawal occurs in the
submit a completed application form and current resume.
second or third week;
• Forty-five percent of the total tuition if withdrawal occurs after
Entrance Requirements the third week but prior to the completion of 25 percent of
Applicants will be required to complete a proprietary the course;
online assessment test and technical interview to ensure that • Seventy percent of the total tuition if withdrawal occurs after 25
foundational skills and technical knowledge meet the minimum percent but not more than 50 percent of the course has been
prerequisites of the program. completed; or
• One hundred percent of the total tuition if withdrawal occurs
Admission Requirements after completion of more than 50 percent of the course.
• Passing score on the SetFocus Online Apptitude Test
• Passing grade on the technical interview

Enrollment Deadlines
Financial Aid
SetFocus adheres to a rolling admissions policy. It is strongly Financing is a concern for many individuals. There are financial
recommended that all admissions materials be submitted within two aid programs available to help meet the expenses encountered in
weeks of the start of the course. acquiring an education.
Our financing department provides information and counseling to
candidates on available sources of aid in accordance with federal
Tuition and Fees and state regulations.

Tuition for The Master’s Program will be determined based on the
specific course. Attendance Policies
• .NET Master’s Program – $19,000 Full-time classes are held Monday through Friday from 9:00am to
• SQL Server Master’s Program – $19,000 5:00pm (ET), with a one-hour break for lunch and a fifteen-minute
• Business Intelligence Master’s Program – $19,000 break during each of the morning and afternoon sessions. Unless
• SharePoint Master’s Program – $15,000 excused, candidates are expected to be in class during these hours.
Part-time classes are held two nights a week from 7:30pm to
The GRID Rental Fee 11:00pm (ET) and every other Saturday from 10:00am – 6:00pm
Candidates have the option to attend class remotely using a (ET).
video-conferencing delivery solution known as The GRID.
Part-time courses are delivered exclusively on the GRID. Attendance
The rental fee is based on monthly GRID usage. Attendance is expected for the entire training session. It is
the candidate’s responsibility to make up any missed work.
• Full-time monthly fee – $300 If a candidate is unable to attend class due to illness or other
• Part-Time montly fee – $100 legitimate emergency, it is the candidate’s responsibility to email or
speak to their instructor as well as the Dean of Students.
Transfer Policy and Fee A message may be left on the voicemail system,which
The candidate must contact the Dean of Students to discuss is available 24 hours 7 days a week or email.
a transfer, then request a transfer to another session in writing. All absence-related messages must be time-stamped no later than
The request must include the reason for transfer and the session 8:00am (ET) on the day of the absence. A doctor’s note may be
requested. Based on the circumstances and availability in the required before returning to class. Planned absences must be
requested transfer session, the Dean of Students will approve or arranged and approved in advance through the Dean of
deny the transfer request. Students. All work regardless of absences will be due on the
The candidate understands that while there is no additional tuition specified due date. A documented incident report will be placed
for the transfer they are responsible for any additional GRID rental into the candidate’s file if the candidate does not comply with the
charges or any class materials that may have changed from the attendance policy.
previous session.
A candidate may transfer 3 times while enrolled in the training Leave of Absence
portion of the placement program. Candidates accepted in The Master’s Program are expected to
SetFocus reserves the right to charge a transfer fee for the work with continuity. The Dean of Students will consider candidate
second and third transfer to cover the cost of the administrative work initiated requests for a leave of absence from studies in all programs.
required to accomplish the transfer. There is no transfer fee charge Requests for a leave must be documented.
for the first transfer.
Cuts
Withdrawal Policy Students are expected to attend all classes. Only one absence is
In the event that a student needs to withdraw from the allowed during the session.
program they must contact the Dean of Students to discuss and then
submit a withdrawal letter stating the reason for withdrawal and an Tardiness
explanation. Based on the time of the withdrawal from the session Punctuality to class is important to the student and the school. It is
and the policy stated in the training agreement a tuition refund will the student’s responsibility to get to class on time. Students must be
be calculated. on time at the start of each class.
For full-time attendance in courses exceeding 300 hours in length
but not exceeding 1,200
hours, SetFocus will retain:


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Student Conduct Policies Grading and Academic
Exemplary professional behavior is expected of all
candidates. Following is a listing of the professional behavior
Progress Standards
requirements. Progress and performance will be monitored regularly through a
series of online tests and development projects. Faculty will review
• Exhibits a high standard of moral and ethical behavior. resulting scores.
• Interacts with peers, faculty, and staff with attitudes and All candidates are encouraged to maintain a “B” or 3.0 averages
behaviors that communicate respect and common courtesy. throughout their training period. Failure to do so could jeopardize a
• Is honest in working with other candidates, faculty and staff. candidate’s position in the Program.
• Respects individual differences regarding religious, GPA will be calculated the following guidelines have
political, ethnic and sexual diversity, avoiding negative words been developed:
and actions.
• Understands that certain types of personal conduct seriously 1. All tests, projects, and professional reviews are based on the
threaten the goals of SetFocus for each candidate. He or 100 point grading system with the following delineation:
she recognizes that unacceptable behaviors, most notably,
substance abuse and harassment need to be strictly avoided. A 90 – 100 points
• Recognizes that any discussions with peers, faculty, and/or staff B 80 – 89 points
will be carried out in a civil tone and volume. Shouting, cursing, C 70 – 79 points
or personal attacks have no place in any discussion. D 60 – 69 points
F 59 points and below
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment in class has been defined as unwelcome 2. Any test in which the high score in the class is below 90 points
activity of a sexual nature when one or more of the following applies: will have the grading scale curved. The standard curve in such
situations will be to adjust the high score to meet the 90-point
minimum. The number of points added to the high score to
1. Acceptance or rejection of the conduct is used to make achieve this will then be added to each remaining test result.
employment decisions: hiring, work assignments, and 3. Exams may not always be announced. It is the candidate’s
project grades. responsibility to review the course offerings on a daily basis and
2. The conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably to be prepared to demonstrate your command of the material.
interfering with candidate performance. 4. Exam materials and software are the sole proprietary property
3. The conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or of SetFocus and are not to be removed from the premises or
offensive environment. copied in any way.
5. Projects submitted on time can earn a maximum grade of 100
We are governed by State and National employment and points. Projects submitted after the deadline will likely carry
business conduct standards. SetFocus is committed to significant penalties. All requests for an extension on any
providing an environment that is free from intimidation and project due date must be sent to the Dean of Students for
harassment of any nature. We cannot permit Web content on approval prior to the original due date.
personal computers that may be seen as offensive. It is imperative 6. Each candidate will have online access to his or her current
that candidates refrain from visiting and downloading from sites that grades. The performance average used to determine contract
may breach the moral guidelines and contain offensive content. compliance will be the curved test scores averaged with any
projects completed according to the following schedule:
Cheating
The decision as to whether a candidate has cheated depends Component Weight
on the intent of an assignment, the ground rules specified by the Class Exams 50%
instructor and the behavior of the candidate. Two guidelines help an Class Projects 50%
instructor decide if cheating has occurred:
7. Candidates who fall below 80% in their average may be given a
1. Program plagiarism will be suspected if an assignment that warning and put on probation. Once a warning has been given
calls for independent development and implementation of a and the candidate put on probation, the procedures set out
program results in two or more solutions so similar that one can under the probation section of this document will then apply.
be converted to another by a mechanical transformation.
2. Cheating will be suspected if a candidate who was to Any grievances concerning candidate results in grading and
complete an assignment independently cannot explain both the academic performance should follow the SetFocus Grievance Policy.
intricacies of his or her solution and the techniques used to
generate that solution. Makeup Work
Unless an absence is valid and excused, there will be no makeup
Penalties of exams or projects. Missed exams or projects will result in a score
The penalty for a first offense of cheating or plagiarism is a grade of zero.
of “0” on the project or test in which the offense occurred, and
will result in a comment being placed in the Candidate’s Record.
The penalty for the second offense of cheating or plagiarism is
the candidate will be placed on Probation and lose any Career
Development Services provided by SetFocus. If a further violation of
the policy occurs, the candidate will be withdrawn immediately from
SetFocus and will not be eligible for reinstatement.


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Graduation Requirements d. The mediation concludes when the parties reach a
mutually acceptable resolution or when the mediator
determines that resolution is not likely to occur.
Category Requirements Career Services 6. Candidate agrees that any complaint, issue or defense not
Certificate of Dis- The student completed all Eligible for full career and raised in accordance with the grievance procedure, is waived
tinction assignments, projects and alumni services. and candidate is barred from asserting such complaint,
exams, and maintained an issue, or defense in any subsequent legal action or proceeding
A average
between candidate and SetFocus.
Certificate The student completed all Eligible for full career and
assignments, projects and alumni services
exams and maintained the
Probation
required B average. At the discretion of SetFocus, candidates who fall below
the minimum academic standards may be put on probation.
Completed The student completed all Eligible for limited career During the probationary period, the candidate will be responsible
the assignments, projects and alumni services.
and exams but did not
for meeting academic performance evaluations as well as any
maintain the required additional requirements, as discussed in the probationary review
B average. meeting. Faculty will work directly with a candidate to improve
performance. A documented incident will be included in the
Attended The student attended Not eligible for career or
classes but did not alumni services.
candidates’s file as to the terms and length of the probationary
complete all assignments, period. Below is a summary of the minimum academic standards
projects or exams and required to maintain attendance in our program:
did not maintain a
passing grade. Minimum Academic Standards
• Candidates are encouraged to maintain a minimum of a
Conditions for Readmission B average (80-84) for their course work during the
If a student withdraws and decides to return they must do another Training Period.
technical interview and write to the Dean of Students the reason for • Grades during the Training Period are determined by
return. the following:

Recording Withdrawal from Course Component Weight
All withdrawals from the course must be made in writing stating Class Exams 50%
the reason for the withdrawal as well as an explanation. Class Projects 50%

• No more than one (1) absence will be acceptable during the
Grievance Procedure Training Period.
A grievance procedure has been established for correcting the
• Letter grades will be based on the following point scores:
misapplication of SetFocus’ polices and/or procedures. Among
other things, the grievance procedure allows for the clarification of
Grade Points
SetFocus’ policies and procedures.
A+ 96-100
A 90-95
1. Candidate must submit a written request (the “Request”) on the
B+ 85-89
form provided by SetFocus for a hearing. The request must
B 80-84
set forth a detailed statement of the known facts from which the
C+ 75-79
grievance arose and a request for specific relief. The request
C 70-74
shall be submitted to the Dean of Students (Dean).
D 60-69
2. A review of the grievance shall be completed within not more
F < 60
than five (5) business days after Dean’s receipt of the request,
and within five (5) business days after the close of the review,
the Dean shall provide his decision in writing.
3. If a candidate is dissatisfied with the result of the grievance
process, all appeals thereof must be submitted to non-binding,
expedited mediation.
4. If a candidate elects to pursue non-binding mediation, a written
demand for mediation must be made to SetFocus within five (5)
business days of the Dean’s decision.
5. Mediation shall proceed as follows:
a. The parties shall either agree on a mediator or
seek the assistance of a reputable neutral Alternative
Dispute Resolution Services organization in the selection of
a mediator. The costs of the mediator shall be split equally
between candidate and SetFocus. Each party shall be
responsible for its other costs associated with the mediation.
b. The mediator will contact all parties to fix the
date of the mediation session, which shall be held
at SetFocus’ northern New Jersey office within
twenty (20) days of the date the mediator is appointed.
c. No less than seven (7) days prior to the mediation session,
each party shall submit directly to the mediator a mediation
statement not to exceed five (5) pages double-spaced, not
including exhibits, outlining the key facts and issues presented
in the mediation.


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The Master’s Program: Course Length: 40 hours
SF 6004 - Developing Windows Forms and WPF
.NET Training Track applications using VS2008
Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 make it
easier than ever to create robust, enterprise-level applications.
Program Length: 560 hours You will learn how to build solid applications using structured
exception handling, how to use the Visual Studio debugging
Program combines technical training with proven career features, how to use MenuStrip and ToolStrip controls, and how
search strategies. The .NET training program will cover the key to add unprecedented flexibility to your user interfaces using the
components necessary to plan, build and roll out Windows, ASP. container controls. As you continue through this course you will
NET, WCF applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. learn about important development topics that aren’t normally
Included in the program will be discussion of the latest covered in a beginning Windows application programming course
technologies including WPF, LINQ, AJAX, Silverlight, WCF, querying such as an introduction to .NET interoperability, using .NET
using MS SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL and using Visual Studio Serialization, Windows Management Instrumentation
Team Foundation Server for source code control. Also included in (WMI), and drawing your own user interfaces using the
the .NET Master’s Program: Programming with C#, Windows Forms System.Drawing namespace.
Programming and ADO.NET programming.
• Introduction to Windows forms
• Taking advantage of the Form Event Model
Course Length: 40 hours • Common Windows Forms Controls
SF 6001 - Programming with .NET • Handling Input / Output tasks
The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge • Project Settings in Visual Studio 2008
and skills they need to develop C# applications for the Microsoft • Debugging your applications
.NET Platform. The course focuses on C# program structure, • Container Controls
language syntax, and implementation details. • Menus and toolbars
• Deploying applications using ClickOnce
• Overview of the Microsoft .NET platform • Introduction to WPF
• Overview of .NET • Revisiting WPF
• Using value-type variables
• Statements and exceptions
• Methods and parameters Course Length: 40 hours
• Arrays SF 6005 - Customized Windows Project
• Essentials of object oriented programming
• Using reference-type variables
• Creating and destroying objects Course Length: 40 hours
• Inheritance in .NET SF 6006 - Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server
• Aggregation, Namespaces, and Advanced Scope 2008 Transact-SQL
• Operators and Events This course provides students with the technical skills required to
• Properties and Indexers write basic Transact-SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
• Working with Types
• Getting Started with Databases and Transact-SQL in SQL
Server 2008
Course Length: 40 hours • Querying and Filtering Data
SF 6002 - Framework 3.5 New Features & Intro to XML • Grouping and Summarizing Data
This week dives deep into the new features that are • Joining Data from Multiple Tables
revolutionizing .NET programming, covering query expressions, • Working with Subqueries
lambda expressions, extension methods, collection interface • Modifying Data in Tables
extensions, standard query operators, and LINQ as a whole. Plus • Querying Metadata, XML, and Full-Text Indexes
the Intro to XML provides a technological overview of the structure • Using Programming Objects for Data Retrieval
and programming techniques of XML. This course discusses the • Using Advanced Querying Techniques
role of XML in the Microsoft .NET vision and the larger world of
distributed standards-based computing.

• .NET Classes
• Garbage Collection
• Interfaces
• Generics
• Generic Collections
• Deployment and Versioning
• Basic XML
• Validating XML continued on page 10

Course Length: 40 hours
SF 6003 - Customized Framework Project


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Course Length: 40 hours see how to handle exceptions, maintain state between calls to
SF 6007 - Visual Studio 2008: ADO.NET 3.5 and LINQ a service and use transactions. Subsequent topics include and
This course provides students with the knowledge and basics of WCF security, integrating WCF with Windows Workflow
skills using ADO.NET 3.5 to access and modify data stored in Foundation and building WCF services that support
relational database systems and to access data in Representational State Transfer (REST) and syndication. By
non-relational sources. the time you have completed the course, you will have a good
understanding of how to build and use WCF services in your
• Getting Started with ADO.NET 3.5 distributed applications.
• Modifying Data by Using ADO.NET Commands
• Querying and Maintaining Data by Using DataSets • Introduction to WCF
• Introduction to LINQ • Hosting and Calling WCF Services
• Language Enhancements for LINQ • Bindings and Contracts
• LINQ to Objects • Exceptions, Diagnostics and Message Patterns
• LINQ to SQL • Sessions and Transactions
• More LINQ to SQL • Security
• LINQ to DataSet • Workflow Services
• LINQ to Entities • RESTful Services and Syndication

Course Length: 40 hours Course Length: 40 hours
SF 6008 - Customized ADO.NET and LINQ project SF 6013 - Customized WCF Project

SF 6009, SF 6010 - Developing Web Applications Using SF 6014 - Customized Final Team Project
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
This course will teach introductory-level Web developers the
fundamentals of Web application development and best practices for
Microsoft Web development technologies, including ASP.NET 3.5,
ASP.NET AJAX Extensions and Silverlight. This course focuses on
using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 development environment
and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to create a Web application
that delivers dynamic content to a Web site.

• Overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework
• Creating Web Applications by Using Microsoft Visual
Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET-Based Languages
• Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form
• Adding Code to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form
• Tracing in Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications
• Validating User Input
• Creating and Implementing User Controls
• Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET and Visual
Studio 2008
• Accomplishing Complex Data Access Tasks
• Reading and Writing XML Data
• Creating an ASP.NET AJAX Application
• Delivering Dynamic Content with Microsoft Silverlight
• Consuming and Creating XML Web Services
• Managing State
• Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET
Web Application
• Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application

SF 6011 - Customized ASP.NET Project

SF 6012 - Windows Communication Foundation Using
Visual C# 2008
In this course, you will learn how to use Windows
Communication Foundation (WCF) and you will see how it is a
unified programming model for building service-oriented distributed
applications. You will see how to build, host and call WCF services
and you will gain a deep understanding of the basic building blocks
of WCF, including endpoints, bindings and contracts. In addition,


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The Master’s Program: •
•
Implementing Functions
Implementing Managed Code in the Database
SQL Server Training Track • Managing Transactions and Locks
• Using Service Broker

Program Length: 520 hours
Program combines technical training with proven career search SF 8004 - SetFocus - Customized SQL
strategies. The SQL Server training program will cover querying, Programming Project
programming and administering MS SQL Server 2008. Included
will be SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Reporting
Services and SharePoint Administration. Also included is DRBMS Course Length: 40 hours
Concepts Review, XML Overview, Windows Administration Review, SF 8005 - Advanced SQL Querying and Programming
troubleshooting, tuning and optimizing SQL Server. The course focuses on writing and tuning queries and
programming with T-SQL in SQL Server 2008. In this course you
will learn the details and capabilities of T-SQL.
SF 8001 - SetFocus Fundamentals • SQL 2005 new features workshop
This first week is designed to give the student a review of RDBMS • SQL 2008 new features workshop
concepts as well as an introduction to XML. • Hierarchies and recursive querying
• Working with dates
• Introduction to Database Management System • Concurrency and locking
• The Relational Model • Query performance tuning
• Data Modeling • Database security and encryption
• Normalization • Spatial data
• Data Integrity
• Advanced Database Objects
• Codd’s Rules Course Length: 40 hours
• Introduction to DBA Concepts
SF 8006 - Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server
• Basic XML
• Validating XML 2008 Database
• Windows Administration Basics This course provides students with the knowledge and skills
to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. The course
focuses on teaching individuals how to use SQL Server 2008
Course Length: 40 hours product features and tools related to maintaining a database.
SF 8002 - Writing Queries using MS SQL Server
• Installing and Configuring SQL Server
2008 T-SQL
• Managing Databases and Files
This course provides students with the technical skills required to
• Disaster Recovery
write basic Transact-SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
• Managing Security
• Transferring Data
• Getting Started with Databases and Transact-SQL in SQL
• Automating Administrative Tasks
Server 2008
• Implementing Replication
• Querying and Filtering Data
• Maintaining High Availability
• Grouping and Summarizing Data
• Monitoring SQL Server
• Joining Data from Multiple Tables
• Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning
• Working with Subqueries
• Modifying Data in Tables
• Querying Metadata, XML, and Full-Text Indexes
• Using Programming Objects for Data Retrieval
• Using Advanced Querying Techniques SF 8007 - SetFocus – Customized SQL Server
2008 Admin Project

SF 8003 - Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server
2008 Database
This SQL Server training class provides students with the
knowledge and skills to implement a Microsoft SQL Server 2008
database. The class focuses on teaching individuals how to use
SQL Server 2008 product features and tools related to implementing
a database.
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• Create databases and database files
• Create data types and tables
• Creating and Tuning Indexes
• Implementing Data Integrity by Using Constraints and Triggers
• Using XML
• Implementing Views
• Implementing Stored Procedures


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SF 8008 - Implementing and Maintaining MS SQL Server
2008 Integration Services
Microsoft Integration Services is a platform for building
enterprise-level data integration and data transformations solutions.
This course teaches students how to implement an Integration
Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to
develop, deploy, and manage Integration Services packages.

• Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
• Developing Integration Services Solutions
• Implementing Control Flow
• Implementing Data Flow
• Implementing Logging
• Debugging and Error Handling
• Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
• Configuring and Deploying Packages
• Managing and Securing Packages

SF 8009 - Implementing and Maintaining MS SQL Server
2008 Reporting Services
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services (SSRS)
provides a full range of ready-to-use tools and services to help you
create, deploy, and manage reports for your organization, as well as
programming features that enable you to extend and customize
your reporting functionality. This course teaches students how to
implement a Reporting Services solution in an organization. It
discusses how to use the Reporting Services development tools to
create reports, and how to use the Reporting Services management
and administrative tools to manage a Reporting Services solution.

• Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
• Authoring Basic Reports
• Enhancing Basic Reports
• Manipulating Data Sets
• Using Report Models
• Publishing and Executing Reports
• Using Subscriptions to Distribute Reports
• Administering Reporting Services
• Programming Reporting Services

SF 8010 - SetFocus – Customized SSIS & SSRS Project

SF 8011 - Microsoft SharePoint 2007 for
Administrators and Project
Administering SharePoint teaches you the principles and practices
of how to deploy, manage, and maintain SharePoint. It takes you
through each phase of a deployment as you plan, install, rollout, and
support SharePoint in the real world.

• Planning
• Installing
• Configuring the server
• Preparing
• Roll-out
• Providing support
• Managing the server
• Configuring external access

SF 8012, SF 8013 - SetFocus – Customized Final Project


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The Master’s Program: •
•
Error logging and handling
Advanced Data Flow
Business Intelligence Training Track • Package Deployment
• Package Management
• Introduction to scripting and custom components
Program Length: 400 hours • Best Practices
• Beyond ETL – Other scenarios for SSIS
Program combines technical training with proven career search
strategies. The Business Intelligence training program will cover
designing an ETL Solution Architecture Using Microsoft SQL Server Course Length: 40 hours
Integration Services and implementing and maintaining Microsoft SF 1027 - Customized SSIS Project
SQL Server Integration Services. Included will be designing an
Analysis Solution Architecture using Microsoft SQL Server Analysis
Services and implementing and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server
Analysis Services. Also included will be MDX Queries and creating
reports employing expressions, global collections and conditional
SF 1027 - Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services
In this course, you will learn how to use Microsoft SQL Server
formatting using SQL Server Reporting Services. At the completion
2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) to design and implement OnLine
of the course, candidates will plan, build and roll out an Enterprise
Analytical Processing (OLAP) cubes and data mining models to
Reporting Dashboard utilizing SharePoint 2007 as well as know
support Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. This course includes
how to leverage PerformancePoint Server 2007 for monitoring and
concepts, procedures and practices based on real-world experience
analysis purposes.
giving both the novice and experienced SQL Server 2005 developer
the tools to build data warehousing and decision support system
solutions. This course also provides information on end-user tools
including Microsoft Excel 2003/2007 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005
SF 1029 - Introduction to Data Warehousing and Reporting Services. Implementing SSAS solutions have shown to
T-SQL Review boost data retrieval and report generation from SQL Server by up to
This class will review data warehousing systems including 1000%.
backend tools for extracting, cleaning and loading data from
Online Transaction Processing 9OLTP) Databases and historical
• What is Business Intelligence?
repositories of data. Concepts on the data warehouse and data
• OLAP Modeling
marts and front end tools for mining, querying, reporting on data
• Creating Data Sources
will be explained. In addition, Transact-SQL will be reviewed.
• Intermediate SSAS
• Advanced SSAS
• Intro to Transact-SQL
• Cube Storage and Aggregation
• Retrieving Data
• Beginning MDX
• Grouping Data
• Intermediate MDX
• Joining tables
• SSAS Administration
• Subqueries
• Introduction to Data Mining
• Modifying Data
• Introduction to SSAS clients
• Dimensional Modeling Primer
• Office 2007 integration with SSAS
• Retail Sales
• Inventory
• Procurement
• Order Management Course Length: 40 hours
• Customer Relationship Management SF 1005 - MDX Queries
• Accounting This course shows data warehouse developers what they need
• Human Resources Management to know to build effective multidimensional data warehouses. After
• Financial Services a brief overview of the MDX language and a look at how it is used
to access data in sophisticated, multidimensional databases and
data warehousing, the class moves directly to providing practical
Course Length: 40 hours examples of MDX in use.
SF 1026 Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services The material covers changes in the MDX language itself as well as
This course will enable technology professionals with little or no major changes in its implementation with the latest software releases
ETL experience and minimal exposure to SQL Server 2005 and of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 Also it covers more
Visual Studio 2005 to be comfortable and productive with the SSIS advanced techniques, like aggregation, query templates, and MDX
tools and technologies. In this course you will learn about the optimization, and shows users what they need to know to access
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and building Database and analyze data to make better business decisions.
Maintenance Plans. You will be introduced to the Business
Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) and working with • Introduction to MDX
Control Flow and Data Flow. You will also become familiar with • Calculated Members and Named Sets
SSIS package management and package deployment along with • Common Calculations and Selections
learning to write solid code using debugging, error handling and • MDX Query Context and Execution
logging techniques. • Named Sets and Set Aliases
• Sorting and Ranking in MDX
• Guided tour of SSIS
• Introduction to Control Flow
• Introduction to Data Flows
• Variables and Configurations continued on page 14
• Advanced Control Flow


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SF 4013 - Customized SSAS Project SF 1037 - Business Intelligence with SharePoint and
PerformancePoint Server
• Introduction to PerformancePoint Server
Course Length: 40 hours • Performance Management
SF 1003 - Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services • Creating Scorecards
In this course, you will learn how to use SQL Server 2005 • Creating Reports and Scorecards
Reporting Services to create, execute, and manage reports. You • Importing SSRS Reports
will learn how to create tabular, matrix (cross-tab), and chart • Creating a SharePoint Site Collection
reports using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Business • Incorporating SSRS reports into SharePoint
Intelligence Studio. You’ll explore creating reports with groups, • Incorporating Excel spreadsheets into SharePoint
expressions, conditional formatting, and parameters. The reports via Excel Services
you create in the course will employ shared data sources, interactive • Incorporating Excel spreadsheets into PerformancePoint
sorting, and drill-down capabilities. You’ll explore the deployment
and printing of reports and the export of reports to PDF, Excel, and
other formats. You’ll gain a thorough understanding of Reporting Course Length: 40 hours
Services security, report snapshots, subscriptions, and the use of SF 1037 - Customized SSRS/PPS/SP Project
custom assemblies. You’ll also discover how to integrate reports
into your ASP.NET and WinForms applications using URL access
and the Reporting Services Web Service API, without requiring users Course Length: 40 hours
to use Internet Explorer. Finally, you’ll learn how to empower your SF 1030 - Project 4 Customized Final team project
users to create ad-hoc reports using Report Builder and Report
Model projects.

• Introduction to SSRS
• Basic Report Creation
• Intro to Relational Data Sources
• Intro to OLAP Data Sources
• Report Calculations, Formatting and Miscellaneous
Report Editing
• SSRS configuration, Deploying reports, URL syntax,
and exporting
• Report Globals
• Report Parameters
• Report Expressions and Dynamic Formatting and Images
• Report Grouping and Sorting
• Advanced Relational Data Sources (using T-SQL
and Stored Procs)
• Advanced OLAP Data Sources (using MDX)
• Other Data Sources (XML services)
• Matrix Control
• Basic Charting
• Advanced Charting
• SubReports
• Advanced Page Layout control
• Extending with Code
• Report Manager Overview
• Report Manager: Roles and Security
• Report Manager: Snapshots and Subscriptions
• Sharepoint Integration


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The Master’s Program: and deployment of solutions, security, debugging, workflows,
custom site definitions, lists, documents libraries, and features.
SharePoint Training Track Students who master the contents of this course will possess
the knowledge to productively contribute on most types of
SharePoint implementation because they will understand the
Course Length: 296 hours tasks and building blocks required in all types of custom solutions.

Program combines technical training with proven career search • Introduction to SharePoint Development
strategies. Includes Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) and • Site Columns and Content Types
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) and • Extending Lists with Office 2007
customization through styles, themes and master pages, controls • Authentication and Authorization
and web parts, custom pages, creation and deployment of solutions, • Forms Based Authentication and Anonymous Access
security, debugging, workflows, custom site definitions, lists, • SharePoint Architecture
documents, libraries and features. Includes the principles and • Features
practices of how to deploy, manage and maintain SharePoint. The • Solution Development
program covers each phase of a deployment – planning, installation, • Categorized Document Library
roll out and support. Also included is assembling and configuring • Site Definitions
business solutions by designing and architecting the portal and • Programming Fundamentals
collaboration solutions, document and records management • Creating User Controls and Web Parts
solutions and web content management solutions of MOSS, • Advanced List Concepts
implementing search and indexing as well as other business
data-oriented concepts such as the Business Data Catalog, Excel Course Length: 16 hours
Services, Key Performance Indicators, Business Intelligence Dash- SF 7005 - Customized SharePoint Development Project
boards and Reports.

SF 7006 - Branding & Web Content Management
SF 7001 - ASP.NET & XML Review In this course, you’ll learn about the web content management
This course is aimed at providing a review of basic XML and
features of Microsoft SharePoint 2007. The course starts from the
ASP.NET features that are foundational for developing
perspective of an end-user so that you will understand what the
SharePoint solutions.
authors and consumers of your SharePoint sites will see, and then
goes beneath the surface to teach you to customize and extend the
• Master pages and site navigation out-of-the-box features.
• Web Parts You will understand how to implement sites that face the
• Security Internet with branded look and feel so that your visitors will never
• Profiles know they are looking at a SharePoint site; and you’ll understand
• Themes, skins and localization how to configure the same site to support the creators and managers
• Basic XML of content in your organization. You’ll also learn how to implement
• Validating XML and customize things like security and navigation, how to deploy
content to production environments, and how to target different
audiences and different countries and languages.
SF 7002 - SharePoint for Administrators • Introduction to MOSS Publishing
Administering SharePoint teaches you the principles and • Branding
practices of how to deploy, manage, and maintain SharePoint. • Creating a Publishing Site Definition
It takes you through each phase of a deployment as you plan, • Content Types and Page Layouts
install, rollout, and support SharePoint in the real world. • SharePoint Site Design
• Content Management
• Planning • Navigation and Search
• Installing • Aggregation Information
• Configuring the server
• Preparing
• Roll-out Course Length: 16 hours
• Providing support SF 7007 - Customized SharePoint
• Managing the server
Branding & Web Content Management Project
• Configuring external access

SF 7003 - Customized SP Admin Project

SF 7004 - SharePoint for Developers – I
This course is designed to provide those who are
responsible for customizing and creating new functionality continued on page 16
within the platform mastery of these common tasks, including:
customization of look and feel through styles, themes, and
master pages, controls and web parts, custom pages, creation


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SF 7008 - SharePoint Business Processes
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides a wealth of
services that you can use, customize, and extend to augment and
streamline your business processes. This course covers these
features and teaches you how to build on them to create business
solutions. The beginning of the course orients you with the built-in
capabilities and teaches how to customize them using SharePoint
Designer. From there you will learn how to create custom forms
using both ASP.NET and InfoPath. The last half of the course
teaches how to build custom workflows in SharePoint using Visual
Studio and covers sequential workflows, state machines, tasks, and
custom workflow forms using both ASP.NET and InfoPath.

• Out-of-the-Box Business Process Automation
• SharePoint Designer Workflows
• Working with SharePoint Designer and Custom
ASP.NET Forms
• Using InfoPath Forms with SharePoint
• Custom Workflows and the SharePoint Object Model
• Visual Studio 2008 Workflow Development Basics
• Workflow Tasks
• Workflow Forms

SF 7009 - Customized SharePoint Business
Processes Project

SF 7010 - SharePoint Portal Management
In this course, you’ll learn about the portal features found in
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server’s Standard and Enterprise
versions, MOSS. After completing this course, you’ll have a good
understanding of the standard MOSS collaboration portal features
including collaboration portals, user profiles, search, and information
management policies, as well as the enterprise features including
business data catalog, InfoPath forms services and Excel Services.

• Collaboration Portals
• Personalization and My Sites
• Business Data Catalog
• Office Forms Services
• Excel Services
• Customizing Search Center
• Programming with the Search API
• Document Management

SF 7011 - Customized
SharePoint Portal Management Project

SF 7012 - Customized SharePoint Final Project


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Accrediation and Membership
SetFocus is certified by the Department of Education and
Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

SetFocus Staff and Faculty
Telephone Numbers
The general number for SetFocus is 973.889.0211.

Academic and Administrative officers may be reached at the
following numbers:

Mike Landau
Founder, Chairman & CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .973.889.0211 x117

Mike Simmons
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973.889.0211 x115

Dave Landau
Co-Founder,
Chief Financial Officer / Loan Officer . . . . . . . . . . 973.889.0211 x116

Robert Witkowski
Dean of Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973.889.0211 x113

Theresa Billy
Director, Client Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973.889.0211 x132

Matt Uhrig
Director, Finance and Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 973.889.0211 x119

Vivian McMillen
Vice President, Admissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973.889.0211 x127

Pat Rovner
Director, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973.889.0211 x151

Ananthalakshmi “Priya” Chidambaram
Director, Training and Support.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973.889.0211 x137

Mail
SetFocus’ mailing address is SetFocus, 4 Century Drive, Parsippany,
New Jersey 07054.

Website
SetFocus’ website is www.setfocus.com.


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Holidays
SetFocus observes six holidays each year:

2009 | 2010

• New Year’s Day – January 1st
• Memorial Day – Last Monday in May
• Independence Day – July 4th
• Labor Day - First Monday in September
• Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November
• Day after Thanksgiving, Fourth Friday in November
• Christmas Day - December 25th

Academic Calendar 2009 | 2010

.NET / .NET BI / Business Intelligence
SQL / SQL Server SP / SharePoint

Session Track Timeframe Days of Week Start Date End Date

2009Q3 NET Day MTWTF 7/6/2009 9/30/2009
2009D3 BI Day MTWTF 7/13/2009 9/18/2009
2009N3 NET Day MTWTF 8/3/2009 10/28/2009
2009B3 BI Day MTWTF 8/10/2009 10/16/2009
2009I3 BI Evening TTS2 8/18/2009 3/25/2010
2009H3 SP Day MTWTF 8/24/2009 10/15/2009
2009T3 NET Day MTWTF 9/7/2009 12/4/2009
2009R3 SP Evening TTS2 9/8/2009 3/11/2010
2009G3 BI Day MTWTF 9/14/2009 11/20/2009
2009S3 SQL Day MTWTF 9/21/2009 12/16/2009
2009E3 NET Evening MWS1 9/28/2009 6/23/2010

2009Q4 NET Day MTWTF 10/18/2009 1/20/2010
2009B4 BI Day MTWTF 10/26/2009 12/31/2009
2009H4 SP Day MTWTF 11/16/2009 1/11/2010
2009N4 NET Day MTWTF 11/29/2009 3/3/2010
2009G4 BI Day MTWTF 12/6/2009 2/12/2010
2009I4 BI Evening MWS2 12/14/2009 7/14/2010

2010S1 SQL Day MTWTF 1/4/2010 3/31/2010
2010Q1 NET Day MTWTF 1/10/2010 4/14/2010
2010R1 SP Evening MWS1 1/11/2010 7/7/2010
2010B1 BI Day MTWTF 1/18/2010 3/26/2010
2010E1 NET Evening TTS1 1/26/2010 11/11/2010
2010H1 SP Day MTWTF 2/15/2010 4/6/2010
2010N1 NET Day MTWTF 2/22/2010 5/26/2010
2010G1 BI Day MTWTF 3/1/2010 5/7/2010

2010S2 SQL Day MTWTF 4/5/2010 6/30/2010
2010Q2 NET Day MTWTF 4/12/2010 7/14/2010
2010I2 BI Evening TTS2 4/13/2010 11/4/2010
2010B2 BI Day MTWTF 4/19/2010 6/25/2010
2010R2 SP Evening TTS1 5/11/2010 11/11/2010
2010H2 SP Day MTWTF 5/17/2010 7/6/2010
2010N2 NET Day MTWTF 5/24/2010 8/25/2010
2010E2 NET Evening MWS1 5/24/2010 3/9/2011
2010G2 BI Day MTWTF 6/1/2010 8/4/2010

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Academic Calendar 2009 | 2010 (continued)

.NET / .NET BI / Business Intelligence
SQL / SQL Server SP / SharePoint

Session Track Timeframe Days of Week Start Date End Date

2010S3 SQL Day MTWTF 7/5/2010 9/29/2010
2010Q3 NET Day MTWTF 7/12/2010 10/13/2010
2010B3 BI Day MTWTF 7/19/2010 9/24/2010
2010I3 BI Evening TTS2 8/9/2010 3/2/2011
2010H3 SP Day MTWTF 8/16/2010 10/5/2010
2010N3 NET Day MTWTF 8/23/2010 11/24/2010
2010G3 BI Day MTWTF 8/30/2010 11/5/2010
2010R3 SP Evening MWS1 9/13/2010 3/16/2011
2010E3 NET Evening TTS1 9/27/2010 7/13/2011

2010S4 SQL Day MTWTF 10/4/2010 12/29/2010
2010Q4 NET Day MTWTF 10/11/2010 1/12/2011
2010B4 BI Day MTWTF 10/18/2010 12/24/2010
2010H4 SP Day MTWTF 11/15/2010 1/4/2011
2010N4 NET Day MTWTF 11/29/2010 3/2/2011
2010G4 BI Day MTWTF 12/6/2010 2/11/2011
2010I4U BI Evening TTS2 12/7/2010 6/30/2011

All dates may be subject to change.


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Application for SetFocus Master’s Program
Mail or fax application to:
SetFocus
Attn: Admissions
4 Century Drive
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Fax: 973.889.0213

1. Personal Data

Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Last First Middle Former Last Name (one only)

Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Number Street Apt.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________
City County State Zip

Home Telephone: _________________________________ Email: ___________________________________________________________

Work Phone: _____________________________________ Cell Phone: (______)_______________________________________________

Employer: _______________________________________ Position: _________________________________________________________

Are you eligible to work in the United States? ___________

If you are not a U.S. citizen, do you have the legal right to remain permanently in the United States? ___________

What is your visa status? (If no to the previous question.) ________________________________________________________________

2. Academic History

Have you ever applied to The Master’s Program? Yes No If yes, did you attend? Yes No

List, in chronological order, ALL colleges, professional schools or universities you have attended.

Institution City, State Dates of Attendance Diploma / Degree Completion Date

3. Additional Data

Which Master’s Program track are you applying for? .NET SQL Server MS Business Intelligence SharePoint

How many years of IT experience do you have? ___________

Why are you applying? ______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

4. All Applicants

I certify that the information I have given is true to the best of my knowledge.

Applicant’s signature: ________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________

SetFocus does not discriminate on the basis of sex, physical handicap, race, age, color and national, or ethnic origin, in the
administration of its admissions, educational policies, and loan programs, or other company policies including employment.

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