Foundation of Machine Learning

Syllabus

Week/Module Topics
Week 0 • Demo Video
• Welcome to the course
• Course Schedule
• Grading Policy
• Exam Details
• FAQ

• Welcome to Machine Learning for All

• What is Machine Learning?
• Historical perspective on AI and machine
learning
• The role of machine learning in today's
world
• Discussion: Share your understanding of
AI and ML.
Week 1: Introduction to Machine
• Types of Machine Learning
Learning
• Supervised Learning
• Unsupervised Learning
• Reinforcement Learning
• Real-world examples of each type and
identify everyday applications of machine
learning
• Summary

• Weekly Overview
• What is Data?
• Types of data (structured, unstructured,
and semi-structured)
• Data sources and collection methods
• The importance of quality data
• Data Preprocessing Techniques
Week 2: Data and its importance • Cleaning and handling missing data.
• Feature selection and engineering
• Ethics in data collection and usage
• Practical exercise: Exploring a dataset
using a user-friendly Data visualization
tool.
 • Weekly overview
• Introduction to Supervised Learning
• Examples of supervised learning:
Predicting prices, classification, and
recommendation systems
• Discussion: Identify scenarios where you'd
use supervised learning.
• Hands-on Exercise: Using a user-friendly
Week 3: Supervised Learning tool (e.g., a simplified machine learning
platform) to create a basic supervised
learning model.
• Data preparation and model training
• Evaluation metrics: Accuracy, precision,
recall
• Practical exercise: Build a simple model to
predict an outcome

• Weekly Overview
• Introduction to Unsupervised Learning
• Real-world examples of unsupervised
learning: Clustering and dimensionality
reduction
• Identify applications of unsupervised
learning in everyday life.
• Hands-on Exercise: Using a user-friendly
Week 4: Unsupervised Learning tool to apply clustering techniques to a
provided dataset.
• Present findings and insights from the
clustering exercise
• Ethical considerations in unsupervised
learning
• Summary

• Weekly Overview
• Introduction to Model Evaluation
techniques
• Understanding confusion matrices
• Cross-validation techniques
• Ethical considerations in model evaluation
Week 5: Evaluation and Interpretation
• Interpreting Model Results
• Presenting results to non-technical
stakeholders
• Summary
 • Weekly Overview
• Emerging Trends: The future of AI and
machine learning
• Explainable AI and AI ethics
• Preparing for the future: Lifelong learning
and AI's impact on careers
• Responsible AI: The importance of ethical
and responsible AI
Week 6: Future Trends and Responsible • Discussing AI bias and fairness
AI • How to stay informed about AI
developments
• Leveraging AI responsibly in your
personal and professional life
• Discussion: Predict future applications of
AI in society.
• Summary