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There are 5 modules in this course
Welcome to Building a Machine Learning Solution, where you'll journey through the complete lifecycle of a machine learning project. This capstone course covers critical steps from problem definition to deployment and maintenance. You'll learn to define clear problem statements, collect and preprocess data, perform exploratory data analysis (EDA), and engineer features to enhance model performance. The course guides you in selecting and implementing appropriate models, comparing classical machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI approaches. Emphasizing real-world considerations, you'll address scalability, interpretability, and ethical implications. You'll gain hands-on experience with tools like scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and more, ensuring you can deploy and monitor models effectively. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped to build end-to-end ML solutions that transform data into actionable insights, making informed decisions at each stage of development.
This module guides learners through the crucial first steps of any ML project: defining clear problem statements and collecting quality data. You'll learn to formulate well-scoped ML problems based on real-world use cases, identify business and technical constraints that influence model selection, and develop skills in sourcing, collecting, and cleaning data to ensure relevance, consistency, and usability.
What's included
2 videos6 readings3 assignments2 ungraded labs
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2 videos•Total 5 minutes
What Makes a Real-World ML Project Successful?•3 minutes
Preprocessing Real-World Data for Machine Learning•2 minutes
6 readings•Total 44 minutes
What Makes a Problem Statement Good or Bad?•6 minutes
Fixing and Framing ML Problems Across Domains•6 minutes
How to Identify and Structure an ML Problem•8 minutes
Success Metrics and Real-World Constraints•8 minutes
Where and How to Source Data for ML Projects•8 minutes
Preprocessing Techniques: Clean, Transform, and Prepare Data•8 minutes
3 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Knowledge Check: ML Problem Formulation•15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Data Preprocessing & Feature Engineering•15 minutes
Problem Definition & Data Collection•30 minutes
2 ungraded labs•Total 90 minutes
Define Your Own ML Problem•30 minutes
Prepare Your Dataset for Modeling•60 minutes
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) & Feature Engineering
Module 2•4 hours to complete
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In this module, you'll learn to analyze data distributions, detect patterns, and identify anomalies through statistical and visual methods. Through hands-on practice, you'll apply feature selection and engineering techniques to enhance model performance, and learn to handle data imbalances using techniques such as oversampling, undersampling, and SMOTE.
What's included
2 videos3 readings3 assignments2 ungraded labs
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2 videos•Total 5 minutes
Visualizing and Diagnosing Data with EDA•3 minutes
Exploratory Data Analysis & Feature Engineering•30 minutes
2 ungraded labs•Total 120 minutes
Perform EDA on Your Project Dataset•60 minutes
Engineer and Select Features from Your Dataset•60 minutes
Model Selection & Implementation
Module 3•5 hours to complete
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This module focuses on selecting appropriate models based on data characteristics and project requirements. You'll implement multiple models, comparing classical ML, deep learning, and generative AI approaches. Through practical exercises, you'll learn to select and implement models that best fit your use case, and use ensemble techniques to improve model performance.
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8 videos4 readings4 assignments3 ungraded labs
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8 videos•Total 17 minutes
Choosing the Right Model Isn't Just About Accuracy•2 minutes
Establishing a Baseline – Part 1: Training Simple Models•2 minutes
Establishing a Baseline – Part 2: Evaluation and Model Selection•2 minutes
Boosting Performance with XGBoost and LightGBM•2 minutes
Deep Learning for Vision and Text: CNNs and Transformers in Action•3 minutes
Generative AI in Action: From Noise to Images with Diffusion Models•3 minutes
Bagging vs. Boosting: Comparing Random Forest and XGBoost•1 minute
Stacking for Smart Predictions: Combining Models for Better Results•2 minutes
4 readings•Total 30 minutes
Why Baselines Matter: Measuring Progress with Simple Models•7 minutes
Choosing the Right Advanced Model for the Right Task•7 minutes
Ensemble Learning Basics: Bagging, Boosting, and Stacking•8 minutes
When and How to Use Ensemble Learning in Practice•8 minutes
Train and Evaluate Your Baseline Models•60 minutes
Train an Advanced Model on Your Dataset•60 minutes
Apply Ensemble Learning to Your Project•60 minutes
Model Evaluation & Interpretability
Module 4•4 hours to complete
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In this module, you'll learn to evaluate models using appropriate metrics for different types of ML tasks. You'll master model interpretation using feature importance methods and address fairness and bias considerations. The module emphasizes practical approaches to ensuring model reliability and ethical implementation.
What's included
4 videos5 readings3 assignments2 ungraded labs
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4 videos•Total 8 minutes
Classification & Regression Metrics in Action•2 minutes
Evaluating Generative Models: From Text to Images•3 minutes
Explaining Predictions: Feature Importance with SHAP and Permutation•2 minutes
Explaining Individual Predictions: LIME and Attention in Transformers•2 minutes
5 readings•Total 39 minutes
Core Evaluation Metrics by ML Task Type•7 minutes
Evaluation Metrics for Classification and Regression Tasks•8 minutes
Evaluating Regression and Generative Models•8 minutes
Understanding Model Interpretability: SHAP, LIME, and Attention•8 minutes
Fairness in Machine Learning: Detection and Mitigation•8 minutes
Graded Quiz: Model Evaluation & Interpretability•30 minutes
2 ungraded labs•Total 120 minutes
Evaluate Your Model with Appropriate Metrics•60 minutes
Interpret and Audit Your Model•60 minutes
Deployment & Monitoring
Module 5•4 hours to complete
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The final module covers the practical aspects of deploying and maintaining ML models. You'll understand different deployment strategies and learn how to monitor models for performance drift and decay. While focusing on conceptual understanding rather than deep technical implementation, you'll learn when and how models should be retrained and maintained in production environments.
What's included
5 videos4 readings3 assignments
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5 videos•Total 9 minutes
Why Model Deployment and Monitoring Matter More Than You Think•2 minutes
Batch vs. Real-Time Inference: ML in Action•2 minutes
From Notebook to App: APIs, Versioning, and Deployment Tools•2 minutes
Detecting Drift and Planning Retraining: Keeping Your Model Relevant•2 minutes
Congratulations on Completing Your Machine Learning Professional Certificate!•2 minutes
4 readings•Total 136 minutes
ML Deployment Strategies: Batch, Real-Time, and Beyond•8 minutes
Design a Deployment Plan for Your ML Model•60 minutes
Monitoring and Maintaining Models in Production•8 minutes
Design a Monitoring & Retraining Strategy•60 minutes
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