VALUE ADDED COURSE AGENDA ON Applied ML using Python
Program Objective:
This Value Added Course on Applied Machine Learning with Python is designed to provide
students with the foundational and practical knowledge necessary to understand and
implement core machine learning algorithms using real-world datasets. With a strong
emphasis on hands-on exercises, data preprocessing, model building, and deployment, the
program prepares students to tackle real industry problems. By the end of the course, learners
will be equipped to develop and deploy ML applications independently using Python, making
them job-ready for data-driven roles in diverse sectors.
Day 1 – Introduction to Machine Learning & Python Essentials (6 Hours)
• Introduction to AI, ML, and Data Science
• Types of Machine Learning: Supervised, Unsupervised, Reinforcement
• Python Basics for ML: Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib
Hands-on
• Data Manipulation with Pandas
• Data Visualization with Matplotlib/Seaborn
• Lab Task: Explore and Visualize a Real-World Dataset (e.g., Titanic/IRIS)
Day 2 – Data Preprocessing & Exploratory Data Analysis (6 Hours)
• Handling Missing Values, Encoding Categorical Data
• Feature Scaling, Feature Selection Techniques
• EDA Techniques for Model Readiness
Hands-on
• Preprocessing Real Datasets
• Outlier Detection and Handling
• Task: Build a Cleaned Dataset for a Classification Problem
Day 3 – Supervised Learning Algorithms (6 Hours)
• Linear Regression, Logistic Regression
• Decision Trees, Random Forest
• Model Evaluation: Accuracy, Confusion Matrix, ROC
Hands-on:
• Training and Testing ML Models
• Cross-validation and Hyperparameter Tuning
• Lab Task: Predictive Modeling on Health / Finance / Education Dataset
Day 4 – Unsupervised Learning & Model Deployment (6 Hours)
• Clustering: K-Means, Hierarchical
• Dimensionality Reduction: PCA
• Introduction to Model Deployment (Flask/Streamlit)
Hands-on
• Cluster Analysis on Customer Segmentation
• PCA Visualization
• Lab Task: Deploy a Classification Model with Flask
Day 5 – Capstone Project & Industry Applications (6 Hours)
• Industry Applications of ML (Healthcare, Retail, IoT, etc.)
• Ethics in AI & Bias Handling
• Recap of Model Building Lifecycle
Hands-on Project
• Capstone Project: Choose one
o Fraud Detection System
o Student Performance Predictor
o Customer Churn Prediction
