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Applied Data Science and Machine Learning

Applied Data Science and Machine Learning Professional Certificate

Ready to advance your career? In just 8 weeks, learn how to analyze enterprise data, implement open-source machine learning libraries and create accessible data visualizations for diverse audiences. No degree or previous certification is needed.

Earn a professional certificate in applied data science and machine learning by completing two online courses. The fully virtual program comprises asynchronous lessons and weekly, live one-hour instruction sessions where you will learn about the scientific utilization of data to increase situational awareness and reduce uncertainty.

Machine learning can help you learn, predict and improve your business operations. Enterprises that capitalize on their data will rapidly realize the business value from this prospective.

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Gain In-Demand Skills

Through hands-on, practical examples, gain a firm understanding of how to design and develop data. Then, implement what is built during the course directly into your organization’s information flow.

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Taught By Industry Leaders

Project-based labs allow you to practice real-world challenges while gaining advice from industry experts. Instructors are a mix of university professors and leaders in a variety of industries.

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Develop Your Industry

Designed for early or mid-career individuals, individuals who are new to data analytics or have some experience and are ready to progress to the next level should register. Individuals from a technical or computer background are an ideal fit, but no prior experience or knowledge is required.

About the Program

Earn a professional certificate in applied data science and machine learning after successfully completing two online courses. Students can anticipate committing 4 to 5 hours per week to the program.

Program Investment

$1250.00 per course.
Register for both classes at the same time to receive a discount making the total cost $2250.00.
Email profed@ksu.edu to be notified when dates are set for future sessions.

COURSE 1 | Introduction to Data Science

This is the first course offered in the Applied Data Science and Machine Learning Professional Certificate. During this four-week, fully online program, students are introduced to the fundamentals of data science within an operationalized setting and will learn how to create a data model and perform intricate data analyses. Using SQL, this course will teach you how to model data, query data and feature engineer data for machine learning algorithms. By the end of this course, students will have the ability to:

Model and implement data structures using core industry methods
Evaluate granularity and organize data from within a relational database system
Create data programs using Structured Query Language
Create descriptive statistical analyses of your data
Feature engineer data for machine learning algorithm preparation

Students will experience hands-on labs using the data science lifecycle while working in teams to complete data projects.

COURSE 2 | Introduction to Machine Learning

This is the second course offered in the Applied Data Science and Machine Learning Professional Certificate. During this four-week, fully online program, students are introduced to the field of machine learning. Students will learn the algorithms which underpin many popular machine learning techniques, as well as develop an understanding of the theoretical relationships between these algorithms. Topics covered:

Introduction to machine learning using the Python programming language
Supervised learning of regression, including simple, multi, and logistic
Supervised learning of classification, including binary, multi and imbalanced
Unsupervised learning of dimensionality reduction, principal components and cluster analysis

Students will experience hands-on labs using the data science lifecycle while working in teams to complete complex data projects.

System Requirements

The online training software operates on any Mac or PC system. Your system must have speakers with sound enabled. You will need a microphone (webcam optional) to participate in the program. You will need an internet connection, broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE) is recommended.

You will need to download the following free software for the program. Please review the system requirements for each software application.

Github

Replit

Zoom

Qualified Instructor | Spencer Hodapp

Spencer Hodapp is a Senior Data Scientist at Ford Motor Company, working on the AI/ML Data & Analytics Chatbot Product Team. With a Master’s in Information and Data Science from UC Berkeley and four years of experience, he specializes in machine learning, big data analytics, and visualization. Spencer's notable roles include contributions at Deloitte working for US Federal Government departments. He holds a Bachelor’s in Economics and is set to present novel research on game state trade-offs in Spanish La Liga in October of this year.

Contact Us

Professional Education and Outreach

profed@k-state.edu

Office Hours

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