Level 1: Fundamentals of Data Science
Module 1: Introduction to Data Science
- Overview of Data Science
- Importance of Data Science in various industries
- Basic concepts and terminologies
Module 2: Python Programming for Data Science
- Introduction to Python
- Basic data types and structures
- Control flow and functions
Module 3: Data Manipulation and Analysis with Pandas
- Introduction to Pandas
- Data cleaning and preprocessing
- Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Module 4: Introduction to NumPy and Matplotlib
- Basics of NumPy for numerical computing
- Data visualization using Matplotlib
Module 5: Introduction to Statistics
- Descriptive statistics
- Inferential statistics
- Probability distributions
Module 6: Linear Regression
- Understanding the concept of regression
- Simple linear regression
- Multiple linear regression
- Model evaluation metrics
Level 2: Intermediate Data Science
Module 7: Decision Trees and Random Forest
- Introduction to decision trees
- Ensemble learning and random forests
- Hyperparameter tuning for better performance
Module 8: Classification Algorithms
- Logistic Regression
- Support Vector Machines (SVM)
- Model evaluation for classification
Module 9: Clustering with K-Means
- Unsupervised learning and clustering
- K-Means algorithm
- Evaluating clustering results
Module 10: Time Series Analysis
- Basics of time series data
- Time series visualization
- Forecasting using time series models
Module 11: Feature Engineering and Dimensionality Reduction
- Importance of feature engineering
- Techniques for dimensionality reduction
- Improving model performance through feature engineering
Level 3: Advanced Data Science
Module 12: Introduction to XGBoost
- Understanding gradient boosting
- XGBoost algorithm
- Tuning hyperparameters for XGBoost
Module 13: Advanced Machine Learning Techniques
- Introduction to neural networks
- Deep learning basics
- Transfer learning and fine-tuning
Module 14: Model Deployment and Productionization
- Deploying models using Flask or FastAPI
- Containerization with Docker
- Introduction to cloud services for model deployment
Module 15: Real-world Data Science Projects
- Working on real-world datasets
- End-to-end project development
- Best practices and project documentation
Module 16: Ethical Considerations in Data Science
- Privacy and security
- Bias and fairness in machine learning
- Responsible AI practices
Final Project: Capstone Project
Application of all learned concepts in a comprehensive data science project.
This course structure is designed to take learners from the fundamentals of data science through intermediate and advanced topics, culminating in a capstone project that applies the knowledge gained throughout the course.