Targeted audience: Postgraduate starting research projects
Machine Learning Fundamentals for Python Developers
Duration: 6 hours ​
Target Audience: Python developers with basic knowledge of Python and Pandas but new to machine learning ​
Pre-requisite: Familiarity with NumPy and Pandas ​
Learning Outcomes: ​
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: ​
- Understand and explain key ML concepts and workflows ​
- Prepare and preprocess real-world data for ML tasks ​
- Train and evaluate basic ML models using scikit-learn ​
- Understand the fundamentals of deploying ML models ​
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Course Outline: ​
​Module 1: Introduction to Machine Learning ​
Module 2: Data Preprocessing with Pandas ​
Module 3: Classic ML Algorithms ​
Module 4: Model Evaluation ​
Module 5: Deployment Basics ​
Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis for Digital and Visual Culture Studies
Duration: 3 hours ​
Target Audience: FASS postgraduate students ​
​Pre-requisite: Familiarity with SPSS ​
Learning Outcomes: ​
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: ​
- Differentiate between types of quantitative methods relevant to digital media studies ​
- Formulate and test hypotheses based on real-world research questions. ​
- Apply correlation and regression techniques to analyse relationships between media variables. ​
- Interpret statistical findings in the context of visual culture, fan studies, and social media research.​
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Course Outline: ​
- Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Visual and Digital Research ​
- Formulating Research Question and Hypotheses ​
- Introduction to Data Analysis Using Correlation and Regression ​