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Advanced Data Analytics develops skills in data classification and prediction through practical activities in decision tree induction, classification by support vector machine, ensemble methods and random forest, classification accuracy and identifying issues in prediction.
Building from the Data Analytics Foundations microcredential, this course enables an exploratory data visualisation and evaluation of results.
This course has been designed to provide you with an applied introduction to the field of data analytics, and an orientation to its different usages. It has been designed by the UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, leveraging the Faculty's unique expertise in the area of artificial intelligence.
In this course you will meet and work with a dedicated course facilitator, who supports your learning and engagement with the teaching resources designed by the Lead Academic and a team of experts in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.
There are six modules, each featuring self-study materials and facilitated online sessions.
1. Decision trees
In this module, you will cover supervised and unsupervised machine learning, the classification and prediction process, decision trees and entropy and information gain.
2. Evaluating classifiers
In this module, you will learn how to evaluate a classifier through studying the confusion matrix and related measures, ROC curves and bias and variance decomposition.
3. K-NN algorithm
In this module, you are introduced to another classification and regression method. Throughout this module, you also will learn how to validate the outcomes of your models and will be introduced to some key concepts in the training of a model.
4. Ensemble methods and random forest
An ensemble method is a learning algorithm that consolidates several machine learning models into one model. This approach constructs the decisions by training multiple classifiers and then classifies new data points by taking a vote of each of the classifier predictions. By pooling the predictions of multiple machine learning algorithms, the outcome is generally a better prediction than using a single algorithm.
5. Support vector machines
In this module, you will learn about kernel methods and Support Vector Machines (SVMs). To understand the concept of an SVM, you first need to know some other basic terms which will be covered in this module.
6. Neural networks
In this module, you will be introduced to the concept of neural networks, their history and types and training algorithms of neural networks.
This course is delivered in a scheduled format over ten weeks.
Each week (during weeks 1 to 8) you will participate in an online session where you will have the chance to apply what you've learned, ask questions and hear from other participants who are taking the course with you. The workshops are led by the course facilitator.
Weeks nine and ten are planned to give you time to complete the final assignment, with support and scheduled Q&A sessions available.
This microcredential aligns with the 2-credit point subject, Advanced Data Analytics (42822) in the Master of Technology (C04406). This microcredential may qualify for recognition of prior learning at this and other institutions.
This microcredential is accessible to participants with some background in data or those who have completed the Data Analytics Foundations microcredential.
UTS microcredentials are developed for professionals with a capacity to undertake postgraduate tertiary education.
Upon successful completion of this microcredential you will be able to apply data mining, pattern discovery, and analysis skills in predictive analytics of data sets.
You will be able to select an appropriate classifier or approach for a predictive analytics task and explain your approach and results to a peer.
This microcredential includes weekly, live, one-hour online workshops facilitated by an expert UTS academic supporting self-study and online learning activities. Case studies of real-world business operations will be used to illustrate applications of data mining techniques. The workshop sessions focus on hands-on experience in data mining and data analytics tools, and the understanding and interpretation of the results. Regular formative quizzes throughout the microcredential will allow participants to gauge their progress.
The graded assessment task is an individual predictive analytics task. A set problem is to be solved through deployment of an allocated classifier and other methods of participants’ own choosing. A written report describing the solution method and results is required to be submitted.
Length: 2,000 words
In order to pass the microcredential, participants must achieve an overall mark of 50% or more.
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Completing this course requires a computer with reliable internet access. Your computer also must have the capacity to run the latest version of our supported internet browsers, Zoom for online meetings and classes and the open-source software, KNIME Analytics Platform.
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START DATE |
05 April |
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MODE |
Online |
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DURATION |
10 wks |
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COMMITMENT |
5 hrs p/w |
