Overview
Offered through a collaboration with Microsoft, this microcredential will teach you the fundamentals of AI and provide you with the skills to design and build an AI solution using Microsoft Azure. Artificial Intelligence on Microsoft Azure - Machine Learning and Python Basics Microcredential from CloudSwyft Global Systems by FutureLearn will prepare you for the Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-100) certification; the cost of this microcredential includes vouchers for this exam.
Take your first steps towards an AI career
Artificial intelligence is one of the key drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Accordingly, artificial intelligence skills are frequently listed among the most in-demand workplace skills in the current and future job market, as organisations seek to harness AI to revolutionise their operations.
While in-demand tech skills are changing, employers are faced with a shortfall of qualified candidates.
On this microcredential, you’ll address this challenge by developing key AI skills that can serve as the first steps towards becoming an AI engineer, business analyst, or AI professional.
Develop Python AI skills
Machine learning drives the predictive models at the heart of artificial intelligence. You’ll build key data science and machine learning skills, using the popular Python programming language.This machine learning credential covers basic Python for data science, data science research methods, and machine learning for Python.
What skills will you learn?
- Azure Cloud Portal administration
- Azure Cognitive Services
- Azure machine learning models
- Python programming
- Machine learning algorithms
- Statistics for AI
- Mathematics for AI
- Chatbot development and LUIS integration
- Microsoft bot framework
What you will achieve
By the end of the microcredential, you’ll be able to...Explore fundamentals of navigation of Microsoft Azure Administration portal
Apply the principles of machine learning and the use of Python and Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services to work with Text, Speech, Images and Videos
Produce and manipulate Python Lists, Numpy arrays and build custom plots on real data
Design and develop good data collection strategies to putting results in context
Develop Azure Cognitive Service Accounts
Design and develop chat bots on Azure Cognitive Services
Develop an implementation of integration of LUIS into a bot
Programme Structure
What is a microcredential?Microcredentials are designed to upskill you for work in rapidly-growing industries, without the time and cost commitment of a full degree. Your microcredential can stand alone as an independent credential, and some also offer academic credit to use towards a degree.
Courses included:
Microsoft Future Ready: Azure Cloud Fundamentals
Microsoft Future Ready: Essential Mathematics for Machine Learning and AI
Microsoft Future Ready: Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution (AI Engineer Associate)
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- We aim to run our microcredentials every few months.
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
- No Attendance
- Proactive tutoring and support
- Individual work/assignments (with online group discussions)
Disciplines
Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning View 29 other Short Courses in Machine Learning in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this credential but it’s a hands-on course, so some basic Python skills, knowledge of and experience in C# or Creative Studio, and experience working with data from Excel, databases, or text files, would help you to hit the ground running.
Machine learning leans heavily on mathematics, so a high-school level of maths and basic understanding of statistics is also highly advantageous.
You should be willing to learn through exploration and hands-on practice.
Tuition Fee
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International
649 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 649 USD for the full programme during 3 months. -
National
649 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 649 USD for the full programme during 3 months.