Machine Learning-I 3 Credits
Course Description:
Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly
programmed. Applications of machine learning in various domain include self-driving cars,
speech recognition, effective web search, and a vastly improved understanding of the human
genome. It is so pervasive today that you probably use it dozens of times a day without
knowing it. Looking at the potential of machine learning, this course provides core
knowledge and skills required in the area of Machine Learning Algorithms so that it can be
used for effective business decision making.
Learning Objectives:
To introduce fundamentals of Machine Learning.
To apply Data Preprocessing techniques for data preparation
To solve business problems using Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms
To examine application of Neural Networks in business.
To discover Unsupervised machine learning algorithms for business decision making.
Level of Knowledge
Students will develop knowledge about the applications of Machine Learning Algorithms for
enhancing the performance of business.
Unit I Introduction to Machine Learning (ML) (2 Hrs)
Overview of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Need for Machine
Intelligence, Overview of types of ML Algorithm: Supervised, Unsupervised &
Reinforcement Learning, Introduction to CRISP-DM framework.
Unit II ML Modeling Process (4
Hrs)
End-to-End Machine Learning Project: Working with Real Data, Understand & Frame the
Business Problem, Data Preparation, Data Cleaning, Feature Engineering, Overview of
Training and Test Data.
Unit III Supervised Learning: Regression Technique (4 hrs)
Understanding Regression technique, Model Estimation & Prediction, Model Selection and
Validation, Execution & Interpretation.
Unit IV Supervised Learning: Classification Technique (4 hrs)
Introduction to classification problem, The Logistic Regression Model, Interpreting the
output of Logistic Regression, Goodness of Fit, Model Interpretation, Model Performance.
Unit V Introduction to Neural Networks (6 hrs)
Structure of Neuron, Network Architecture, Perceptron and its types, Linear and Non-Linear
Problems, Activations Functions, Feed forward Neural Networks, Back Propagation Al-
gorithm.
Unit VI Unsupervised Learning: Clustering (6
hrs) Understanding the business scenario, k- Means Clustering, Hierarchical Clustering,
Measuring Cluster Goodness, Cluster Identification.
Unit VII Unsupervised Learning: Association Mining (4 hrs)
Affinity Analysis, Market Basket Analysis, A Prior Algorithm for Association
Mining.
Essential Reading:
1. Manoranjan Pradhan and U Dinesh Kumar (2019). Machine Learning using Python.
Wiley Publications.
2. Sumathi S., Rajappa, S., Ashok Kumar, Paneerselvam S (2022). Machine Learning
for Decision Sciences with Case Studies in Python. Taylor and Francis.
Recommended Reading:
1. U Dinesh Kumar – Business Analytics: The Science of Data-Driven Decision
Making; Wiley, Latest Edition.
2. Daniel Larose and Chantal Larose. Data Mining and Predictive Analytics. Wiley.
Latest Edition.
