APPLIED
DATA SCIENCE
PROGRAM
LEARN HOW TO BECOME A DATA-DRIVEN DECISION
MAKER WITH THE 12-WEEK LIVE VIRTUAL PROGRAM
DELIVERED BY MIT FACULTY
ABOUT MIT
PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
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Central to MIT’s vision, MIT Professional
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industry, and to incorporate industry
feedback and knowledge into MIT
education and research.
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Data is getting created at a rapid pace. It is estimated that more than 2 quintillion bytes
of data have been created each day in the last two years. As organizations experience an
overflow of data, they are sparing no effort to extract meaningful insights to make
smarter business decisions. In order to help you unravel the true worth of data, MIT
Professional Education offers Applied Data Science Program, which aims to prepare
data-driven decision makers for the future.
In this program that lasts for 12 weeks, you will be able to upgrade your data analytics
skills by learning the theory and practical application of supervised and unsupervised
learning, time-series analysis, neural networks, recommendation engines, regression, and
computer vision, to name a few.
Upon successful fulfillment of requirements, you will receive a Certificate of Completion
from MIT Professional Education at the end of the program.
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
Learn from award-winning MIT faculty via live
virtual sessions from the convenience of
your home.
Fuel your career transition with 1-on-1 career
sessions, resume and LinkedIn review, and an
e-portfolio with 2 hands-on projects and a 3
week capstone project.
Receive a Certificate of Completion from MIT
Professional Education.
Benefit from live mentorship from industry
experts on the applications of concepts taught
by faculty.
Earn 3.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) on
successful completion of the program.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
This is a 12-week program
2 weeks Foundational courses on Python and Statistical Science.
6 weeks Core curriculum including practical applications. Involves 58 hours
of live virtual sessions by MIT faculty and industry experts, with
hands-on practical applications and problem solving.
1 week Project submissions.
3 weeks Final, integrative capstone project.
Please note: The live virtual sessions with MIT faculty will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays at 9:30 AM EST.
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WHO IS THIS
PROGRAM FOR?
Professionals who are interested
in a career in Data Science and
Machine Learning.
Professionals interested in leading
Data Science and Machine Learning
initiatives at their companies.
Entrepreneurs interested in
innovation using Data Science
and Machine Learning.
AFTER THIS COURSE
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
Understand the intricacies of Develop strong foundations in
Data Science techniques and Python, Mathematics, and Statistics
their applications to real-world for Data Science.
problems.
Understand the theory behind
Implement various Machine recommendation systems and
Learning techniques to solve explore their applications to
complex problems and make multiple industries and business
data-driven business decisions. contexts.
Explore the realms of Machine Build an industry-ready portfolio of
Learning, Deep Learning and Neural projects to demonstrate your ability
Networks, and how they can be to extract business insights from
applied to areas such as Computer data.
Vision.
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PR O GR AM CURRIC ULU M
The program is 12 weeks long:
2 weeks for foundations
6 weeks of core curriculum, including practical applications
1 week for project submissions
3 weeks for a final, integrative capstone project
Module 1 Week 1 & 2
Foundations for Data Science
Python Foundations - Libraries: Pandas, NumPy, Arrays and Matrix handling,
Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Statistics Foundations: Basic/Descriptive Statistics, Distributions (Binomial,
Poisson, etc.), Bayes, Inferential Statistics
Module 2 Week 3
Data Analysis & Visualization
Exploratory Data Analysis, Visualization (PCA, MDS and t-SNE) for visualization
and batch correction
Introduction to Unsupervised Learning: Clustering includes - Hierarchical, K-Means,
DBSCAN, Gaussian Mixture
Networks: Examples (data as network versus network to represent dependence
among variables), determine important nodes and edges in a network,
clustering in a network
Module 3 Week 4
Machine Learning
Introduction to Model Evaluation- Introduction to
Supervised Learning Cross Validation and Supervised Learning-
-Regression Bootstrapping Classification
Learning Break Week 5
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Module 4 Week 6
Practical Data Science
Decision Trees Random Forest Time Series (Introduction)
Module 5 Week 7
Deep Learning
Intro to Neural Networks
Convolutional Neural Networks
Graph Neural Networks
Module 6 Week 8
Recommendation Systems
Intro to Recommendation Systems
Matrix
Tensor, NN for Recommendation Systems
Learning Break Week 9
Time for participants to finish and submit their projects
Module 7 Week 10-12
Capstone Project
Week 10: Milestone 1
Week 11: Milestone 2
Week 12: Synthesis + Presentation
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PROGRAM FACULTY
Devavrat Shah
Director, Statistics and Data Science Center (SDSC) at MIT
Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)
at MIT, PhD (Stanford University)
Munther Dahleh
Director, MIT Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS)
William A. Coolidge Professor, Electrical Engineering &
Computer Science (EECS) at MIT, PhD (Rice University)
Caroline Uhler
Henry L. & Grace Doherty Associate Professor, Institute for Data,
Systems and Society (IDSS) and Dept. of Electrical Engineering
& Computer Science (EECS) at MIT, PhD (UC Berkeley)
John N. Tsitsiklis
Clarence J Lebel Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer
Science (EECS) at MIT, Professor, Laboratory for Information and Decision
Systems (LIDS) at MIT, PhD (MIT)
Stefanie Jegelka
X-Consortium Career Development Associate Professor, Electrical
Engineering & Computer Science (EFCS) at MIT, Member, Computer
Science & Artificial Intelligence Labo
Program faculty are subject to change.
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PR O GRAM M EN TOR S
The program coaches you to work on hands-on industry relevant projects by Data
Science and Machine Learning experts via live and personalized mentored learning
sessions to give you a practical understanding of core concepts.
Bradford Tuckfield Kalle Bylin
Founder and Data Science Data Engineer - Business
Consultant, Kmbara Planning, IKEA
Omar Attia Mustafa Shaikh
Senior Machine Learning Senior Data
Engineer, Apple Scientist, Walmart
Fahad Akbar Bhaskarjit Sarmah
Co-Founder and Core Data Scientist,
Contributor, PyCaret Mercedes-Benz
Selcuk Baran Andrew Marlatt
Research Science Manager, Data Scientist - Revenue
Amazon Web Services Expansion, Shopify
Shannon Schlueter Marco De Virgilis
Co-Founder, CTO and Senior Actuarial Data
Data Scientist, Calido Scientist, Allstate
Udit Mehrotra Nikhar Shah
Senior Data Scientist, Lead Data Scientist,
Dell Technologies Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
Tara Ann Thomas Nitin Ranjan Sharma
Senior Analyst Data Scientist, Data Scientist,
Johnson & Johnson Vision Novartis
Matthew Nickens Animesh Gupta
Manager, Partnership Data Scientist,
Science (Meta) WestJet
PROGRAM MANAGER
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDE
Your dedicated Program Manager, provided by Great Learning, will be
your single point of contact for all academic and non-academic queries
in the program. They will keep track of your learning journey, give you
personalized feedback, and the required nudges to ensure your success.
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C ERTIFICA TE OF C O MPLE TI O N
Program
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APPL I CA TION P R OC ESS
STEP-1 STEP-2 STEP-3
Application Form Application Screening Join the Program
Register by completing Your application will be If selected, you will receive
the online application reviewed to determine
form. if it is a fit with the cohort. Secure your seat by
program. paying the fee.
APPL IC ATION & F E E DET AI LS
Program Duration: 12 weeks
Fees: USD 3700 | Start Date: July 9, 2022
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Computer Programming and Statistics
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MIT Professional Education's Applied Data Science Program, with curriculum
developed and taught by MIT faculty, is delivered in collaboration with Great
Learning.
Great Learning, a part of the BYJU'S group, is a leading global ed-tech
company for professional and higher education. It offers comprehensive,
industry-relevant programs across various cutting-edge Technology, Data, and
Business domains. Great Learning's programs are developed in collaboration
with the world's foremost academic institutions such as Stanford Executive
Education, MIT Professional Education, Wharton Online, The University of
Texas at Austin, Northwestern School of Professional Studies, National
University of Singapore, Deakin University, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee,
IIIT-Delhi, Great Lakes Institute of Management, and more. They are constantly
reimagined and revamped to address the dynamic needs of the industry. Great
Learning is the only ed-tech company to provide these programs in a blended
mode, classroom mode, and purely online mode, relying on its vast network of
expert mentors and highly qualified faculty to deliver an unmatched learning
experience for learners in India and the world over. Great Learning is on a
mission to enable transformative learning and career success in the digital
economy for professionals and students across the globe and till date, we have
impacted over 3.3 million learners from over 160 countries.
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READY TO BECOME
A DATA-DRIVEN
DECISION MAKER?
APPLY NOW
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