Big Data & Artificial Intelligence 101

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This course is provided by Big Data Trunk for Stanford Technology Training Program but a limited few seats available to the public.

Students of this class may have opportunity to be considered for Internship with Big Data Trunk.

This course provides a fun and non-technical introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. It provides the vocabulary and basics for this exciting new world.
Prerequisite: Basic programming knowledge preferred
This Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) class helps in awareness about AI and ML patterns and use cases in real world. You will get an understanding of ML concepts like Supervised and Unsupervised learning techniques and usages. We will discuss the difference between AI vs ML vs Deep Learning (DL) along with usage patterns. We will help you expand your vocabulary in AI to understand techniques like Classification, Clustering and Regression. Finally, we would do a ML demo to illustrate few tools and next steps.
In this course, you will have an opportunity to learn how to:

• Describe Supervised and Unsupervised learning techniques and usages
• Compare AI vs ML vs DL
• Understand techniques like Classification, Clustering and Regression
• Discuss how to identify which kinds of technique to be applied for specific use case
• Understand the popular Machine offerings like Amazon Machine Learning, TensorFlow, Azure Machine Learning, Spark mlib, Python and R etc.
• Understand the relation between Data Engineering and Data Science
• Understand the Data Science process
• Discuss Machine Learning use cases in different domains
• Identify when to use or not use Machine Learning
• Define how to form a ML team for success
• Understand usage of tools through a ML Demo and hands-on labs.

Topic Outline:

• Course Introduction
• History and background of AI and ML
• Compare AI vs ML vs DL
• Describe Supervised and Unsupervised learning techniques and usages
• Machine Learning patterns

- Classification
- Clustering
- Regression

• Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
• Machine Learning offerings in Industry
• Discuss Machine Learning use cases in different domains
• Understand the Data Science process to apply to ML use cases
• Understand the relation between Data Engineering and Data Science
• Identify the different roles needed for successful ML project
• Hands-on: Create account for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio
• Demo: ML using Azure ML studio
• Demo: ML using Scikit-learn
• References and Next steps

Date & Time:
2/11/2026 :9-12 pm pst.
2/12/2026 :9-12 pm pst.

Enroll in this training and receive a one-month complimentary e-learning subscription with access to 40+ courses.

This course is provided by Big Data Trunk for Stanford Technology Training Program but a limited few seats available to the public.

Students of this class may have opportunity to be considered for Internship with Big Data Trunk.
Python is the language of data science, and this class will expose you to the most important libraries (i.e., NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Scikit-learn) that will enable you to effectively do data science using Python.
Prerequisite: Basic Python Programming
In this course, you will have an opportunity to:

• Install Anaconda on a personal computer
• Understand the various options for performing data science
• Understand the reasons for Python's popularity in data science
• Learn the primary libraries for data science in Python including NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib and Scikit-learn
• Perform exploratory data analysis using Pandas
• Use Matplotlib and Seaborn to perform data visualization
• Prepare data for machine learning
• Apply machine learning on a variety of datasets
• Understand the data science process
• Understand the big picture and the importance of data science in business, industry, and technology

We will begin by installing Anaconda, which provides the libraries required for most data problems. We will discuss the focus and strengths of the most important libraries and how they enable data analysis and the application of machine learning to defined data problems. We will then use these libraries to perform data exploration, visualization, analysis and modeling on a variety of datasets as we work through the data science process.
Topics covered in this class include:

• Course Introduction
• Overview of data science
• Understand the reasons for Python's popularity in data science
• Installing Anaconda
• Milestone 1: Learn how to use Jupyter Notebooks
• The data science process
• Essential Python data science libraries

- NumPy
- Pandas
- Matplotlib
- Scikit-learn

• Data Visualization

- Line Chart
- Scatterplot
- Pairplot
- Histogram
- Density Plot
- Bar Chart
- Boxplot

• Customizing Charts

- Prepare data for machine learning
- Milestone 2: Perform exploratory data analysis using Pandas
- Milestone 3: Apply machine learning algorithms using Scikit-learn
- Conclusion: Data Science in the real world, next steps

Date & Time:
2/18/2026:9-12 pm pst
2/20/2026:9-12 pm pst

Enroll in this training and receive a one-month complimentary e-learning subscription with access to 40+ courses.
This course is provided by Big Data Trunk for Stanford Technology Training Program but a limited few seats available to the public.

Students of this class may have opportunity to be considered for Internship with Big Data Trunk.

This six-hour session will review the foundations of data analytics using Excel and then transfer and advance that knowledge to perform a complete data analysis using the Python programming language.
Prerequisite: Learners should have an understanding of Basic Programming and Excel.
You will have the opportunity to learn how to conduct exploratory data analysis, data visualization and hypothesis testing, and how to use Python to access and manipulate Excel files. At the end of the course, you will be able to perform a complete data analysis using Python.
Learning Objectives:
During this course, you will have the opportunity to learn how to:

• Understand the Foundations of Analytics in Excel
• Explore Variables in Excel
• Understand Exploratory Data Analysis
• Understand the Foundations of Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing
• Use the Python Programming Language for Data Analysis
• Access Excel Files Using Python
• Perform Data Visualization and Exploration in Python
• Perform More Efficient and Deeper Data Analyses using Python
• Explore Correlation and Linear Regression in Excel and Python
• Use Python to Manipulate Excel Files and to perform Machine Learning

Topic Outline:
Overview of Data Analytics
Excel Review
Foundations of Analytics in Excel
Variables in Excel
Exploratory Data Analysis in Excel
Data Visualization in Excel
Introduction to the Python Programming Language
Installing Anaconda
Milestone 1: How to use Jupyter Notebooks
Python Essentials
Introduction to Pandas
Using Pandas to access Excel files
Data Analysis with Pandas
Milestone 2: Perform exploratory data analysis using Pandas
Using Python for data wrangling
Using Python to manipulate Excel files
Data Visualization in Python: Matplotlib, Pandas, Seaborn
Milestone 3: Perform data visualization using Python
Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing in Python
Correlation and Linear Regression using Excel and Python
Using Python to perform machine learning
Milestone 4: Perform complete Python data analysis
Conclusion: Data Analytics in the real world, and next steps.

Date & Time:
2/19/2026 :1-4 pm pst
2/26/2026 :1-4 pm pst

Enroll in this training and receive a one-month complimentary e-learning subscription with access to 40+ courses.
This course is provided by Big Data Trunk for Stanford Technology Training Program but a limited few seats available to the public.

Students of this class may have opportunity to be considered for Internship with Big Data Trunk.

Description:
Participants will learn to design efficient prompts in this ChatGPT training to achieve desired results with fewer steps in their data science projects. They will develop the ability to comprehend and explain the basic principles of prompt engineering and its relevance in the field of data science.
Duration 1 Day
Course Code: BDT309
Learning Objectives:

• With this course, you will have the opportunity to
• Gain skills to employ ChatGPT and other GenAI tools to initiate data science projects
• Transform categorical data into numerical form using ChatGPT effectively.
• Learn to leverage Google Colab for efficient Python programming and data analysis.
• Develop skills in using ChatGPT to prepare and clean data for analysis, simplifying the preprocessing stage.
• Gain proficiency in analysing qualitative data with ChatGPT, extracting valuable interpretations from non-numerical data.

Course Outline:
Session 1

• Deriving insights from data
• Working with Google Colab
• Chat GPT Prompt Engineering
• Data Analysis with ChatGPT

Session 2

• Using ChatGPT to prepare data
• Hands-On Data Processing: Applying ChatGPT for Efficient Business Data Prep
• Creating Data Analysis Reports and Communicating with Stakeholder with ChatGPT

Training Material Provided: Yes (Digital Format)
Date & Time:
2/24/2026 :9-12 pm pst.
3/3/2026 :9-12 pm pst.