Summary and conclusion

2024-12-07

What did we cover?

• Supervised machine learning fundamentals
• Introduction to linear models
• Introduction to deep learning and transfer learning
• Introduction to language models and large language models

A bit about our MDS program

• Master of Data Science (MDS) is a 10-month accelerated professional program
• 24 1-credit courses in 8 months + 2 months Capstone with industry/academia partners
• Unique partnership between CS, Stats, and Linguistics
• Curriculum designed from scratch

Our audience

• Individuals with basic knowledge of programming, statistics, calculus, and linear algebra.
• Professionals currently working with data, seeking a systematic understanding of data science to effectively solve their data problems
• Those looking for a career change, feeling bored, or aiming to upskill
• Fresh undergrads with research experience or who have completed co-ops or internships

Some possibilities

• Submit a data science related Capstone project and work with our students
• If you are interested in applying to the program check out our web page: https://ubc-mds.github.io/

How did we do?

• That’s it! Thank you for attending our workshop.
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