Machine Learning for Beginners with Python (30 Hours)
Prerequisite: Basic programming knowledge (variables, loops, functions, arrays/lists)
Course Outcome:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Understand Machine Learning concepts and workflow
Work with datasets using Python
Perform data preprocessing
Build and evaluate basic ML models
Create simple prediction and recommendation projects
Use popular ML libraries
Module 1: Introduction to Machine Learning (3 Hours)
Topics
What is Artificial Intelligence?
What is Machine Learning?
AI vs ML vs Deep Learning
Real-world applications
Types of Machine Learning
o Supervised Learning
o Unsupervised Learning
o Reinforcement Learning
Machine Learning Workflow
Activity
Explore sample datasets
Discuss real-world ML examples
Module 2: Python for Machine Learning (4 Hours)
Topics
Review of Python basics
Functions
Lists and Dictionaries
File Handling
Working with CSV files
Python Libraries
NumPy
Pandas
Matplotlib
Practical
Create arrays using NumPy
Load CSV data using Pandas
Plot graphs using Matplotlib
Module 3: Essential Mathematics for ML (3 Hours)
Topics
Statistics
Mean
Median
Mode
Variance
Standard Deviation
Probability Basics
Probability concepts
Random events
Correlation
Positive correlation
Negative correlation
Practical
Calculate statistics using Python
Visualize data distributions
Module 4: Data Preprocessing and Visualization (4 Hours)
Topics
Understanding datasets
Missing values
Data cleaning
Encoding categorical data
Feature selection
Train-Test Split
Visualization
Line Chart
Bar Chart
Histogram
Scatter Plot
Libraries
Pandas
Matplotlib
Practical
Clean a dataset
Prepare data for machine learning
Module 5: Supervised Learning Algorithms (8 Hours)
Linear Regression (2 Hours)
Concepts
Prediction problems
Independent and dependent variables
Practical
House Price Prediction
Student Marks Prediction
Tools
Scikit-Learn
Logistic Regression (2 Hours)
Concepts
Classification
Binary outcomes
Practical
Pass/Fail Prediction
Customer Purchase Prediction
Decision Tree (2 Hours)
Concepts
Tree structure
Decision making
Practical
Loan Approval Prediction
Employee Selection Prediction
K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) (2 Hours)
Concepts
Similarity-based learning
Distance calculation
Practical
Fruit Classification
Student Performance Classification
Module 6: Unsupervised Learning (3 Hours)
Clustering
K-Means Algorithm
Concepts
Grouping similar data
Cluster formation
Practical
Customer Segmentation
Student Performance Grouping
Visualization
Cluster plots
Module 7: Model Evaluation and Improvement (2 Hours)
Topics
Training vs Testing
Overfitting
Underfitting
Evaluation Metrics
Regression
MAE
MSE
RMSE
Classification
Accuracy
Confusion Matrix
Practical
Compare multiple models
Module 8: Mini Projects (3 Hours)
Students complete one or more projects.
Project 1
Student Marks Prediction
Project 2
House Price Prediction
Project 3
Movie Recommendation System (Simple)
Project 4
Customer Segmentation using K-Means
Project 5
Employee Salary Prediction
Tools and Libraries
Python Environment
Jupyter Notebook or Google Colab
Libraries
numpy
pandas
matplotlib
scikit-learn
Recommended Hour Distribution
Module Hours
Introduction to ML 3
Python for ML 4
Maths for ML 3
Data Preprocessing 4
Supervised Learning 8
Unsupervised Learning 3
Model Evaluation 2
Mini Projects 3
Total 30 Hours
Final Capstone Project (Optional Assessment)
Smart Student Performance Predictor
Features:
Data cleaning
Visualization
Linear Regression or Decision Tree
Accuracy evaluation
Prediction interface in Jupyter Notebook
This project combines the complete ML workflow and is suitable for beginners completing a
30-hour course.
Course Fees : Rs.1500/- per participant