Ethics, Laws and Implementing an AI Solution on Microsoft Azure
Build your data science for AI skills with Python and Microsoft Azure, and explore its ethical and legal frameworks.
Duration
Approx 14 weeks5-6 hrs per week
Build your confidence in data science for AI and machine learning
Data science is increasingly vital to the world of work. Workplace skills in this area are among those most in demand from employers, and the ethical and legal support for this vital sector must develop in line with the technology.
This Expert Track will help you develop your career and expertise in data science for AI. You’ll also cover the laws and ethics of AI, data research methods with Python, and the design of an AI solution on the Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
Build your knowledge of the laws and ethical standards relevant to AI
You’ll get to grips with the moral principles that guide the development and use of AI technologies.
You’ll learn how to apply data research methods for ethical and legal work in analytics and AI, and gain an in-depth insight into the foundation of ethical and legal frameworks.
Process, analyse, and extract meaning from natural language with software
Alongside a study of AI ethics, you’ll learn how to develop machine learning models with Azure machine learning.
You’ll also process images and videos to gain an understanding of how we see the world in the way that we do, and will learn how bots are created and enhanced with QnA Maker and LUIS.
Get in-demand practical Python programming skills
This course will also help you implement data science research methods using Python.
[Content for this ExpertTrack has been adapted from the Advanced AI on Microsoft Azure microcredential, which offers smaller cohorts, with rich tutor interactions, feedback on assessments, and academic credit.]
Key skills you will learn
- Ethics of AI
- Coding
- Microsoft Azure
- Cloud Computing
- data science
Experience required
You’ll need a basic knowledge of maths, statistics, programming (Python would be an advantage), and C# or Visual Studio.
You should also have some experience working with data from Excel, databases or text files, and be willing to develop your skills with hands-on practice.
Getting started
This interactive Expert Track is designed for students and professionals beginning or developing their careers in data science for AI, analytics, and machine learning.
ExpertTrack course overview
Course 1
Microsoft Future Ready: Ethics and Law in Data and Analytics
Understand the ethics and laws surrounding AI and Analytical tools including data sharing and privacy.
1 test
3 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Course Introduction
- About this Course
- Data's Ethical Foundations
- Data's Legal Foundations
- Ethical Data Practice
- CloudSwyft Hands-On Learning: Lab Check 1
- Wrapping Up the Week
Week 2
Data - Individuals, Society and Business Ethics
- CloudSwyft Hands-On Learning: Lab Check 2
- Data Bias and Identity
- Data Privacy and Power
- Business and Ethical Data Use
- Wrapping Up the Week
Week 3
Data - Business Law, A.I. and Future Opportunities
- Business and Data Privacy
- CloudSwyft Hands-On Learning: Lab Check 3
- AI and Design
- XAI
- CloudSwyft Hands-On Learning: Lab Check 4
- Course Wrap-Up
Course 2
Microsoft Future Ready: Data Science Research Methods Using Python Programming
Discover data collection methods to support your data science research and analysis.
1 test
3 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Course Introduction
- About this Course
- The Research Process
- The Psychology of Providing Data
- CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 1
- Planning for Analysis
- Wrapping up the Week
Week 2
Research Claims, Measurement and Correlation and Experimental Design
- Power and Sample Size Planning
- Research Practices
- CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 2
- Frequency Claims
- Association Claims
- Causal Claims
- CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 3
- Wrapping Up the Week
Week 3
Measurement, Correlational and Experimental Design
- Survey Design and Measurement
- Reliability and Validity
- CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 4
- Bivariate and Multivariate Designs
- Between and Within Groups Experimental Designs
- Factorial Designs
- CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 5
- Wrapping Up the Course
Course 3
Microsoft Future Ready: Principles of Machine Learning with Python Programming
Understand the theory of machine learning before gaining practical experience using Python programming.
5 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Introduction to Course and Machine Learning
- Course Introduction
- Introduction to Machine Learning
- Exploratory Data Analysis for Regression
- Visualisation for High Dimensions
- Wrapping Up the Week
Week 2
Data Exploration & Preparation
- Exploratory Data Analysis for Classification
- Data Cleaning
- Data Preparation
- Data Preparation and Cleaning using Python
- Feature Engineering
- Weekly Wrap-Up
Week 3
Regression & Classification
- Regression
- Putting Regression Concepts Into Practice
- Classification
- RoC Curves
- Putting Classification Concepts Into Practice
- Weekly Wrap-Up
Week 4
Principles & Techniques of Model Improvement
- Principles of Model Improvement
- Techniques for Improving Models
- Cross Validation
- Dimensionality Reduction
- Introduction to Decision Trees
- Ensemble Methods: Boosting
- Weekly Wrap-Up
Week 5
Machine Learning Algorithms & Unsupervised Learning
- Ensemble Methods: Descent & Decision Forests
- Advanced Machine Learning Algorithm: Neural Networks
- Advanced Machine Learning Algorithm: SVMs
- Advanced Machine Learning Algorithm: Naive Bayes Models
- Unsupervised Machine Learning
- Unsupervised Machine Learning Labs
- Wrapping up the Course
Course 4
Microsoft Future Ready: Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution
Gain the skills and confidence in Microsoft Azure to help you understand how to design and implement a data science solution.
3 weeks
6 hours per week
Week 1
Course Introduction
- About this Course
- Overview of Azure Cognitive Services
- Azure Cognitive Service Accounts
- Introduction to Bots
- Wrapping up the week
Week 2
Introducing Language Understanding
- Bot Framework and the Bot Emulator
- CloudSwyft Labs
- Introducing Language Understanding
- Building Intents, Utterances and Entities
- Language Understanding and AI Applications
- CloudSwyft Labs and Wrapping up the week
Week 3
QnA Maker, Knowledge Bases and Cognitive Services for Bot Interactions
- Introducing the QnA Maker
- Implementing a Knowledge Base with QnA Server
- Understanding Cognitive Services for Bot Interactions
- CloudSwyft Lab and Wrapping up the Course
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