HACKADEMIA 2.

Online Learning Journey Syllabus

Week 1: Version Control and Python Basics

Day 1: Introduction to Git and Version Control

● Scope: Introduce version control for code management and collaboration.

Content:
○ Basic concepts of version control.
○ Installing and configuring Git.
○ Basic Git commands (init, clone, add, commit, push, pull).
○ Setting up .gitignore for managing files.
● Goal: Participants should be able to set up Git and perform basic version control tasks.

Day 2: Git Branching and Collaboration

● Scope: Teach collaborative workflows using Git.

Content:
○ Branching and merging.
○ Resolving conflicts.
○ Working with remote repositories (GitHub).
○ Collaborative workflows (pull requests, code reviews).
○ Using Git flow for managing development workflows.
● Goal: Participants should be comfortable working on projects collaboratively using Git
and GitHub.

Day 3: Docker Basics

● Scope: Introduce Docker for containerizing applications.

Content:
○ Introduction to Docker and its benefits.
○ Installing Docker.
○ Basic Docker commands (build, run, images, containers).
○ Creating a simple Dockerfile.
○ Introduction to Docker Compose for multi-container applications.

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 ● Goal: Participants should understand the basics of Docker and be able to containerize a
simple Python application.

Day 4: Introduction to Python

● Scope: Introduce Python's significance in AI and set up the programming environment.

Content:
○ Overview of Python's history and applications in AI.
○ Installation of Anaconda and setting up Jupyter Notebooks.
○ Basic syntax (print statements, comments).
○ Variables and data types (int, float, string, boolean).
○ Simple input/output operations (input() function, basic file read/write).
○ Brief introduction to Python's standard library and its uses.
● Goal: By the end of the day, participants should be able to set up their Python
environment and understand basic syntax.

Day 5: Control Structures and Functions

● Scope: Teach control flow and functions for writing structured code.
Content:
○ Conditional statements (if, elif, else).
○ Loops (for, while).
○ Defining and using functions (def keyword, parameters, return statement).
○ Scope and lifetime of variables (local vs. global variables).
○ Introduction to recursion and its applications.
● Goal: Participants should be able to write basic programs with conditional logic and
loops, and use functions for modularity.

Week 2: Advanced Python

Day 6: Data Structures

● Scope: Cover essential data structures for efficient data manipulation.

Content:
○ Lists and list operations (append, remove, slicing).
○ Tuples and sets (basic operations, immutability).
○ Dictionaries and dictionary operations (key-value pairs, adding/removing items).
○ Nested data structures and their applications.
○ Introduction to collections module for specialized data structures.
● Goal: Participants should understand and use different data structures for storing and
manipulating data.

Day 7: Working with Libraries

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 ● Scope: Introduce essential Python libraries for data manipulation.
Content:
○ Introduction to NumPy and Pandas.
○ Installing libraries using pip.
○ Basic NumPy operations (creating arrays, indexing, slicing).
○ Basic Pandas operations (creating DataFrames, series, basic functions like
head(), describe()).
○ Introduction to data visualization using Pandas plotting capabilities.
● Goal: Participants should be able to use NumPy and Pandas for basic data manipulation
tasks.

Day 8: Error Handling and File Operations

● Scope: Teach how to handle errors and perform file operations.

Content:
○ Exception handling (try, except, finally).
○ Reading from and writing to files (open(), read(), write(), with statement).
○ Understanding file types (CSV, JSON) and basic operations on them.
○ Using context managers for file operations.
○ Introduction to logging for tracking and debugging.
● Goal: Participants should be comfortable with handling exceptions and performing basic
file I/O operations.

Day 9: Advanced Python Concepts

● Scope: Explore advanced concepts for writing efficient and Pythonic code.
Content:
○ List comprehensions and generator expressions.
○ Lambda functions and their use cases.
○ Decorators (basic introduction) and context managers (with statement).
○ Iterators and generators.
○ Using built-in functions like map(), filter(), and reduce().
● Goal: Participants should be able to write more concise and efficient code using
advanced Python features.

Day 10: Object-Oriented Programming

● Scope: Introduce object-oriented programming for better code organization.

Content:
○ Classes and objects (defining classes, creating objects).
○ Methods and attributes (instance methods, class methods).
○ Inheritance and polymorphism (basic concepts, creating subclasses).
○ Encapsulation and abstraction (private vs. public attributes).
○ Magic methods and operator overloading.

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 ● Goal: Participants should understand the basics of OOP and be able to create simple
class-based programs.

Week 3: Data Analysis and Introduction to Machine Learning

Day 11: Python for Data Analysis

● Scope: Cover advanced data manipulation and visualization techniques.

Content:
○ Advanced NumPy operations (linear algebra, random functions).
○ Data manipulation and cleaning with Pandas (handling missing data, filtering).
○ Visualization with Matplotlib and Seaborn (basic plots, customizing plots).
○ Introduction to data aggregation and group operations in Pandas.
○ Time series data analysis basics.
● Goal: Participants should be able to perform data analysis and create basic
visualizations.

Day 12: Overview of Machine Learning

● Scope: Introduce machine learning concepts and types.

Content:
○ What is machine learning?
○ Types of machine learning (supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement).
○ Applications of machine learning in real-world scenarios.
○ Overview of the machine learning pipeline.
○ Introduction to popular machine learning libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow,
Keras).
● Goal: Participants should have a high-level understanding of machine learning concepts
and applications.

Day 13: Data Preprocessing

● Scope: Teach data preprocessing techniques for machine learning.

Content:
○ Importing datasets.
○ Handling missing data (imputation).
○ Encoding categorical data (label encoding, one-hot encoding).
○ Feature scaling (normalization, standardization).
○ Data splitting (train/test/validation sets).
● Goal: Participants should be able to preprocess data for machine learning models.

Day 14: Supervised Learning - Regression

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 ● Scope: Introduce regression techniques for supervised learning.
Content:
○ Linear regression (concept, implementation).
○ Polynomial regression (concept, implementation).
○ Evaluating regression models (R-squared, mean squared error).
○ Regularization techniques (Ridge, Lasso).
● Goal: Participants should be able to implement and evaluate basic regression models.

Day 15: Supervised Learning - Classification

● Scope: Cover classification techniques for supervised learning.

Content:
○ Logistic regression (concept, implementation).
○ K-nearest neighbors (KNN) (concept, implementation).
○ Support vector machines (SVM) (concept, implementation).
○ Model evaluation (confusion matrix, accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score).
○ Introduction to decision trees and random forests.
● Goal: Participants should be able to implement and evaluate basic classification models.

Week 4: Practical Machine Learning Applications

Day 16: Unsupervised Learning

● Scope: Introduce clustering and dimensionality reduction techniques.

Content:
○ K-means clustering (concept, implementation).
○ Hierarchical clustering (concept, implementation).
○ Principal Component Analysis (PCA) (concept, implementation).
○ Introduction to t-SNE for high-dimensional data visualization.
● Goal: Participants should be able to implement basic unsupervised learning techniques.

Day 17: Model Deployment

● Scope: Teach how to deploy machine learning models.

Content:
○ Saving and loading models.
○ Deploying models using Flask or FastAPI (basic API creation).
○ Practical considerations for model deployment.
○ Introduction to cloud deployment options (Heroku, AWS, GCP).
● Goal: Participants should be able to deploy a simple machine learning model.

Day 18: Real-World Applications of AI - NLP

● Scope: Practical introduction to Natural Language Processing.

Content:
○ Overview of NLP and its applications.

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 ○ Basic text processing techniques using NLTK or spaCy (tokenization, stemming,
lemmatization).
○ Implementing a simple sentiment analysis model using a pre-trained model or a
basic logistic regression model on text data.
○ Introduction to word embeddings and their applications.
● Goal: Participants should understand and implement basic NLP techniques and a
sentiment analysis model.

Day 19: Real-World Applications of AI - Computer Vision

● Scope: Practical introduction to Computer Vision.

Content:
○ Overview of computer vision and its applications.
○ Using a pre-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) model like ResNet or
MobileNet for image classification tasks (e.g., classifying images of cats and
dogs).
○ Implementing a basic object detection model using a pre-trained model like
YOLO or SSD.
○ Introduction to image preprocessing techniques (resizing, normalization).
● Goal: Participants should understand and implement basic computer vision tasks using
pre-trained models.

Day 20: Real-World Applications of AI - Recommendation Systems

● Scope: Practical introduction to Recommendation Systems.

Content:
○ Overview of recommendation systems and their applications.
○ Building a simple collaborative filtering recommendation system using a dataset
(e.g., MovieLens dataset) to recommend movies to users based on their past
ratings.
○ Implementing a basic content-based recommendation system using item
features.
○ Introduction to hybrid recommendation systems.
● Goal: Participants should understand and implement basic recommendation systems
using collaborative and content-based filtering techniques. (Important)

Week 5: Wrap-up and Presentation (Extendable)

Day 21: Final Project Presentations

● Scope: Present and discuss final projects.

Content:
○ Participants present their final projects.
○ Q&A session.
○ Peer feedback and discussion.

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 ● Goal: Participants should be able to effectively present and discuss their projects.

Day 22: Wrap-up and Feedback

● Scope: Conclude the course and gather feedback.

Content:
○ Summary of the learning journey.
○ Feedback from participants.
○ Certificates and closing remarks.
○ Discussion on future learning paths and resources.
● Goal: Participants should feel accomplished and provide feedback for future
improvements.

Day 23: Extra Day for Overruns or Final Wrap-up Activities

● Scope: Buffer day for any overruns or final wrap-up activities.

Content:
○ Any unfinished topics.
○ Additional Q&A.
○ Individual consultations and guidance.
● Goal: Ensure all topics are covered and participants' questions are answered.