Weekly Course Schedule – Fall 2024

IS597 - MLC - Machine Learning Pipelines Using Cloud-Based Platforms

Meets Tuesday Afternoons

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Week 9 (October 21 – October 27)



Tuesday, October 22   (1:15 P.M. – 3:15 P.M., LISB 131)
Class Session 9
Topics
  • Training Models on Cloud Platforms
  • Testing and Evaluation Using Cloud Computing
In-Class Activities
  • Review solutions to prior assignments from prior week.
  • Lecture: Training Models on Cloud Platforms
  • Lecture: Testing and Evaluation Using Cloud Computing
  • Breakout Activity: TBA
Required Readings
  • Géron – Chapter 3 (Classification)
  • Géron – Chapter 4 (Training Models)
  • Raschka & Mirjalili – Chapter 10 (Predicting Continuous Target Variables with Regression Analysis)
Other Resources


Friday, October 25   (2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M., Zoom)
Optional Session
Lab Session
On Friday afternoons from 2:00 PM till 3:00 PM, we will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.


Sunday, October 27, @  11:55 P.M.
Weekly Assignments Deadline
Written Assignments Due
  • Final Project Proposal
    Description: The Final Project Proposal is a planning document for your Final Project. Please see the Instructions (below) for more details.
    • See Final Project Proposal section in Final Project Instructions: Resource is not yet available. Expected availability date is Monday, October 21.
    • Final Project Proposal Template: Resource is not yet available. Expected availability date is Monday, October 21.
    • Final Project Proposal Grading Rubric: Resource is not yet available. Expected availability date is Monday, October 21.
Coding Assignments Due
  • Model Training Assignment
    Description: In this assignment, you will train multiple machine learning models. In this assignment, you might be asked to create more than one Jupyter Notebook. You will be running your notebook(s) in an AWSALL SageMaker Notebook Instance. Later, you will be able to adopt this approach for use in your Final Project.
    • Model Training Assignment Instructions and Starter Files: Resource is not yet available. Expected availability date is Monday, October 21.
    • Model Training Assignment Grading Rubric: Resource is not yet available. Expected availability date is Monday, October 21.