Welcome To
The Foundations for AI Developer
Master Python, Math & Machine Learning in12-Weeks
This 16-week foundational track provides aspiring AI developers with a strong technical and theoretical foundation before transitioning into advanced AI development.
🎯 Transition into data roles with foundational skills.
Unlock your potential, stay ahead of the curve, and discover exciting career opportunities—all for free!
🔹 Why Take This Course? (Benefits)
✅ Learn Core AI & Machine Learning Concepts – Gain a solid grasp of Python, data science, linear algebra, probability, and deep learning basics.
✅ Hands-On Coding Projects – Solve real-world AI problems through interactive exercises and practical applications.
✅ Industry-Relevant Skills – Learn data preprocessing, feature engineering, optimization techniques, and AI best practices.
✅ Free Certifications & Career Prep – Gain recognized AI certificates, internship opportunities, and AI job-readiness training.
✅ Community Support & Networking – Connect with mentors, peers, and AI professionals to accelerate your learning.
📅 Course Structure & Learning Modules
Phase 1: Python for AI Development (Weeks 1–4)
📌 Topics Covered:
🔹 Intro to Python – Variables, loops, functions
🔹 Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) – Classes, inheritance, modularization
🔹 Data Structures & Algorithms – Linked lists, recursion, sorting
📌 Assignments & Quizzes:
✅ Code Challenge: Implement a basic data sorting algorithm using Python.
✅ Quiz: Debugging Python errors & understanding memory management.
📌 Hands-On Project:
🔹 AI-powered Calculator – Build a simple program to compute statistical models (mean, median, standard deviation).
Phase 2: Mathematics for AI (Weeks 5–8)
📌 Topics Covered:
🔹 Linear Algebra – Vectors, matrices, eigenvalues
🔹 Probability & Statistics – Distributions, Bayes theorem, hypothesis testing
🔹 Calculus for AI Models – Gradients, derivatives, optimization
📌 Assignments & Quizzes:
✅ Math Challenge: Solve AI-related matrix transformations problems.
✅ Quiz: Probability concepts applied to real-world AI scenarios.
📌 Hands-On Project:
🔹 Neural Network Basics – Implement a simple machine learning model using NumPy.
Phase 3: Data Science & Machine Learning Fundamentals (Weeks 9–12)
📌 Topics Covered:
🔹 Data Preprocessing & Cleaning – Handling missing values, feature scaling
🔹 Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning – Regression, clustering models
🔹 Feature Engineering & Evaluation Metrics – Accuracy, precision, recall
📌 Assignments & Quizzes:
✅ Data Science Challenge: Clean and preprocess a messy dataset for model training.
✅ Quiz: ML classification metrics and decision trees.
📌 Hands-On Project:
🔹 Predictive Model for Customer Behavior – Build a basic AI model predicting customer purchases.
Phase 4: AI Ethics & Responsible AI Development (Weeks 13–16)
📌 Topics Covered:
🔹 Bias & Fairness in AI Models
🔹 Privacy & Security Concerns in AI Applications
🔹 Regulatory Guidelines & Ethical AI Decision-Making
📌 Assignments & Quizzes:
✅ Ethics Case Study: Analyze AI model bias in real-world datasets.
✅ Quiz: AI privacy principles and compliance regulations.
📌 Hands-On Project:
🔹 Bias Detection Tool – Develop a Python application that detects bias in datasets.
👥 Who Should Take This Course?
🔹 Absolute beginners wanting to build AI career foundations.
🔹 Software developers transitioning into AI & ML.
🔹 Data analysts wanting to expand into machine learning applications.
🔹 Students preparing for AI engineering roles.
🔹 AI enthusiasts seeking structured learning with project-based applications.
🎯 Internships, Certifications & Career Prep
✅ Internships: Remote AI research roles, open-source AI contributions
✅ Certifications: Google AI, AWS AI Cloud, IBM AI Ethics
✅ Career Prep: Resume guidance, mock interviews, mentorship from AI professionals
Track 1: AI Developer Fundamentals into Structured Chapters 🚀
📂 Chapter 1 – Foundations of AI & Machine Learning
🔹 Goal: Establish a solid understanding of AI fundamentals, industry applications, and career opportunities.
✅ Lesson 1.1 – Introduction to AI & Machine Learning
✅ Lesson 1.2 – Key AI Career Paths & Industry Demand
✅ Lesson 1.3 – History & Evolution of AI
✅ Lesson 1.4 – Understanding Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning
✅ Lesson 1.5 – Intro to Neural Networks & AI Model Training Basics
📂 Chapter 2 – Python for AI Development
🔹 Goal: Ensure beginners gain confidence in Python programming, object-oriented concepts, and data structures.
✅ Lesson 2.1 – Getting Started with Python (Syntax, Variables, Data Types)
✅ Lesson 2.2 – Python Control Flow: Loops & Conditionals
✅ Lesson 2.3 – Functions, Modularization & Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
✅ Lesson 2.4 – Working with Lists, Dictionaries & Tuples in AI Development
✅ Lesson 2.5 – Debugging & Error Handling in Python
✅ Lesson 2.6 – Hands-On Project: AI-Powered Calculator for Statistical Analysis
📂 Chapter 3 – Mathematics for AI
🔹 Goal: Introduce foundational mathematical concepts essential for machine learning.
✅ Lesson 3.1 – Linear Algebra for AI (Vectors, Matrices, Eigenvalues)
✅ Lesson 3.2 – Probability & Statistics (Distributions, Bayes Theorem, Hypothesis Testing)
✅ Lesson 3.3 – Calculus in AI (Gradients, Derivatives, Optimization Techniques)
📂 Chapter 4 – Data Science & Machine Learning Fundamentals
🔹 Goal: Provide an introductory hands-on experience with data processing, supervised learning, and model building.
✅ Lesson 4.1 – Introduction to Data Preprocessing: Cleaning, Normalization & Feature Engineering
✅ Lesson 4.2 – Building a Simple Neural Network from Scratch
✅ Lesson 4.3 – Data Preprocessing & Cleaning Techniques
✅ Lesson 4.4 – Unsupervised Learning: Clustering & Dimensionality Reduction
✅ Lesson 4.5 – Supervised Learning: Regression & Classification Models
✅ Lesson 4.6 – Unsupervised Learning: Clustering & Dimensionality Reduction ✅ Lesson 4.7 – Model Evaluation: Accuracy, Precision, Recall & F1 Score ✅ Lesson 4.8 – Hands-On Project: Predictive Model for Customer Behavior
📂 Chapter 5 – AI Ethics & Responsible AI Development
🔹 Goal: Teach students how to build ethical, responsible AI models by addressing bias, privacy, and fairness.
✅ Lesson 5.1 – Bias & Fairness in AI Models
✅ Lesson 5.2 – Privacy & Security Concerns in AI Applications
✅ Lesson 5.3 – Regulatory Guidelines & Ethical AI Decision-Making
✅ Lesson 5.4 – Explainability & Transparency in AI Systems
✅ Lesson 5.5 – Hands-On Project: Detecting Bias in Datasets Using Python
Chapter 6 – Capstone & Final Work
Build and Present an End-to-End Predictive AI System”, with learners free to choose a dataset (customer churn, sentiment analysis, fraud detection, etc.), but required to demonstrate all foundational skills.
✅ Lesson C1 – Capstone Project Design & Scoping
✅ Lesson C2 – Building an End-to-End ML Pipeline
✅ Lesson C3 – Model Comparison & Benchmarking
✅ Lesson C4 – Responsible AI in Practice
✅ Lesson C5 – Capstone Presentation & Reporting ✅ Lesson C6 – Portfolio & Career ✅ Lesson C7 – Course Wrap-Up & Certification