AI Foundations Track
Built to get your fundamentals and tooling solid before you take on full projects.
For learners starting with little to no technical background. Covers the logical, mathematical, and programming foundation needed before tackling real AI/ML work — the on-ramp for non-CS students, career switchers, and anyone whose assessment flagged fundamentals as a gap.
Prerequisites
- —No prior coding experience required
- —Comfortable using a computer and basic software
- —Willingness to practice logical/quantitative reasoning regularly
- —Access to a laptop for hands-on exercises
What you'll be able to do
- ✓Write basic Python programs confidently
- ✓Understand core statistics and logical reasoning used in AI
- ✓Explain what a machine learning model actually does, in plain terms
- ✓Complete a first small guided project end-to-end
- ✓Be ready to enter the AI Job-Ready Bootcamp with a solid base
Curriculum
Logical & Quantitative Foundations
- ·Logical reasoning for problem-solving
- ·Basic statistics: mean, distribution, correlation
- ·Introduction to data and how it's structured
Python Basics
- ·Variables, control flow, functions
- ·Working with lists and dictionaries
- ·Reading and writing simple scripts
How AI Actually Works
- ·What a model is, in plain language
- ·Training vs. prediction
- ·Where AI is used today, and where it isn't
Data Handling Basics
- ·Reading data with pandas
- ·Cleaning and exploring a dataset
- ·Basic charts and summaries
Guided First Project
- ·Pick a simple prediction problem
- ·Build it step-by-step with support
- ·Present what you built and why
Format & Duration
Duration
8 weeks
Format
Live Online, Self-Paced
Level
Beginner
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