Exploring AI & Machine Learning for the Enterprise Virtual Classroom Live July 16, 2026

Course Overview

Introduction to AI & Machine Learning  

• Understand what AI and Machine Learning are and why they're critical for modern business  
• Exploring definitions and types of AI  
• Discussing AI in the Modern Age and its role in business  
• Embrace Change: Learn and Build Confidence using the Tools - Don't be Replaced By Them 

Deeper Dive into Machine Learning 

• Basics of how mathematics are used in or apply to AI  
• Algorithms: What are they and how are they used in AI and ML 
• Supervised vs Unsupervised  
• Classification, Regression, Clustering, Dimensionality Reduction, and Ensemble Methods  
• The role of Machine Learning in AI and business decision-making  
• Review a real business scenario where Machine Learning was used to increase efficiency.  

Leveraging AI in Business & Decision Making  

• Discussing key business areas where AI adds value: Operations, Marketing, Sales, HR, content development, coding and software development 
• Explore how AI is used in business decision-making 
• Introduction to predictive analytics  
• Using AI for strategic decision-making  

Hot Trends for AI in Business: Large Language Models (LLM), Generative AI and GPT 

• Understand the basics of Generative AI and how it differs from other AI techniques  
• Introduction to GPT and its applications in various sectors  
• Explore how GPT uses machine learning to generate human-like text based on the input it receives.  
• Understand the concept of language models and how they are trained using large amounts of text data 

Basics of Neural Networks 

• What are they and how are they used? 
• Basic parts: Neurons, activation functions, interactions.  
• Types: Feedforward, recurrent, convolutional neural networks overview.  
• How they learn: Forward propagation, backpropagation explained.  
• Training Neural Networks: Importance of data preprocessing in training.  
• Deep Neural Networks: Advantages and practical applications overview.  
• In Action: Image recognition, language processing, etc. use cases.  
• Ethical Considerations: Addressing biases and ethical concerns in neural networks. 

Natural Language Processing (NLP) & Sentiment Analysis  

• What is NLP and how is it used?  
• NLP Language and Semantic Meaning, Bigrams, Trigrams, n-Grams, Root Stemming and Branching  
• Introduction to Sentiment Analysis: Sentiment indicators, Sentiment Sampling, Predicting Elections based on Sentiment Analysis  

 Using AI for Image, Video, and Audio Processing  

• Learn about Image processing and Identification, Facial Analysis, Audio Processing 
• Discuss the role of AI in analyzing streaming video and real-world AV processing  

AI for Business Technical Tools: Data Science, Deep Learning & The Cloud 

• Applying AI in Data Science overview 
• Tools: Python, NumPy, Pandas, SciKitLearn, Hadoop, Spark 
• NoSQL Databases 
• Deep Learning overview 
• AI for Business in the Cloud overview 

Practical Applications and the Future of AI in Business  

• What's next in applied AI for businesses  
• New AI trends shaping the future of business 
• Ethical considerations when implementing AI  

Next-Steps 

• Hands-on Practice 
• Resources  
• AI & ML Communities 

Prerequisites

Students attending this class should have a grounding in Enterprise computing. While there's no particular class to offer as a prerequisite, students attending this course should be from a somewhat technical background, and familiar with Enterprise IT, have a general (high-level) understanding of systems architecture, as well as some knowledge of the business drivers that might be able to take advantage of applying AI.   

Basic knowledge of Python scripting is also helpful but not required. The hands-on labs in this course may leverage some basic Python scripts as needed, but the labs can be completed in a 'follow-along' format, under the guidance of the instructor. Prior experience with Python can be helpful but is not necessary.