We begin by aligning expectations, setting up tools, and building a common AI foundation so every specialization track starts strong.
What We Will Cover
- Program goals and specialization tracks
- How domain AI differs from general ML
- Course roadmap, milestones, and assessments
- Capstone expectations and grading rubric
- Mentor support and DoubtBuster usage
AI Foundations You Will Learn
- Supervised, unsupervised, and generative AI
- Data collection, cleaning, and feature basics
- Train/validate/test workflows
- Accuracy, precision, recall, and F1
- Bias, fairness, and responsible AI checklist
Tools & Environment Setup
- Python environment and notebook workflow
- Key libraries used across specializations
- Dataset storage and versioning basics
- LMS access, class recordings, and assignments
- Communication channels and lab guidelines

