UUY-DTS 4102 units400 LevelFirst Semester

Special Topics in Data Science

B.Sc. Data Science, University of Uyo

UUY-DTS 410 (Special Topics in Data Science) is a 2-unit, 400 Level course taught in the First Semester at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

A rotating course on current developments in the field — the content varies year to year with staff expertise and what is moving in the discipline. Recent themes include deep learning, large language models, MLOps and causal inference.

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Course outline

  1. 01Current research directions in data science and machine learning
  2. 02Deep learning architectures: CNNs for images, RNNs/Transformers for sequences
  3. 03Large language models: pretraining, fine-tuning, prompting and retrieval-augmented generation
  4. 04Natural language processing pipelines and embeddings
  5. 05MLOps: experiment tracking, model registries, monitoring and drift detection
  6. 06Causal inference: correlation vs causation, randomised experiments, difference-in-differences
  7. 07Responsible and explainable AI: SHAP, LIME and model interpretability
  8. 08Edge cases and emerging areas: federated learning, synthetic data, AutoML
  9. 09Reading and critiquing a current research paper

Recommended textbooks

  • Deep Learning — Goodfellow, Bengio & Courville

    Free at deeplearningbook.org; the standard reference

  • Designing Machine Learning Systems — Chip Huyen

    The best book on ML in production — the MLOps half of this course

How to pass UUY-DTS 410

  • Confirm this year's actual syllabus with the lecturer in week one — the content genuinely rotates, so last year's notes may not apply
  • Whatever the theme, the assessment usually involves reading current papers; practise the three-pass method from UUY-DTS 323
  • This is the course closest to what employers are hiring for right now — treat it as career investment, not a filler 2 units
  • Reproduce one result from a paper on a small dataset; "I reimplemented it" is a strong thing to say in an interview

UUY-DTS 410 — questions and answers

What is UUY-DTS 410 at the University of Uyo?
UUY-DTS 410 (Special Topics in Data Science) is a 2-unit, 400 Level course taught in the First Semester at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. A rotating course on current developments in the field — the content varies year to year with staff expertise and what is moving in the discipline. Recent themes include deep learning, large language models, MLOps and causal inference.
What topics are covered in UUY-DTS 410?
The UUY-DTS 410 outline covers 9 topics: Current research directions in data science and machine learning; Deep learning architectures: CNNs for images, RNNs/Transformers for sequences; Large language models: pretraining, fine-tuning, prompting and retrieval-augmented generation; Natural language processing pipelines and embeddings; MLOps: experiment tracking, model registries, monitoring and drift detection; Causal inference: correlation vs causation, randomised experiments, difference-in-differences; Responsible and explainable AI: SHAP, LIME and model interpretability; Edge cases and emerging areas: federated learning, synthetic data, AutoML; Reading and critiquing a current research paper.
What textbooks are recommended for UUY-DTS 410?
Recommended reading for UUY-DTS 410: Deep Learning by Goodfellow, Bengio & Courville; Designing Machine Learning Systems by Chip Huyen.
How do I pass UUY-DTS 410?
Confirm this year's actual syllabus with the lecturer in week one — the content genuinely rotates, so last year's notes may not apply Whatever the theme, the assessment usually involves reading current papers; practise the three-pass method from UUY-DTS 323 This is the course closest to what employers are hiring for right now — treat it as career investment, not a filler 2 units Reproduce one result from a paper on a small dataset; "I reimplemented it" is a strong thing to say in an interview
Where can I find UUY-DTS 410 lecture notes and past questions?
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