AWS: Machine Learning Foundations
Develop highly sought-after skills to design and deploy machine learning models on the cloud with the AWS Academy
Duration
10 weeksCost
$554
Prepare for a career in machine learning engineering
Machine learning is one of the most rapid and evolving growth areas in technology today. It’s becoming increasingly important to businesses and in our everyday lives, creating a huge demand for skilled professionals.
That’s why the ability to design and deploy machine learning models on the cloud is a sought-after skill set. On this microcredential, you’ll learn the fundamentals of machine learning to help you keep pace with this growth, upskill, and help advance your career.
Learn how machine learning works using Amazon Web Services
This microcredential is designed to help you pursue a career in machine learning engineering.
It will introduce you to the concepts, terminology, and processes of machine learning so that you gain a comprehensive understanding. It’s ideal if you’re a beginner and want to learn the fundamentals of machine learning on AWS.
Become confident in selecting and applying machine learning services using Amazon SageMaker
By the end of this 10-week microcredential, you’ll be capable of implementing a machine learning pipeline using Amazon SageMaker.
You’ll learn how to resolve business problems as you understand how to use managed AWS machine learning services for forecasting, computer vision and natural language processing, and to evaluate the limits of machine learning models and their ethical implications. You’ll also know how to label, build, train, and deploy a custom machine learning model using AWS services.
Develop your machine learning expertise with The Open University in collaboration with the AWS Academy
Designed by leading experts from The Open University’s AWS Academy, you’ll develop industry-recognised skills and gain insights from experts to put the concepts into practice.
Through guided academic learning in a supportive online learning environment, you’ll have mentor support and share thoughts and experiences with other learners – helping you launch your AWS Certification journey and career in cloud computing.
What skills will you learn?
- Deploying machine learning models
- Reflecting on the ethical challenges of machine learning
- Hyperparameter tuning for model optimisation
- Using machine learning for computer vision
- Using machine learning for natural language processing
- Using machine learning for forecasting
What you will achieve
By the end of the microcredential, you’ll be able to...
- Describe machine learning
- Implement a machine learning pipeline using Amazon SageMaker
- Use managed AWS machine learning services for forecasting
- Use managed AWS machine learning services for computer vision
- Use managed AWS machine learning services for natural language processing
- Critically evaluate the limits of machine learning models and their ethical implications
Are you eligible for this microcredential?
To study this undergraduate microcredential you will ideally have:
- General IT technical or business knowledge
- Experience of scripting with Python, JSON or equivalent
- A basic understanding of statistics
You don’t need prior experience or qualifications to enrol on this microcredential. If you don’t have basic understanding of Python, JSON or other programming language we recommend The Open University’s free OpenLearn short course Simple Coding. If you aren’t familiar with basic cloud computing concepts, we recommend the AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials course.
Is this microcredential right for you?
This microcredential would benefit anyone currently working in a comprehensive range of globally relevant Digital Technologies disciplines related to cloud computing, including:
- Data Scientist
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Applied Science Researcher
- Machine Learning Developer
Syllabus
What happens before, during, and after your microcredential
Before learning
You’ll have access to our online welcome area where you’ll be able to read any announcements relating to your Microcredential.
Course
From 28 Mar 2022
AWS: Machine Learning Foundations
Develop highly sought-after skills to design and deploy machine learning models on the cloud with the AWS Academy.
10 weeks
10 hours per week
After learning
Once you’ve successfully completed the microcredential, you’ll receive your academic credits from The Open University. You’ll also have ongoing, unlimited access to the course materials.
What you will receive
10 UK credits at Undergraduate level from The Open University
Credits are awarded on passing the final assessment.
Find out how credits work and where you can use them in our FAQs.
A Certificate from The Open University and a Certificate of Completion from AWS Academy
You’ll receive a Certificate from The Open University confirming you have received 10 academic credits at undergraduate level.
What is a microcredential?
Microcredentials are designed to upskill you for work in rapidly-growing industries, without the time and cost commitment of a full degree. Your microcredential can stand alone as an independent credential, and some also offer academic credit to use towards a degree.
Complete online courses led by experts over 12-16 weeks with a dedicated group of professionals.
Test your understanding with online tutor-marked assessments and exercises.
Finish your learning and pass your assessments to gain an accredited credential.
Use your microcredential as evidence of your specialised skills and progress further in your industry.
Career-focused learning by The Open University
As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.
Established
1969Location
Milton Keynes, UKWorld ranking
Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
This microcredential is in collaboration with AWS
The AWS Academy provides higher education institutions with a cloud computing curriculum that prepares students to pursue industry-recognised certifications and in-demand cloud jobs.
Delivered by experts
Enthusiastic about teaching digital, network engineering & cybersecurity - been doing it for a very long time. Also: iconoclast, herder of geeks, nerds & enthusiasts.
Dr Amel Bennaceur is an engineer, researcher, and educator in Computing. She is an Associate Professor at The Open University. She published 30+ papers in top journals and conferences.
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- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
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- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
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- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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You will have 14 days from the day the course starts to apply for a refund. You can find more information in our cancellation and refund policy.
Microcredentials are designed to fit around your life and timezone.
There may be live events as part of your studies, but these will be recorded and can be watched afterwards if you aren’t online for the live broadcast.
No, microcredentials are designed to be taken anywhere in the world. You won’t need the right to study in the country where the university offering the microcredential is based.
Microcredentials are stand-alone products, designed to meet specific learner and employer needs and offer a credential in their own right. Those awarded by The Open University have a credit value at either undergraduate or postgraduate level, and this may in the future be used towards qualifications (for example, a Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma of Higher Education or Postgraduate Certificate) at The Open University, or potentially at another university (subject to the agreement of the receiving institution).
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