This module will provide a “roadmap” of machine learning techniques for a wide variety of applications. Up until the turn of the 21st century large datasets appeared in a limited number of real-life applications. Currently, the amount of data collected daily around the world (whether experimental, behavioral, internet based or through databases) has grown exponentially. The challenge now lies in the development of efficient computational methods able to organize the gamut of available information in a way that will allow us to discern meaningful correlations and useful knowledge.

On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:

Determine the machine learning techniques which most appropriately address a real world problem
 Display an understanding of different machine learning tasks and the algorithms most appropriate for addressing them.
 Critique the results of a machine learning exercise.
 Apply the techniques of regression, classification, clustering, and dimensionality reduction on real world data
 Apply machine learning software and toolkits in a range of applications
 Carry out problem solving on a piece of practical work that requires the application of machine learning techniques.

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This second-year BASc module (part of the Cultures pathway) looks at the intersection between concepts of race and gender, and the implications for feminism....

This second-year BASc module (part of the Cultures pathway) looks at the intersection between concepts of race and gender, and the implications for feminism. Over the course of 10 weeks, we examine intersectionality in theory and practice, asking how racial and gendered constructs have been mutually co-constitutive in various settings. We will unpack overlapping and intersecting hierarchies of oppression, by exploring questions of individual and communal positionalities. Throughout, we pay particular attention to the continuing impact of colonial hierarchies and neo-colonial dynamics.

The BASC0042 module is organised into two parts. Part I, running in the first half of Term 1, looks at the key ideas and theories around race, gender and feminism. We will examine the colonial underpinnings of many oppressive hierarchies, and the ways in which feminist, anti-racist and other liberatory movements have challenged these hierarchies. Part II, starting after Reading Week, shifts the focus to specific contemporary issues, examining how racialised and gendered hierarchies play out in areas including migration, carcerality, and healthcare. The module concludes with a session on voice and representation, where we explore the racialised and gendered elements of storytelling.
 