Artificial Intelligence and Insights

Overview

This unit develops and enhances students’ conceptual and practical understanding of artificial intelligence (and in particular machine learning) in various business contexts where artificial intelligence has emerged to play a crucial role. Students learn about fundamental concepts, key techniques and popular tools in artificial intelligence and learn how it is influencing various businesses and industries. Students also acquire the ability to apply artificial intelligence techniques and tools to resolve issues and problems arising in different business contexts.

Learning outcomes

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Foundations of artificial intelligence (especially machine learning)
• Machine learning applications in different business areas
• Key machine learning techniques: supervised, unsupervised and semi-supervised
• Popular machine learning tools and computing platforms
• Applications of machine learning to different business areas such as financial services, supply chain management, healthcare and telecommunication