Introduction to Natural Language Processing

With the large amount of data generated daily, Natural Language Processing (NLP) plays a significant role in our daily life, affecting how we search for information online to how companies interact with customers.

This course will provide an overview of NLP and the different types of NLP systems, with a hands-on focus on popular tasks such as text classification. We will explore how NLP is used across a diverse set of industries and discuss use cases on how NLP is used to improve various tasks. This course is designed to introduce the general idea behind NLP and its potential applications to anyone, regardless of their computing background.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to describe the different types of NLP systems, identify potential applications of NLP in different domains/industries, and utilise basic NLP techniques.

Course Details

Course Dates:
Currently unavailable.

Duration: 1 day
9.00am - 5.00pm

Who Should Attend

Participants in roles who deal with large amount of data, particularly text-based data
Participants who aspire to acquire skills relevant to roles such as Data Analysts

Prerequisites:

O level Mathematics Qualifications
Basic IT knowledge
Prior programming knowledge is preferred but not essential

Programme Outline

Learning Objectives and Structure

By the end of this course, participants should be able to / can expect to:

Understand and describe the different types of NLP systems
Perform basic text analysis and utilise various NLP techniques
Identify potential use cases and industry applications of NLP
Learn about current trends in NLP

Course Outline

Overview of AI and NLP
Data and Pre-processing
Text Classification
Topic Modelling
Deep Learning for NLP
Use Cases and Applications of NLP
Project Discussion and Presentation
Quiz

Course Fees and Funding

Full course fee inclusive of prevailing GST For Foreigners	You pay S$981.00
SkillsFuture Course Fee subsidy (up to 70%) For Singapore Citizens < 40 years old For Permanent Residents	You pay as low as S$294.30
Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (up to 90%) For Singapore Citizens ≥ 40 years old	You pay as low as S$114.30
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (up to 90%) For SME - Sponsored employees	You pay as low as S$114.30

The above module fee payable is inclusive of 9% GST.
This course is not eligible for the $4,000 credit under SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up scheme.

Instructors

Kwan Hui Lim
Fellow, SUTD Academy
Assistant Professor at SUTD

Kwan Hui LIM is an Assistant Professor at the Information Systems Technology and Design Pillar, Singapore University of Technology and Design, and leads the Social and Urban Analytics Lab. Previously, he was a Research Fellow at the School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Research Engineer at the Living Analytics Research Centre, Singapore Management University, Research Intern at IBM Research – Australia, and various visiting appointments. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne, and MSc (Research) and BCompSci (1st Class Honours) from the University of Western Australia.

He is a recipient of the 2016 Google PhD Fellowship in Machine Learning. His research interests are in Data Mining, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Social Network Analysis, and Social Computing.

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Attend and complete all lectures, class exercises, workshops and assessments;
Complete the Course feedback at the end of the Course;
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Course may be cancelled due to insufficient participants. SUTD Academy will not be responsible or liable in any way for any claims, damages, losses, expenses, costs or liabilities whatsoever (including, without limitation, any direct or indirect damages for loss of profits, business interruption or loss of information) resulting or arising directly or indirectly from any course cancellation.
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Types of Funding

Funding under Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy ("MCES")

MCES is an enhanced Subsidy to encourage mid-career individuals to upskill and reskill, thereby helping them to remain competitive and resilient in the job market. With this, all Singaporeans aged 40 and above will receive higher subsidies of up to 90% course fee subsidy for SSG-funded certifiable courses.
Individuals/employers are not required to submit an application for the MCES. Those pursuing SSG-funded programmes will be charged the appropriate subsidised fees by SUTD Academy if they are eligible MCES. Individuals/employers will only need to pay the nett fee (full course fee after SSG's grant).

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ETSS is an enhanced funding to enable SMEs to send their employees for training.
SMEs will enjoy subsidies of up to 90% of the course fees when they sponsor their employees for SSG-funded certifiable courses.
In addition to higher course fee funding, SMEs can also claim absentee payroll funding of 80% of basic hourly salary at a higher cap of $7.50 per hour. SMEs may apply for the absentee payroll via the SkillsConnect system.
To qualify, SMEs must meet all of the following criteria:
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

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Funding under Union Training Assistance Programme ("UTAP")

UTAP is a training benefit for NTUC members to defray their cost of training. This benefit is to encourage more union members to go for skills upgrading.

NTUC members enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support for up to $250 each year when you sign up for courses supported under UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme).

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This is part of the Government’s efforts to encourage every Singaporean to complete their post-secondary education. It also underscores the Government’s commitment to support families in investing in the future education of their children and to prepare them for the economy of the future. PSEA is not a bank account.

It is administered by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and is opened automatically for all eligible Singaporeans.

Account holders can use their PSEA funds to pay for their own or their siblings’ approved fees and charges for approved programs conducted by approved institutions.

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