Overview
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.
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