UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA) DEGREE PROGRAMME

SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024

Title of the Paper Advanced Machine Learning

Core- XI Theory II Year & III Semester Credit:5 535C3C

Course Objectives
• To understand the concepts of Machine Learning.
To understand the theoretical and practical aspects of types of machine learning
To teach and get familiarized with supervised learning and their applications.
To teach and get familiarized with the concepts and algorithms of unsupervised learning.
To appreciate the concepts and algorithms of deep learning.

Unit I: Introducing Machine Learning:The Origins of Machine Learning, Uses and Abuses of
Machine Learning _ Basics of Machine Learning Algorithm Model Works - Steps to apply
Machine Learning - Choosing a Machine Learning Algorithm - Using Machine Learning
concepts.
Managing and Understanding Data: Data Structures, Vectors And Factors: Lists, Data frames,
Matrixes and arrays - Managing Data - Exploring and Understanding Data: Exploring the
Structure of Data, Exploring Numeric variables - Exploring Categorical Variables- Exploring
Relationships between Variables.

Unit II: Lazy Learning – Classification Using Nearest Neighbors:The kNN Algorithm-
Diagnosing Breast Cancer with the kNN Algorithm- Probabilistic Learning – Classification
Using Naive Bayes: Basic concepts of Bayesian Methods- The Naïve Bayes Algorithm- Example
– filtering Mobile Phone Spam with the Naive Bayes Algorithm.
Divide and Conquer – Classification Using Decision Trees and Rules: Understanding Decision
Trees- Example – Identifying Risky Bank Loans using C5.0 Decision Trees- Understanding
Classification Rules- Example – Identifying Poisonous Mushrooms with Rule Learners.

Unit III: Forecasting Numeric Data – Regression Methods:Understanding Regression- Example

– Predicting Medical Expenses using Linear Regression- Understanding Regression Trees and
Model Trees- Example – Estimating the Quality of Wines with Regression Trees and Model
Trees.
Black Box Methods Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines: Understanding Neural
Networks, from Biological to Artificial Neurons, Activation Functions, Network Topology,
Training Neural Networks with Backpropagation - Modeling the Strength of Concrete with
ANNs- Understanding Support Vector Machines- Performing OCR with SVMs- Finding Patterns
– Market Basket Analysis Using Association Rules: Understanding Association Rules- Example
– Identifying Frequently Purchased Groceries with Association Rules.

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Unit IV: Finding Groups of Data – Clustering with K-Means: Understanding Clustering- The k-
means Algorithm for clustering- Finding teen market segments using k-means Clustering-
Evaluating Model Performance: Measuring Performance for Classification- Beyond Accuracy –
other Measures of Performance, Visualizing Performance Tradeoffs.
Improving Model Performance: Tuning Stock Models for Better Performance-Using Caret for
Automated Parameter Tuning- Creating a simple Tuned Model- Customizing the Tuning
Process- Improving Model Performance with meta-learning- Understanding Ensembles-
Bagging- Boosting- Random forests.

Unit V: Introduction to Deep Learning: Introduction to Deep Learning, Single Layer Perceptron
Model (SLP), Multilayer Perceptron Model (MLP), Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs),
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs),Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs).
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs): Structure and Properties of CNNs - Components of
CNN Architectures- Convolutional Layer, Pooling Layer, Rectified Linear Units (ReLU) Layer,
Fully Connected (FC) Layer, Loss Layer - Tuning Parameters ,Notable CNN Architectures,
Regularization- Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs): Fully Recurrent Networks, Training RNNs
with Back-Propagation Through Time (BPPT)- Elman Neural Networks, Neural History
Compressor, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Traditional and Training LSTMs - Structural
Damping Within RNNs, Tuning Parameter Update Algorithm.

Text Books:
1. Brett Lantz, “Machine Learning with R”, Addison-Wesley Packt Publishing, 2013.
2. TawehBeysolow, “Introduction to Deep Learning Using R: A Step-by-Step Guide to
Learning and Implementing Deep Learning Models Using R”, San Francisco, California,
USA, 2017.

Reference Books:
1. Daniel T. Larose, Chantal D. Larose, “Data mining and Predictive analytics”, Second
Ed., Wiley Publication, 2015.
2. Bertt Lantz, “Machine Learning with R: Expert techniques for predictive modeling”, 3rd
Edition, April 15,2019,
3. Jason Bell, “Machine Learning: Hands-On for Developers and Technical Professionals”,
Wiley Publication,2015.

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Course Outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to
To understand, impart and analyze the concepts and of Machine Learning
CO1 K1-K6
Techniques and types of data.
To comprehend, apply and evaluate the classification techniques for real-
CO2 K1-K6
world applications.

CO3 To understand, use and perform evaluation of Regression methods. K1-K6

To recognize, implement and analyse the unsupervised techniques for real-

CO4 K1-K6
world applications.
To understand, identify, implement and review the deep learning techniques
CO5 K1-K6
for real-time applications.
K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyze, K5 Evaluate, K6- Create

Mapping with Programme Outcomes:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10

CO1 S S - - S L - S - -
CO2 S S M - S L - S - -
CO3 S S S - S L - S - S
CO4 S S M - S L - S - -
CO5 S S S - S L - S - S
S- Strong; M-Medium; L-Low

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