MIS7315 - Deep Learning Theory and Business Applications

MIS 7315 Deep Learning Theory and Business Applications (3 semester credit hours) Covers foundations and applications of deep learning for NLP and vision. Topics: neural networks, word embeddings, language models, transformers, and LLMs. Assignments include hands-on coding (with and without high-level APIs), model training, and inference. Emphasizes both theory (e.g., backpropagation, attention) and practical toolkits (PyTorch, Hugging Face, FastAI). Final deliverables: presentations and a term paper. Instructor consent required. (3-0) F