AI & Data Scientist Internship Curriculum
Week 1 — Python Programming Fundamentals
Goal: Build a strong foundation in Python programming.
Day 1
Introduction to Data Science
- Data Science Lifecycle
- AI vs ML vs Deep Learning
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Setting up Python Environment
- Installing VS Code
- Installing Python
- Virtual Environment
- Jupyter Notebook
Hands-on
- Install required software
- Write first Python program
Source: Python for Data Science
Day 2
Python Basics
- Variables
- Data Types
- Type Casting
- Input and Output
- Operators
Hands-on
- Small coding exercises
Day 3
Control Flow
- if
- elif
- else
- Nested Conditions
- Match Case
Hands-on
- Number guessing
- Grade calculator
Day 4
Loops
- For Loop
- While Loop
- Range
- Break
- Continue
- Pass
Hands-on
- Pattern programs
- Multiplication tables
Day 5
Functions
- Function Definition
- Parameters
- Return Values
- Lambda Functions
- Scope
- Recursion Introduction
Hands-on
- Calculator using functions
Weekly Project
Student Record Management System
Features:
- Add Student
- Delete Student
- Search Student
- Update Student
- Display Student Details
Skills Used: Variables, Loops, Functions, Lists, Conditions
Week 2 — Advanced Python
Goal: Become comfortable writing modular Python applications.
Day 1
Collections
- List
- Tuple
- Set
- Dictionary
Hands-on
- Student Marks Management
Day 2
String Handling
- String Methods
- Formatting
- Regular Expressions Introduction
Hands-on
- Text Analyzer
Day 3
File Handling
- Read Files
- Write Files
- CSV Files
- JSON Files
Hands-on
- Employee Database
Day 4
Exception Handling
- Try
- Except
- Finally
- Custom Exceptions
Hands-on
- Banking Application
Day 5
Object Oriented Programming
- Classes
- Objects
- Constructor
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Encapsulation
Hands-on
- Library Management
Weekly Project
Inventory Management System
Features:
- Product CRUD
- Store in CSV
- Exception Handling
- OOP Design
Week 3 — Data Analysis with Python
Goal: Learn professional data analysis.
Day 1
NumPy
- Arrays
- Indexing
- Slicing
- Broadcasting
- Vectorization
Hands-on
- Matrix Operations
Day 2
Pandas Basics
- Series
- DataFrame
- Import CSV
- Export CSV
Hands-on
- Employee Dataset
Day 3
Data Cleaning
- Missing Values
- Duplicate Records
- Data Types
- Rename Columns
Hands-on
- Cleaning Sales Dataset
Day 4
Data Transformation
- Filtering
- Sorting
- Merge
- Join
- GroupBy
Hands-on
- Retail Dataset
Day 5
Exploratory Data Analysis
- Summary Statistics
- Correlation
- Distribution
- Business Insights
Hands-on
- EDA Notebook
Weekly Project
Retail Sales Data Analysis
Deliverables:
- Clean Dataset
- EDA Report
- Business Insights
- Visualization Report
Week 4 — SQL for Data Science
Goal: Master SQL for analytics.
Day 1
Database Basics
- RDBMS
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Tables
Day 2
SQL Queries
- SELECT
- WHERE
- ORDER BY
- LIMIT
Day 3
Aggregations
- GROUP BY
- HAVING
- Aggregate Functions
Day 4
JOIN Operations
- INNER
- LEFT
- RIGHT
- FULL
- SELF JOIN
Weekly Project
Online Store Database Analysis
Tasks:
- Customer Analytics
- Sales Analytics
- Product Analytics
- Revenue Dashboard Queries
Week 5 — Statistics for Data Science
Goal: Understand statistical thinking behind ML.
Day 1
Descriptive Statistics
Day 2
Probability
Day 3
Distributions
- Normal
- Binomial
- Poisson
Day 4
Hypothesis Testing
Weekly Project
Business Statistics Analysis
Dataset: Customer Purchase Dataset
Deliverables:
- Statistical Report
- Business Insights
Week 6 — Data Visualization
Day 1
Matplotlib
Day 2
Plotly
Day 3
Advanced Visualization
- Heatmaps
- Pairplots
- Distribution
Day 4
Dashboard Design Principles
Weekly Project
Executive Sales Dashboard
Tools: Plotly, Python
Week 7 — Machine Learning Fundamentals
Day 1
Machine Learning Workflow
Day 2
Regression
- Linear Regression
Day 3
Classification
- Logistic Regression
Day 4
Decision Trees, Random Forest
Weekly Project
House Price Prediction — Complete ML Pipeline
Week 8 — Advanced Machine Learning
Day 1
SVM
Day 2
Ensemble Learning
- Bagging
- Boosting
Day 3
Clustering
- K-Means
Day 4
PCA, Feature Selection
Day 5
Model Evaluation
- Accuracy
- Precision
- Recall
- F1
- ROC
Weekly Project
Customer Segmentation System
Week 9 — Deep Learning
Day 1
Neural Networks
Day 2
TensorFlow, Keras
Day 3
ANN
Day 4
CNN
Weekly Project
Image Classification Model
Dataset: CIFAR-10 or Cats vs Dogs
Week 10 — Time Series & NLP
Day 1
Time Series Basics
Day 2
Forecasting
Day 3
Natural Language Processing
Day 4
Text Preprocessing
Weekly Project
Product Review Sentiment Analyzer
Week 11 — Model Deployment & MLOps
Day 1
Git, GitHub
Day 2
FastAPI
Day 3
Model Deployment
Day 4
Docker
Day 5
Project Structure, Logging, Environment Variables
Source: Git & GitHub
Source: Docker
Source: FastAPI
Weekly Project
Deploy House Price Prediction API
Features:
- REST API
- Swagger Documentation
- Docker Support
Week 12 — Generative AI for Data Scientists
Day 1
Introduction to Large Language Models
- Evolution of AI
- Generative AI vs Traditional AI
- Transformers Overview
- Popular Foundation Models
- Prompt Engineering Basics
Hands-on
- Explore LLM capabilities using OpenAI or open-source models
- Design effective prompts for business scenarios
Day 2
Embeddings and Vector Databases
- Text Embeddings
- Similarity Search
- Vector Databases
- Semantic Search
- Introduction to FAISS and ChromaDB
Hands-on
- Generate embeddings
- Perform semantic similarity search
Day 3
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- RAG Architecture
- Document Loading
- Text Chunking
- Embedding Pipelines
- Retrieval Strategies
Hands-on
- Build a simple RAG pipeline using local documents
Day 4
AI Agents and Orchestration
- LangChain Fundamentals
- LangGraph Introduction
- Tool Calling
- Multi-step Workflows
- AI Agent Design Patterns
Hands-on
- Build a simple AI assistant capable of answering questions from uploaded documents
Day 5
Production AI Applications
- Responsible AI
- AI Safety and Hallucination Mitigation
- LLM Evaluation
- Cost Optimization
- AI Application Architecture
- End-to-End AI System Design
Hands-on
- Integrate an LLM into a FastAPI application
Source: Generative AI
Weekly Project
Enterprise Intelligent Document Assistant
Objective: Develop an AI-powered application capable of answering questions from uploaded business documents.
Functional Requirements:
- Upload PDF, DOCX, or TXT files
- Extract document content
- Generate embeddings
- Store embeddings in a vector database
- Retrieve relevant information using semantic search
- Answer user questions using a Large Language Model
- Expose the application through a FastAPI REST API
Technology Stack:
- Python
- FastAPI
- LangChain
- ChromaDB or FAISS
- OpenAI API or Open-Source LLM
- Pandas
- Docker
- Git & GitHub
Deliverables:
- Well-structured project repository
- Modular source code
- API documentation
- Docker configuration
- README with setup instructions
- Sample dataset and demonstration
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