Course Details
Topic 1.1 Get Started on Python
Overview of Python
Set Python
Code Your First Python Script
Topic 1.2: Data Types
Number
String
List
Tuple
Dictionary
Set
Topic 1.3 Operators
Arithmetic Operators
Compound Operators
Comparison Operators
Membership Operators
Logical Operators
Topic 1.4 Control Structure, Loop and Comprehension
Conditional
Loop
Iterating Over Multiple Sequences
Comprehension
Topic 1.5 Function
Function Syntax
Return Values
Default Arguments
Variable Arguments
Lambda, Map, Filter
Topic 1.6 Modules & Packages
Import Modules and Packages
Python Standard Packages
Third Party Packages
Topic 2.1 Data Preparation
Data Analytics with Pandas
Pandas DataFrame and Series
Import and Export Finance Data
Filter and Slice Finance Data
Clean Missing Data
Topic 2.2 Data Transformation
Create Computed Data Column
Join Finance Data with Concat, Append and Merge
Aggregate Data with Groupby and Pivot Table
Topic 2.3 Data Visualization
Visualize Time Series Data with Line Plot
Visualize Statistical Relationships with Scatter Plot
Visualize Categorical Data with Bar Plot and Pie Plot
Visualize Variation with Box Plot
Visualize Distribution with Histogram
Topic 2.4 Data Analysis
Descriptive Statistics
Rolling Window Average Analysis
Covariance and Correlation
Topic 2.5 Advanced Data Analytics
Apply
Data Piping
Topic 3.1 Introduction to Deep Learning
Overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning
Evaluation of Data Analytics Platforms for Deep Learning
Applications of AI to Finance Services
Deep Learning Methodology
Topic 3.2 Neural Network for Regression
What is Neural Network (NN)?
Activation Functions
Mean Square Error (MSE) Loss Function for Regression
Optimization Algorithms
Build a Predictive Regression Model for Sales Forecasting
Topic 3.3 Neural Network for Classification
One Hot Encoding and SoftMax
Cross Entropy Loss Function for Classification
Build a Classification Model for Classifying Currency Notes
Topic 4.1 Image Classification with Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)
Introduction to Convolutional Neural Network (CNN
Build a Image Classification Model for Currency Notes Detection
Small Dataset Overfitting Issue
Methods to Solve Overfitting Issues
Transfer Learning
Topic 4.2 Time Series Forecasting with Recurrent Neural Network (RNN)
Introduction to Recurrent Neural Network (RNN)
LSTM and GRU Models
Build a Time Series Forecasting Model for Stock Price
Course Info
Promotion Code
Promo or discount cannot be applied to IBF-STS courses
Minimum Entry Requirement
Knowledge and Skills
- Able to operate using computer functions
- Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)
Attitude
- Positive Learning Attitude
- Enthusiastic Learner
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year of working experience.
Target Age Group: 21-65 years old
Minimum Software/Hardware Requirement
Softtware: Windows / Mac
Hardware: Laptop
Self-Sponsored Individuals
- Up to 70% subsidy is available for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents of Singapore, physically based in Singapore. GST funding support will no longer be applicable for all courses.
Company-Sponsored Individuals
- Up to 70% subsidy is available for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents of Singapore, physically based in Singapore. Please note:
- The company must be a Financial Institution regulated by MAS or a FinTech firm certified by Singapore FinTech Association (SFA)
- To register, please email your company name and your name to reachus@knowledgehut.com.sg.
- For more information on the IBF subsidies and eligibility, please visit: https://www.ibf.org.sg/programmes/Pages/IBF-STS.aspx
Steps to Apply Skills Future Claim
- The staff will send you an invoice with the fee breakdown.
- Login to the MySkillsFuture portal, select the course you’re enrolling on and enter the course date and schedule.
- Enter the course fee payable by you (including GST) and enter the amount of credit to claim.
- Upload your invoice and click ‘Submit’
Get Additional Course Fee Support Up to $500 under UTAP
The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) is a training benefit provided to NTUC Union Members with an objective of encouraging them to upgrade with skills training. It is provided to minimize the training cost. If you are a NTUC Union Member then you can get 50% funding (capped at $500 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
For more information visit NTUC U Portal – Union Training Assistance Program (UTAP)
Steps to Apply UTAP
- Log in to your U Portal account to submit your UTAP application upon completion of the course.
Note
- SSG subsidy is available for Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Corporates.
- All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay. For more details, visit www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/credit
- An unfunded course fee can be claimed via SkillsFuture Credit or paid in cash.
- UTAP funding for NTUC Union Members is capped at $250 for 39 years and below and at $500 for 40 years and above.
- UTAP support amount will be paid to training provider first and claimed after end of class by learner.
Job Roles
- Financial Data Scientist
- Quantitative Analyst
- Risk Management Analyst
- Portfolio Manager
- Investment Banker
- Credit Analyst
- Finance Machine Learning Engineer
- Asset Manager
- Algorithmic Trader
- Financial Modeler
- Finance Business Intelligence Specialist
- Financial Technology Developer
- Bank Operations Analyst
- Hedge Fund Analyst
- Insurtech Specialist
Customer Reviews (273)
- Dr Alvin Ang is a very knowledgeable, professional and passionate traine Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Dr Alvin Ang is a very knowledgeable, professional and passionate trainer. Dr Alvin made the course very interesting ,very engaging and ensures all the various concepts is easy understood by for non - data science background student. He also shared many useful data science websites/knowledge too. I would highly recommend anyone who are interested in AI subject matter using Popular Deep Learning tools to approach him. (Posted on 4/20/2023)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - might recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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More structure (Posted on 12/29/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - might recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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More structure (Posted on 12/28/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Provide hardcopy of the notes. Include use case to detect anomaly in alerts or ML in detecting suspicious traffic in firewall logs.1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
Dr Alvin was my trainer during the 4days course. He has a pleasant personality and shared many of the interesting concept/knowledge through real-life use cases besides class notes. As a person with a strong passion in data science, he selflessly shared many useful data science websites/knowledge too. I would highly recommend anyone who are interested in AI subject matter using Python to approach him. (Posted on 11/24/2022) - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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. (Posted on 11/24/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Dr. Alvin is very knowledgeable, super friendly Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Dr. Alvin is very knowledgeable, super friendly and extremely keen to share his knowledge and experiences. Lessons were spontaneous, fun and easy to understand. Thanks ! (Posted on 10/27/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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. (Posted on 10/27/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Dr Alvin is enthusiastic and passionate about sharing his deep knowledge of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence with the class. Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Zoom experience was not perfect (audio was choppy). Would be good to ensure proper setup for Virtual classrooms.1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
Dr Alvin is enthusiastic and passionate about sharing his deep knowledge of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence with the class. He goes beyond the syllabus to share many real world applications of how AI is being used and future job trends in the Data Analytics field. He provided the class many useful resources as well. (Posted on 10/27/2022) - Dr. Alvin Ang is an established authority in the fields of data science Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Dr. Alvin Ang is an established authority in the fields of data science, statistics and machine learning with numerous publications and industry connections to his name. He goes the extra mile to share his years of valuable industry experience to benefit us as participants of this futuristic industry. I am extremely satisfied and proud to call myself a student of Dr. Alvin Ang. Thank you so much, Dr. Alvin! (Posted on 10/27/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - will recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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. (Posted on 9/1/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Dr. Ang was my trainer on Data Analytics and Deep Learning for Financial Services course. Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Dr. Ang was my trainer on Data Analytics and Deep Learning for Financial Services course. He is well-versed in the field of data analytics, machine learning and deep learning. I was able to comprehend Dr. Alvin teachings very effectively because he would spend every effort in making sure his students are able to understand the content well. He is a very passionate educator & tries his very best to teach as much as he can within the 4 days class. His class is exiting and engaging.1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment
I highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested in starting a journey on machine learning and deep learning!
I am thankful to have the opportunity to have learnt from him! (Posted on 9/1/2022) - Dr Alvin is very knowledgeable and friendly and the course is very engaging. Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Dr Alvin is very knowledgeable and friendly and the course is very engaging. Real life examples were used throughout the course. He is approachable and helpful. Thumbs-up to him! (Posted on 9/1/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Dr Alvin Ang is a very engaging and knowledgeable trainer. Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Dr Alvin Ang is a very engaging and knowledgeable trainer. He goes above and beyond to share his knowledge about various aspects of data science and he makes the concepts easy to follow and relevant, and adjusts it for different learners. (Posted on 9/1/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Dr. Alvin was knowledgeable and passionate about teaching. Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Dr. Alvin was knowledgeable and passionate about teaching. He explained the technical topic in layman's terms and in an interactive way that made the course enjoyable. Most importantly, I was able to grasp the idea of how I can apply the knowledge I had learned from the course to real-world. (Posted on 9/1/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Nice lecturer. More hands on to let us practice the coding will be good Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Nice lecturer. More hands on to let us practice the coding will be good (Posted on 8/17/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - This course contents is well structured, Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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This course contents is well structured, Trainer (Dr. Alvin Ang) is knowledgeable and helpful (Posted on 8/15/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Dr. Alvin know a lot, he over delivery. Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Dr. Alvin know a lot, he over delivery. He provide a lot of insight to deep learning and many other example. I have learn a lot from him and will recommend this course to others. (Posted on 8/15/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Hands down, best choice I’ve made training at Tertiarwill recommend Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Hands down, best choice I’ve made training at Tertiary. Dr Ang has a wealth of experience and went beyond scope to share his personal journey in implementing AI and its challenges. He is patient and friendly who make me actually want to go back to train. I highly recommend Dr Ang and Tertiary to anyone who wants to get to know AI and Deep Learning (Posted on 7/24/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - this course is excellent Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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this course is excellent (Posted on 6/26/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment - Dr Alvin Ang passion towards data science is amazing. Review by Course Participant/Trainee
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Dr Alvin Ang was my trainer at Tertiary Infotech. His passion towards data science is amazing. He always goes above and beyond to relate what he teach in class to real-life examples. All the resources are also very professionally compiled on his website which makes it easy to follow in class. He is highly capable in this field and I will definitely recommend him to anyone! (Posted on 6/26/2022)1. Do you find the course meet your expectation? 2. Do you find the trainer knowledgeable in this subject? 3. How do you find the training environment








