“I feel very confident about myself now. I understand the working of machine learning algorithms and use various state-of-the-art models for various projects.”, says Malvica Lewis. Read further to learn about her journey with Great Learning’s PGP Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Course in her own words.
After my BTech in Electronics and Communication, I started my career as a Technical Writer in Bangalore. I have nine years of experience as a Technical Writer and Information / Curriculum Developer in electronic slot machine gaming and customer experience products.
Before joining Great Learning, I had plans of pursuing higher studies and got an offer letter from one of the reputed institutions in Wellington. Due to the pandemic, I had to drop my plans and started my preparations by learning python, statistics, and probability from multiple websites.
Apart from my 9-10 hours’ job, I had to bring up my four years old son and manage household stuff. Due to work from home, I moved to my parents, and as my mom helped me with some tasks, I had some time to study. I always had plans to change my career as I had a lot of interest in coding and develop some applications. I started following few AI blogs on LinkedIn, and I was so amazed to see how machines perform tasks like how we do. That’s when I decided to learn AIML.
The content on the web is vast and never-ending. Also, there is no proper flow of information. I had also enrolled for a Data Science course in another online medium. Though the structure of the program was good, the mentoring sessions were too fast. I didn’t have enough time to study and had very limited time for assignments. It was not meant for working professionals. Then I did a lot of research before I got enrolled at Great Learning for AIML. Once I started my course at GL, I realized that I had made the right decision. The course was very well structured for working professionals. The video-recorded tutorials by faculty experts covered most of the important topics. We also had quizzes based on what we’d learned from the tutorials every week.
The mentoring sessions were very useful. Our professors cleared all our doubts and gave us practical insights. These sessions are essential because they teach more advanced topics and discuss real-world problems. The professors are well knowledgeable in the AIML domain and have lots of experience working for well-reputed companies.
Though we had sessions with our mentor every week, it was during the capstone project we interacted the most. Our mentor gave us immense support and guidance throughout the project, because of which we were able to apply recent algorithms in our project and achieve great results.
My advice to everyone is to stay determined and focus on their goals. Nothing is impossible. It’s also very important to stay up-to-date with technology and keep learning. I wish everyone all the very best in their future endeavors.
