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MIT Sloan School of Management: Machine Learning in Business

Incorporate machine learning into your business strategy, as you explore the value and impact of this technology.

Incorporate machine learning into your business strategy, as you explore the value and impact of this technology.

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6 weeks
6–8 hours per week
Starts Aug 13, 2025
Enroll by Aug 19, 2025
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule
6 weeks
6–8 hours per week
Starts Aug 13, 2025
Enroll by Aug 19, 2025
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

About this Course

Machine learning offers an opportunity to gain a powerful competitive edge in business and is increasingly becoming a priority for managers and executives. In the Machine Learning in Business online short course from the MIT Sloan School of Management and the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), you’ll be guided to discover the business potential of machine learning while developing strategies for effective implementation.

The program focuses on the managerial implications of machine learning and touches on certain technical aspects to provide you with the deeper knowledge needed to craft an effective machine learning integration strategy. Explore the value and impact of this technology, with insights from esteemed MIT faculty and machine learning experts.

Although not technical in focus, this online short course will be useful for leaders and decision makers who want to gain a grounding in machine learning to successfully integrate it into their organization. It’s also relevant for managers, data specialists, consultants, and business professionals interested in exploring the technology’s strategic implications. You’ll walk away with a sound understanding of the applications of machine learning in business, without needing to code or program. You’ll also explore the opportunities, capabilities, and scope of this transformative technology.

Course curriculum

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Craft a practical integration strategy for machine learning and its many business applications as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course.

Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1: Introduction to machine learning

Module 2: Implementing machine learning in a business

Module 3: Sensing the physical world

Module 4: Helping machines learn to use language

Module 5: Finding patterns in human transactions

Module 6: Machine learning challenges and future

Earn a certificate

Acquire the knowledge to integrate machine learning into your business strategy and earn an official digital certificate of completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

This machine learning program also counts toward an MIT Sloan Executive Certificate, which you can earn by completing four programs; three from your chosen certificate track and one completed in person. Find out more.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.

Some facts about the subject

$20.83 billion

The expected value of the global machine learning market by 2024, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44.06% since 2017.

_Market Research Future (Jan, 2020). ___

75%

The estimated percentage of organizations that will leverage AI techniques like ML or deep neural networks (DNNs) to deliver business value by the end of 2022.

_Gartner (Nov, 2019).___

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