| Call Number | 12849 | 
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location | TR 2:40pm-3:55pm 501 Northwest Corner Building | 
| Points | 3 | 
| Grading Mode | Standard | 
| Approvals Required | None | 
| Instructor | John Hewitt | 
| Type | LECTURE | 
| Method of Instruction | In-Person | 
| Course Description | Computational approaches to the analysis, understanding, and generation of natural language text at scale. Emphasis on machine learning techniques for NLP, including deep learning and large language models. Applications may include information extraction, sentiment analysis, question answering, summarization, machine translation, and conversational AI. Discussion of datasets, benchmarking and evaluation, interpretability, and ethical considerations. | 
| Web Site | Vergil | 
| Department | Computer Science | 
| Enrollment | 159 students (164 max) as of 3:06PM Friday, October 31, 2025 | 
| Subject | Computer Science | 
| Number | W4705 | 
| Section | 002 | 
| Division | Interfaculty | 
| Open To | Barnard College, Business, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, General Studies, Journalism | 
| Note | "This course is prioritized for COMS majors and full. Please | 
| Section key | 20253COMS4705W002 |