Sessional Lecturer - MMF1914H: Information Technology (Section LEC 0101)

Date Posted: 07/07/2026
Req ID: 49182
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Economics
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

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MMF1914H: Information Technology (Section LEC 0101)

Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to information technology and financial data in the context of modern finance. Students will learn the foundations of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and how it applies to building financial datasets. The course will cover classification models like Softmax Regression, neural networks, and Multilayer Perceptrons. Students will gain practical experience with Python and PyTorch, learning about vector lookups and embeddings, and self-attention. The course will also introduce students to cutting-edge topics like BERT, causal Large Language Models (LL...