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Time Series Forecasting with Prophet and Neural Networks
Master time series forecasting using Facebook Prophet and deep learning models for accurate business predictions and strategic decision-making.
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Time Series Forecasting with Prophet and Neural Networks – Online Course
Time Series Forecasting with Prophet and Neural Networks is a comprehensive, hands-on course that introduces learners to the science and application of forecasting using both classical and deep learning-based models. In the modern data-driven economy, businesses rely on accurate forecasting to plan inventory, manage financials, monitor production, and understand customer behavior. This course empowers learners to model and predict trends, seasonality, anomalies, and future outcomes using state-of-the-art tools and techniques.
At the heart of this course are two powerful approaches: Facebook Prophet, a flexible and intuitive forecasting tool designed for analysts and data scientists, and neural networks, which offer sophisticated modeling capabilities for complex temporal patterns. Together, these tools allow you to tackle both univariate and multivariate time series problems in domains such as finance, retail, energy, supply chain, and beyond.
But what is time series forecasting, and how does this course help?
Time series forecasting refers to the technique of predicting future values based on previously observed data points indexed in time order. Unlike static data models, time series models account for temporal dependencies such as trends, cycles, holidays, and lagged effects. This course guides you from basic visualization and preprocessing to advanced forecasting techniques using Prophet and deep learning methods like LSTMs, GRUs, and hybrid architectures.
How to use this course:
- Start with fundamentals such as stationarity, decomposition, and autocorrelation.
- Dive into Prophet for interpretable and scalable forecasting with minimal tuning.
- Advance to deep learning models using TensorFlow and PyTorch for capturing nonlinear and long-term dependencies.
- Work on real projects to build business forecasting systems and dashboards.
- Apply your skills to create robust forecasting pipelines, assess performance, and deploy models in production.
This course is ideal for data analysts, data scientists, ML engineers, and business intelligence professionals who want to add powerful forecasting capabilities to their toolkit.
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Course Objectives Back to Top
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
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Understand the fundamentals of time series analysis and forecasting.
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Use Prophet for accurate modeling of trends, seasonality, and holidays.
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Prepare time series data using lag features, rolling windows, and transformations.
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Build LSTM and GRU neural networks for sequence prediction.
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Compare performance using RMSE, MAE, MAPE, and cross-validation.
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Detect outliers, changepoints, and anomalies in time series data.
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Build hybrid models that combine Prophet with deep learning.
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Automate forecasting pipelines using Python and Jupyter Notebooks.
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Deploy forecasting models with Flask or Streamlit dashboards.
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Apply real-world forecasting to use cases in finance, energy, retail, and supply chain.
Course Syllabus Back to Top
Course Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction to Time Series Forecasting
- What is time series?
- Components: trend, seasonality, noise
- Types: stationary vs. non-stationary series
Module 2: Data Preparation and Visualization
- Time-based indexing
- Missing value handling
- Lag features and rolling statistics
Module 3: Prophet Fundamentals
- Introduction to Facebook Prophet
- Model fitting and forecasting
- Trend changepoints and seasonal decomposition
Module 4: Advanced Prophet Techniques
- Adding holidays and custom regressors
- Forecast uncertainty intervals
- Cross-validation and hyperparameter tuning
Module 5: Introduction to Neural Networks for Time Series
- Why deep learning for time series?
- Data reshaping and sequences
- TensorFlow/Keras basics for time series
Module 6: LSTM and GRU Models
- Building LSTM from scratch
- GRU architecture
- Comparison and tuning
Module 7: Hybrid Models
- Combining Prophet and LSTM
- Ensemble modeling strategies
- Error correction and residual modeling
Module 8: Evaluation and Metrics
- MAE, RMSE, MAPE, SMAPE
- Visualizing forecast accuracy
- Model comparison techniques
Module 9: Time Series Projects
- Sales forecasting for retail chain
- Energy consumption prediction
- Stock price trend forecasting
- Web traffic anomaly detection
Module 10: Model Deployment
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Creating Flask/Streamlit forecasting apps
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Automating pipelines with CRON jobs or Airflow
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Cloud deployment (optional: AWS/GCP)
Certification Back to Top
Upon successful completion of the course, learners will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from Uplatz, confirming their proficiency in time series forecasting using both classical and deep learning techniques. This certificate showcases the learner’s ability to manage the full forecasting pipeline—from data preprocessing and modeling to evaluation and deployment.
The certification serves as a valuable asset for professionals pursuing roles such as Forecasting Analyst, Data Scientist, ML Engineer, or Financial Modeler. It demonstrates applied expertise in solving business-critical forecasting problems using Prophet, LSTM, and other modern tools—helping learners stand out in interviews and project evaluations across industries.
Career & Jobs Back to Top
Time series forecasting is one of the most in-demand skills in today’s data-centric industries. Whether it’s demand forecasting in retail, energy load forecasting, or financial projections, organizations need experts who can extract insights from temporal data.
Potential career roles include:
- Time Series Analyst
- Forecasting Engineer
- Data Scientist (Forecasting)
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Quantitative Analyst
Industries such as finance, healthcare, logistics, energy, and e-commerce heavily rely on accurate forecasting for operational efficiency and strategic planning. This course prepares you to step into these roles by giving you practical skills, real-world projects, and deployment experience with the latest forecasting tools. Whether you're building demand prediction systems or pricing models, time series forecasting is a future-proof skill with vast applications.
Interview Questions Back to Top
1. What is time series forecasting?
It is the process of using past time-indexed data to predict future values, accounting for temporal structures like trends and seasonality.
It is the process of using past time-indexed data to predict future values, accounting for temporal structures like trends and seasonality.
2. How does Facebook Prophet work?
Prophet uses an additive model that includes components for trend, seasonality, and holidays. It's robust to missing data and outliers.
Prophet uses an additive model that includes components for trend, seasonality, and holidays. It's robust to missing data and outliers.
3. What are LSTM and why are they useful for time series?
Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks are a type of recurrent neural network that can capture long-term dependencies in sequential data, making them effective for time series forecasting.
Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks are a type of recurrent neural network that can capture long-term dependencies in sequential data, making them effective for time series forecasting.
4. What is the difference between MAE and RMSE?
MAE measures average absolute errors, while RMSE penalizes larger errors more heavily due to squaring, making it sensitive to outliers.
MAE measures average absolute errors, while RMSE penalizes larger errors more heavily due to squaring, making it sensitive to outliers.
5. When would you prefer Prophet over neural networks?
Prophet is ideal for interpretable, quick, and reasonably accurate forecasts with strong seasonal/trend components and limited data.
Prophet is ideal for interpretable, quick, and reasonably accurate forecasts with strong seasonal/trend components and limited data.
6. How can you handle missing data in time series?
Techniques include interpolation, forward fill, and modeling missingness as a feature if the pattern is informative.
Techniques include interpolation, forward fill, and modeling missingness as a feature if the pattern is informative.
7. What is the role of rolling windows in time series preprocessing?
They help compute moving averages, rolling sums, or other statistics that capture trends and smooth noise.
They help compute moving averages, rolling sums, or other statistics that capture trends and smooth noise.
8. What are the limitations of neural networks in forecasting?
They require large datasets, careful tuning, and can be hard to interpret; they may also overfit or fail to generalize.
They require large datasets, careful tuning, and can be hard to interpret; they may also overfit or fail to generalize.
9. How do you choose between univariate and multivariate time series models?
Univariate uses only the target variable; multivariate includes external features that may influence the target, offering richer context.
Univariate uses only the target variable; multivariate includes external features that may influence the target, offering richer context.
10. How do you deploy a forecasting model in production?
Using tools like Flask or Streamlit to expose the model via web apps or APIs; automation via Airflow or CRON can schedule predictions.
Using tools like Flask or Streamlit to expose the model via web apps or APIs; automation via Airflow or CRON can schedule predictions.
Course Quiz Back to Top
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