Developing a Bot Training Course

Introduction

• Overview of Bots for Developers
• Uses and Applications of Bots
• Understanding the Mechanics of Bots
• Building a Custom Bot vs. Leveraging a Bot-Creation Platform

Initiating Your Bot Project

• Defining the Purpose and Requirements of Your Bot
• Outlining Specifications, Features, and Functionalities
• Drafting a Conversational Script for Your Bot

Constructing Your Bot

• Creating the Engineering Design for Your Bot
  • Designing Front-End Components
  • Designing Back-End Components
• Developing and Testing Your Bot
  • Understanding the Development Complexities Inherent in Bots
  • Testing Code within the Emulator
  • Testing Code on the Actual Messaging Platform
  • Executing the Final QA Process

Launching Your Bot

• Deploying Your Bot
• Publishing Your Bot
• Monitoring Bot Activities
• Attracting More Users to Your Bot
• Tracking and Analyzing Bot Performance and Outcomes
• Iterating the Development and Launch Cycle

Overview of Tools for Creating Bots

• Exploring Bot Drafts and Design Tools
• Exploring Bot Builders
• Exploring Bot Tools for Developers
• Exploring Tools for Bot Monitoring and Analytics
• Exploring Tools for Bot Monetization

Overview of Bot Platforms for Advanced Bot Development

• Creating a Facebook Messenger Bot
• Project Overview
• Setting Up on Facebook
• Utilizing Chatfuel
• Utilizing API.AI
• Utilizing Heroku

Creating a Bot Using the Microsoft Bot Framework

• Overview of the Microsoft Bot Framework
• Setting Up Your Bot
• Testing Your Bot

Summary
Troubleshooting
Closing Remarks