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COURSE PACK FOR Robotic Process Automation
Course Title Robotic Process Automation Course Type CDC
Course Code C1203 Credits 1 Class III Year I sem
Contact Work Total Number of
TLP Credits Assessment in
Hours Load Classes
Weightage
Theory 0 2 2 Per Semester
Course Practice 1 1 1 Theory
Structure CIE SEE
Tutorial - - -
Total 1 3 3 42 -- --
Course Lead: Dr. S. Venu Gopal
Course Theory Practice
Instructors 1. Dr. S. Venu Gopal 1. Dr. S. Venu Gopal
2. Mr. Azhar Baig M 2. Mr. Azhar Baig M
COURSE OVERVIEW
Students will gain hands-on instruction in creating RPA bots, designing effective RPA
solutions, and automating repeated processes within your organization.
RPA Foundations- What is RPA – Flavors of RPA- History of RPA- The Benefits of RPA
RPA Platforms- Components of RPA- RPA Platforms-About Ui Path- About UiPath -
The future of automation
Sequence, Flowchart, and Control Flow-Sequencing the workflow Activities-Control
flow, various types of loops, and decision making-Step-bystep example using Sequence
and Flowchart-Step-by-step example using Sequence and Control flow-Data
Manipulation-Variables
Finding and attaching windows- Finding the control- Techniques for waiting for a
control- Act on controls – mouse and keyboard activities- Working with UiExplorer-
Handling events- Revisit recorder
Exception Handling, Debugging, and Logging- Exception handling
COURSE OBJECTIVE
To enable students to gain hands-on instruction in creating RPA bots, designing effective RPA
solutions, and automating repeated processes within your organization.
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COURSE CONTENT
THEORY
Module - 1 RPA Foundations
To define What is RPA – Flavors of RPA- History of RPA- The Benefits
of RPA
To discuss The downsides of RPA- RPA Compared to BPO, BPM and
BPA – Consumer Willingness for Automation
To discuss The Workforce of the Future- RPA Skills-On-Premise Vs.
the Cloud- Web Technology
To discuss Programming Languages and Low Code- OCR-Databases-
APIs- AI-Cognitive Automation-Agile, Scrum, Kanban and Waterfall0 DevOps-
Flowcharts.
Module - 2 RPA Platforms
To explain the Components of RPA- RPA Platforms-About Ui Path-
About UiPath - The future of automation
To discuss about Record and Play - Downloading and installing UiPath
Studio -Learning Ui Path Studio-
To demonstrate Task recorder - Step-bystep examples using the
recorder
Module - 3 Sequence, Flowchart, and Control Flow
To define Sequencing the workflowActivities-Control flow, various
types of loops, and decision making-Step-bystep example using Sequence and
Flowchart-Step-by-step example using Sequence and Control flow-Data
To discuss Manipulation-Variables and ScopeCollections-Arguments –
Purpose and use-Data table usage with examplesClipboard management-File
operation with step-by-step example-CSV/Excel to data table and vice versa
(with a step-by-stepexample).
Module - 4 Taking Control of the Controls
To explain Finding and attaching windows- Finding the control-
Techniques for waiting for a control- Act on controls – mouse and keyboard
activities
To define Working with UiExplorer- Handling events- Revisit
recorder- Screen Scraping- When to use OCR- Types of OCR available- How to
use OCR- Avoiding typical failure points.
Module - 5 Exception Handling, Debugging, and Logging- Exception handling
The Common exceptions and ways to handle them- Logging and
taking screenshots
Debugging techniques- Collecting crash dumps- Error reporting-
Future of RPA
REFERENCE BOOKS:
Text Book:
1. Tom Taulli, The Robotic Process Automation llandbook:A Guide to Implementing RPA
Systems,2020,lSBN-13 (electronic):978-7-4842-5729-6, Publisher : A press
2. Alok Mani Tripathi, Learning Robotic Process Automation, Publisher: Packt Publishing Release
Date: March 2018 ISBN: 9787788470940
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Reference Books:
1. Frank Casale, Rebecca Dilla, Heidi Jaynes,Lauren Livingston,"Introduction to Robotic
Process Automation: a Primer", Institute of Robotic Process Automation.
2. Richard Murdoch, robotic Process Automation: Guiding Building Software robots,
Automate Repetitive Tasks & Become an RPA Consultant.
LESSON PLAN
Lecture/
Practice Topic/Course Content BL#
#
L0 Course Overview and Course Outcomes -
To define What is RPA – Flavors of RPA- History of RPA- The L3
Benefits of RPA
L1
To discuss The downsides of RPA- RPA Compared to BPO, BPM
and BPA – Consumer Willingness for Automation
To discuss The Workforce of the Future- RPA Skills-On-Premise Vs. L3
L2 the Cloud- Web Technology
To discuss The Workforce of the Future- RPA Skills-On-Premise Vs. L3
L3 the Cloud- Web Technology cont..
To discuss Programming Languages and Low Code- OCR- L3
L4 Databases-APIs- AI-Cognitive Automation-Agile, Scrum, Kanban
and Waterfall0 DevOps- Flowcharts
To discuss Programming Languages and Low Code- OCR- L3
L5 Databases-APIs- AI-Cognitive Automation-Agile, Scrum, Kanban
and Waterfall0 DevOps- Flowcharts cont..
RPA Platforms L3
To explain the Components of RPA- RPA Platforms-About Ui Path-
L6
About UiPath - The future of automation
To explain the Components of RPA- RPA Platforms-About Ui Path- L3
L7 About UiPath - The future of automation cont..
To discuss about Record and Play - Downloading and installing L3
L8 UiPath Studio -Learning Ui Path Studio-
To demonstrate Task recorder - Step-bystep examples using the L3
L9 recorder
Sequence, Flowchart, and Control Flow L3
L10
To define Sequencing the workflowActivities-Control flow L3
L11 example using Sequence.
L12 Various types of loops, and decision making-Step-bystep L3
Flowchart-Step-by-step example using Sequence and Control L3
L13
flow-Data
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Lecture/
Practice Topic/Course Content BL#
#
To discuss Manipulation-Variables and ScopeCollections- L3
L14
Arguments – Purpose and
L15 Use-Data table usage with examples Clipboard management L3
File operation with step-by-step example-CSV/Excel to data table L3
L16 and vice versa (with a step-by-stepexample).
L17 Excel Automation L3
Taking Control of the Controls L3
L18
L19 To explain Finding and attaching windows- L3
L20 Finding the control- Techniques for waiting for a control. L3
Act on controls – mouse and keyboard activities L3
L21
To define Working with UiExplorer- Handling events- Revisit L3
L22
recorder- Screen Scraping- When to use OCR.
Types of OCR available- How to use OCR- Avoiding typical failure L3
L23
points.
Exception Handling, Debugging, and Logging- Exception handling L3
L24
The Common exceptions and ways to handle them- Logging and L3
L25 taking screenshots cont..
Debugging techniques- Collecting crash dumps- Error reporting- L3
L26 Future of RPA
Debugging techniques- Collecting crash dumps- Error reporting- L3
L27 Future of RPA cont..
L28 Bot Creation L3
PROBLEM BASED LEARNING
Problems/Case Studies/Activities
https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/rpa-tutorial/rpa-projects
Web Scraping
CRM Upgrading
Support Sales and Marketing Process
Data Migration
Call Centre Operations
Onboarding Employees
Payroll Processing
Legal Process
Data Wiring for Healthcare
Claims Processing
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