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CIRCULAR
Subject: Updated syllabus of 1BCS745 regarding...
Reference, /
1. Approval of Chairperson BoS in CSE dated 08.09.202t
2. Approval of Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, dated: 1,3.09.2021
This is to inform all concerned that the Professional Elective Course "Robotic Process
Automation Design & Development (18CS745) in Computer Science and Engineering
program has been modified to map with chapter contents of the prescribed textbook. The
updated syllabus copy has been enclosed with the circular for kind reference to the
stakeholders.
The principals of all the Engineering Colleges coming under the ambit of the University
are herebyinformed to bringthe updatcd syllabus of 1BCS745 to the notice of the faculty and
students of the CSE / department of your college.
Encl: As mentioned above.
To,
The Principals of all affiiiated/ constituent /Autonomous Engineering Colleges, under the
ambit of VTU Belagavi.
Copy to.
1. To the Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor through the secretary to VC, VTU 13elagavi for information
2. The Registrar [Evaluation), VTU Belagavi for information.
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6. All the concerned Special Officer/s and Caseworker/s of the academic section, V'l'tJ, Belagavi
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ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
(Effective from the academic year 2078-2019)
SEMESTER-VII
1BCS745 CIEMarks
NumberofContactl{ ours/Week SEIlMarks
Total NumberofContactHours I.xamH;ura
Course Learning Obiectives: I'his course(1BCS745J will enable students to:
1. To understand basic concepts of RPA
2. To Describe IIPA, where it can be applied and how it implemented
3. To Describe the different types of variables, Control Flow and data manipulation
techniques
4. To Understand Image,Text lnd nata Tables Automation
5. To Describe various types ofExceptions and strategies to handle
Module-l Contact
Hou5s
RPA Foundations- What is RPA - Irlavors of RPA- I{istory of RPA- The 0B
Benefits of RPA- The downsides of RPA- RPA Compared to BPO, BPM and BPA
- Consumer Willingness for Automation- The Workforce of the Future- RPA
Skills-On-Premise Vs. the Cloud- Web Technology- Programming Languages
and Low Code- 0CR-Databases-APls- Al-Cognitive Automation-Agile, Scrum,
Kanban and Waterfall0 Devops- Flowcharts.
Textbook 1: Ch 1, Ch 2, RBTtLL,L2
Module-2
RPA Platforms- Components of I{PA- IIPA Platforms-About Ui Path- About 0B
UiPath - The future of automation - Ilecord and PIay - Downloading and
installing UiPath Studio -Learning Ui Path Studio- - Task recorder - Step-by-
step examples using the recorder.
Textbook 2= Ch l,Ch 2, RBT; LL, LZ
Module-3
Sequence, Flowchart, and Control Flow-sequencing the workflow- 0B
Activities-Control flow, various types of loops, and decision making-Step-by-
step example using Sequence and Flowchart-Step-by-step example using
Sequence and Control flow-Data Manipulation-Variables and Scope-
Collections-Arguments - Purpose and use-Data table usage with examples-
Clipboard management-File operation with step-by-step example-CSV/Excel
to data table and vice versa [with a step-by-stepexample).
Textbook 2: Ch 3, Ch 4, RBT:LL,LZ
Module-4
Taking Control of the Controls- Finding and attaching windows- Finding the 08
control- Techniques for waiting for a control- Act on controls - mouse and
keyboard activities- Working with UiHxplorer- Handling events- Revisit
recorder- Screen Scraping- When to use OCR- Types of 0CR available- How to
use 0CR- Avoiding typical failure points.
Textbook 2: Ch 5 RBT:L1,L2
Updated on 13.09 Z{r21 112
Module*5
Exception l{andling, Debugging, and Logging- Exception handling- Common 0B
exceptions and ways to handle them- Logging and taking screenshots-
Debugging techniques- Collecting crash dumps- Error reporting- I.'uture of
RPA
Text book 2: Ch 8 Text book 1; Ch 13 RBT:L1,L2
Courseoutcomes:Thestudentsshouldbeableto :
o To Understand the basic concepts ofRPA
r 'l'o Describevarious components and platforms of RPA
o To Describe the differenttypes of variables, control flow and data manipulation
techniques
o To Understand various control techniques and OCR in RPA
r ToDescribevarioustypes andstrategies tohandle exceptions ,
Questionpaperpattern:
. The question paper will have tenquestions.
. There will be 2questions from each module.
. Each question will have questions covering all the topics under a module,
. The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from
each module.
Text Books:
1. Tom I'aulli, 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
Reference Books:
t. Frank Casale, Rebecca Dilla, Iieidi Jaynes,Lauren Livingston,"lntroduction to
Robotic Process Automation: a Primer", Institute of Robotic Process Automation.
2. Richard Murdoch, I{obotic Process Automation: Guide'Io Building Software llobots,
Automate Repetitive Tasks & Become An RPA Consultant
3. Srikanth Merianda, Robotic Process Automation Tools, Process Automation and their
benefits: Understanding RPA and Intelligent Automation
4. https:/fivrvw.rripatl:.r:onr/r'pa/;'ol;otic-pl'occss-ailtt:r'r:irtiou
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