Program : Diploma in Robotic Process Automation
Course Title: Introduction to Robotic Process
Course Code : 6302C
Automation
Semester :3 Credits: 4
Course Category: Open Elective
Periods per week: 4 (L: 3 T: 1 P: 0) Periods per semester: 60
Course Objectives:
● To understand the basic concepts of automation.
● To learn about different types of bots.
● To learn and understand Robotic Process Automation and their working.
● To learn about different RPA tools.
● To understand the challenges & risks when implementing RPA.
Course Prerequisites:
Topic Course code Course name Semester
2
Basic programming skills in C Introduction to Computation
language. and Programming
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course student will be able to:
Duration Cognitive
COn Description
(Hours) Level
CO1 Understand the concepts of RPA and its architecture. 19 Understanding
Understand the robotic control flow architecture and
CO2 16 Understanding
familiarize the tool used in RPA.
CO3 Understand the different stages in the RPA life cycle. 10 Understanding
Understand the working of RPA with existing systems
CO4 13 Understanding
and the features of various tools used in RPA.
Series Test 2
CO – PO Mapping:
Course
PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7
Outcomes
CO1 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3
CO3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3
3-Strongly mapped, 2-Moderately mapped, 1-Weakly mapped
Course Outline
Module Duration Cognitive
Description
Outcomes (Hours) Level
CO1 Understand the concepts of RPA and its architecture.
M1.01 Define automation. 1 Understanding
M1.02 Define the techniques of automation 2 Understanding
M1.03 Illustrate the benefits of RPA 1 Understanding
Differentiate traditional automation and
M1.04 2
Robotic Process Automation Understanding
M1.05 List and explain RPA services 1 Understanding
M1.06 Describe the advantages and disadvantages of RPA 1 Understanding
M1.07 Explain bots and types of bots 2 Understanding
M1.08 Describe the architecture of RPA 2 Understanding.
M1.09 Explain applications under RPA 1
Understanding
M1.10 Describe RPA tools. 1 Understanding.
M1.11 Explain RPA platform 1 Understanding.
M1.12 Explain RPA execution infrastructure. 2 Understanding.
M1.13 Explain Components of RPA. 2 Understanding
Contents:
Fundamentals of RPA: - What is automation? Scope of automation, techniques of automation,
processes and flow charts. RPA - history of RPA, benefits of RPA, Automation vs RPA, RPA
services, advantages and disadvantages. Bots-types of bots.
RPA Architecture – Applications under Robotic Process Execution, RPA tools, RPA
platform, RPA execution infrastructure.
Programming elements in RPA – Recorder, Development studio, Plug-in/Extension, Bot
runner, control center.
Understand the robotic control flow architecture and familiarize the tool
CO2 used in RPA.
M2.01 Explain RPA Development methodologies 1 Understanding
M2.02 Describe RPA business case 1 Understanding.
Explain Process Design Document/Solution Design
M2.03 2 Understanding
Document
M2.04 Explain the risks and challenges with RPA 1 Understanding.
Explain the different types of variables and attributes
M2.05 3 Understanding.
with examples
M2.06 Illustrate the control flow activities with examples 4 Understanding
M2.07 Illustrate basic, desktop recording and web recording. 2 Understanding
M2.08 Describe screen scraping and data scrapping. 2 Understanding
Series Test – I 1
Contents:
Standardization of processes - RPA Development methodologies -Robotic control flow
architecture - RPA business case - Process Design Document/Solution Design Document -
Industries best suited for RPA - Risks & Challenges with RPA.
Introduction to UiPath –Variables (Managing Variables, Naming Best Practices, The
Variables Panel, Generic Value Variables, Text Variables, True or False Variables, Number
Variables, Array Variables, Date and Time Variables, Data Table Variables), Control Flow
(If Else Statements, Loops, Advanced Control Flow, Sequences, Flowchart), Control Flow
Activities (The Assign Activity, The Delay Activity, The Do While Activity, The If Activity,
The Switch Activity, The While Activity, The For Each Activity, The Break Activity),
Arguments, Recording (Recording Introduction, Basic and Desktop Recording, Web
Recording, Input/Output Methods). Screen scraping.
CO3 Understand the different stages in the RPA life cycle.
M3.01 Explain the life cycle of RPA-discovery phase 2 Understanding
Describe solution design phase and development
M3.02 2 Understanding
phase
Describe user acceptance test (UAT).
M3.03 1 Understanding.
Deployment and maintenance phase.
M3.04 2 Understanding.
M3.05 Explain execute bots phase. 1 Understanding.
M3.06 Describe RPA implementation. 2 Understanding
Contents:
RPA life cycle – Discovery phase, solution design phase, development phase, user acceptance
test (UAT), deployment and maintenance phase, execute bots. RPA implementation.
Understand the working of RPA with existing systems and the features of
CO4
various tools used in RPA.
M4.01 Explain how RPA works? 1 Understanding
Describe how RPA works with existing systems? back
M4.02 3 Understanding
end and front end integrations.
M4.03 Explain the working of AI powered RPA. 2 Understanding
M4.04 List RPA tools-benefits of UiPath tool 2 Understanding
M4.05 Explain features of Blue Prism. 1 Understanding
M4.06 Explain features of Automation Anywhere tool. 1 Understanding
M4.08 Describe the core functionalities of RPA tools 2 Understanding
Describe the parameters for choosing the right RPA
M4.09 1 Understanding
tool.
Series Test – II 1
Contents:
Working of RPA-with the existing systems,-back end and front end integrations, working of AI
powered RPA. RPA tools-UiPath, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, Pega, WorkFusion,-
Core Functionalities of RPA tools. Parameters for choosing the right RPA tool.
Text / Reference
T/R Book Title/Author
Alok Mani Tripathi, “Learning Robotic Process Automation”, Packt Publishing,
T1
2018
Frank Casale , Rebecca Dilla, Heidi Jaynes , Lauren Livingston, “Introduction to
R1 Robotic Process Automation: a Primer”, Institute of Robotic Process
Automation,1st Edition 2015.
Richard Murdoch, Robotic Process Automation: Guide To Building Software
R2 Robots, Automate Repetitive Tasks & Become An RPA Consultant”,
Independently Published, 1st Edition 2018.
Srikanth Merianda,”Robotic Process Automation Tools, Process Automation and
R3 their benefits: Understanding RPA and Intelligent Automation”, Consulting
Opportunity Holdings LLC, 1st Edition 2018.
Lim Mei Ying, “Robotic Process Automation with Blue Prism Quick Start
R4 Guide: Create software robots and automate business processes”, Packt
Publishing, 1st Edition 2018.
Online Resources
Sl.No Website Link
1 https://www.w3schools.com/html/
2 https://www.w3schools.com/xml/
3 https://www.udemy.com/course/robotic-process-automation/
4 https://www.javatpoint.com/rpa
5 https://intellipaat.com/blog/tutorial/rpa-tutorial/
6 https://dev.tutorialspoint.com/uipath/uipath_tutorial.pdf
