• Online, Self-Paced

As messaging apps are getting more popular, businesses are opting for chatbots to reach a bigger market. In this course, you will be introduced to chatbots, how to use them to help your platform, and how to make them.

Learning Objectives

Introducing Chatbots

  • start the course
  • describe chatbots
  • describe why chatbots are important
  • describe how chatbots work
  • create better user experiences with chatbots

Chatbot Platforms

  • describe Facebook Messenger bots and their capabilities
  • describe Twitter bots and their capabilities
  • describe Slack bots and their capabilities
  • describe Skype bots and their capabilities
  • describe SMS bots and their capabilities

Building Messenger Bots

  • set up an environment to develop messenger bots
  • create and run messenger bots
  • publish messenger bots for discovery

Practice: Building Bots

  • create a messenger bot

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Software Development
  • Technology R&D

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.