Am-Can Business & Tech School
Ontario High School Courses Online, or In Person at Our Vaughan Campus
Ontario private secondary school, Vaughan · OSSD courses, Grades 9 to 12Redefining High School Education in CanadaOntario Ministry of Education BSID 667377
Build Your First Chatbot
Self-paced · About 12 hours · Final assessment within 2 weeks of unlocking · 100% online
Chatbots are one of the most popular uses of AI. In this level you use Python decisions, loops and text handling to build a rule-based chatbot, the same way the earliest chatbots worked, and you see exactly where rules end and AI begins.
What you will be able to do
- Use if, elif and else to make decisions in code
- Repeat tasks with for and while loops
- Work with text: clean it, search it and respond to it
- Store replies in lists and dictionaries
- Design, test and improve a conversation flow
Your learning path (suggested hours)
| Stage | Hours |
|---|---|
| Learn: short lessons and worked examples | 3 |
| Practise and debug: coding challenges with instant checks | 4 |
| Build: your level project | 3 |
| Assessment: preparation and final assessment | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
Why take it with Am-Can
- Your code is actually run and tested, with marked results within 24 hours of submitting.
- Feedback on your work, plus the option to request a review by an instructor.
- A Certificate of Completion for this level when you pass.
- Pass this level to unlock Level 2, Data Science: Analyze Data with Python.
How it works
- Study any time; there is no timetable. The hours above are a suggested allocation.
- Your final assessment is due 2 weeks from the day this level is unlocked. Finish early and move up sooner.
- Access to this level ends on the final assessment date.
Assessment
- Coding challenges, run and marked automatically
- A multiple-choice quiz
- Your level project, marked against a rubric
- Pass mark: 60% overall
Enrolment requirements
- Prerequisite: Pass Level 0.
- Student in grades 7 to 12, or the equivalent outside Canada
- Written consent from a parent or guardian for applicants under 18, returned before access is granted
- Verified email address and proof of age and identity on the student profile
- Domestic students may provide their Ontario Education Number (OEN) (optional)
- A laptop or desktop computer with an up-to-date web browser (phones and tablets are not suited to coding)
Fees
Whether this level is free or paid is decided by your free assessment. See AI Coding Courses: Fees and Payment for every fee, how to pay and the refund policy.
These are non-credit courses. They do not earn OSSD credits and do not count toward the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
