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Coding a sentimental chatbot in Python

Incorporating 11 tutorial videos and two informative lecture videos, this learning sequence explores natural language processing, a significant application of artificial intelligence. Teachers and students are led through the coding in Python of a chatbot, a conversational program capable of responding in varied ways to user input, including with the use of smart sentiment analysis.

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Year band(s)	7-8, 9-10
Content type	Lesson ideas, Course or tutorial
Format	Web page
Core and overarching concepts	Specification (decomposing problems), Computational thinking, Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	AC9TDI8P02 Analyse and visualise data using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends AC9TDI8P04 Define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by creating user stories AC9TDI8P07 Design the user experience of a digital system AC9TDI8P08 Generate, modify, communicate and evaluate alternative designs AC9TDI8P05 Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode AC9TDI8P06 Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors AC9TDI10P02 Analyse and visualise data interactively using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends and outliers AC9TDI10P04 Define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by interviewing stakeholders to create user stories AC9TDI10P07 Design and prototype the user experience of a digital system AC9TDI10P10 Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise AC9TDI10P05 Design algorithms involving logical operators and represent them as flowcharts and pseudocode AC9TDI10P09 Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language
Technologies & Programming Languages	Artificial Intelligence
Keywords	Programming, Coding, Data representation, Jason Vearing, Nathan Alison, Python, flowchart, variables, loops, Chatbot
Organisation	ESA
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated.