This course focuses on AI-assisted coding, debugging, testing, documentation, and collaboration, enabling participants to write better code faster while maintaining quality, security, and best development practices.
Overview
Microsoft Copilot for Coding Training is designed to help developers and technical professionals use Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot capabilities to accelerate software development. This course focuses on AI-assisted coding, debugging, testing, documentation, and collaboration, enabling participants to write better code faster while maintaining quality, security, and best development practices.
Learning Outcomes
• Understand how to use Microsoft Copilot for AI-assisted software development
• Generate, review, and optimize code using AI-powered coding assistance
• Improve developer productivity through automated code suggestions and debugging support
• Apply prompt engineering techniques for coding and development workflows
• Use AI assistance for documentation, testing, and code refactoring tasks
• Understand secure and responsible AI usage in software development environments
Duration & Delivery Mode
14 hours
Target Audience
• Software developers and engineers
• Application architects
• DevOps and platform engineers
• Technical leads and development teams
• IT professionals involved in coding and automation
Pre-requisites
• Basic programming knowledge in any language
• Familiarity with IDEs and development workflows
• Understanding of software development concepts
Skillset Achieved
• Using Copilot for AI-assisted code generation
• Improving code quality and productivity with AI
• Debugging and refactoring using Copilot
• Writing tests and documentation with AI support
• Applying secure and responsible AI coding practices
Course Outcome
By the end of this training, participants will be able to use Microsoft Copilot confidently for AI-powered coding, improve development speed and quality, generate tests and documentation, and adopt responsible practices for secure and effective AI-assisted software development.
Course Outline
Introduction to Microsoft Copilot for Developers
• Overview of Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot
• How Copilot supports modern software development
• Understanding AI-assisted coding workflows
AI-Powered Code Generation
• Generating code snippets and functions
• Language-agnostic coding with Copilot
• Improving accuracy with better prompts
Prompting Techniques for Coding
• Writing effective coding prompts
• Context-aware and file-level prompting
• Avoiding common AI coding mistakes
Debugging and Refactoring with Copilot
• Identifying bugs and errors
• Refactoring legacy code
• Improving readability and performance
Testing and Quality Assurance with AI
• Generating unit and integration tests
• Test case design and coverage improvement
• Validating AI-generated code
Documentation and Code Explanation
• Generating inline comments and documentation
• Explaining complex logic and workflows
• Supporting onboarding and knowledge transfer
Security, Compliance, and Responsible AI Coding
• Secure coding practices with AI
• Managing intellectual property and licensing
• Ethical considerations in AI-assisted development
Hands-on Coding Workshop and Use Cases
• Real-world coding scenarios
• End-to-end AI-assisted development exercises
• Participant practice and feedback
Assessment Topics
• Fundamentals and features of Microsoft Copilot
• AI-assisted code generation and debugging workflows
• Prompt engineering for coding tasks
• Code optimization, refactoring, and documentation generation
• Testing and developer productivity enhancement scenarios
• Practical hands-on coding exercises using Microsoft Copilot
Evaluation
• Participation in hands-on coding exercises
• Practical AI-assisted coding assessment
• Code quality and best-practice review
Course Materials
Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.
Certification
Participants who successfully complete the training will receive an AcadNXT Certificate in Microsoft Copilot for Coding Training, validating their expertise in AI-assisted software development using Microsoft Copilot tools.
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What Our Students Say
“Copilot dramatically improved our coding speed after this course.”
“The prompting techniques for coding were extremely valuable.”
“Great balance between productivity and secure coding practices.”
“The hands-on labs made AI-assisted coding very practical.”
“A must-attend course for modern development teams.”