Building AI Agents with Azure OpenAI and Teams

Organizations are rapidly adopting intelligent assistants to automate workflows and improve communication. This text-only course guides you through the process of building and deploying your own AI-powered conversational agent. You will transition from understanding basic generative AI concepts to deploying a functional agent within the Teams environment, learning how to connect Azure OpenAI models with messaging frameworks using step-by-step written explanations and practical code examples. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational AI agent concepts, prompt engineering basics, and conversational design principles. - Configure Azure OpenAI resources and select the appropriate model for your agent's specific tasks. - Design structured system prompts to control agent behavior, tone, and safety boundaries. - Implement retrieval-augmented generation concepts to connect your agent to external text data. - Connect your AI model to the Teams platform using standard developer APIs and messaging frameworks. - Test and refine agent responses using written scenario-based debugging techniques. The course begins with essential terminology and resource setup before moving into API configuration, prompt tuning, and final deployment steps. It is designed for beginner developers, IT professionals, and technology enthusiasts who want to build AI agents without needing prior experience in machine learning. Start reading today to build your first intelligent conversational agent.