diff --git a/app/Course.php b/app/Course.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bb5bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Course.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class Course extends Model
+{
+    //
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CourseController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CourseController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35bc41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CourseController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Validator;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Course;
+
+class CourseController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        return Course::paginate();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
+            'name' => 'required|unique:courses|max:250'
+        ]);
+
+        if ($validator->fails()) {
+            return response($validator->errors(), 400);
+        }
+        
+        $course = new Course;
+        $course->name = $request->input('name');
+        $course->save();
+
+        return response('Course created', 201);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $id
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function show($id)
+    {
+        return Course::find($id);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @param  int  $id
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, $id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $id
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function destroy($id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
index 4960037..3e0bd49 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DashboardController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Course;
 
 class DashboardController extends Controller
 {
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
      */
     public function index()
     {
-        return view('dashboard');
+        $courses = Course::all();
+        
+        return view('dashboard', [
+            'courses' => $courses
+        ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2017_11_07_012931_create_courses_table.php b/database/migrations/2017_11_07_012931_create_courses_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9024fa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2017_11_07_012931_create_courses_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class CreateCoursesTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('courses', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->increments('id');
+            $table->timestamps();
+            $table->string('name', 250)->unique();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('courses');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
index e119db6..03be7a6 100644
--- a/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
      */
     public function run()
     {
-        // $this->call(UsersTableSeeder::class);
+        DB::table('users')->insert([
+            'name' => 'admin',
+            'email' => 'test@test.com',
+            'password' => bcrypt('password1')
+        ]);
+        DB::table('courses')->insert([
+            'name' => 'test course 1'
+        ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
index bd88820..5759dea 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
 
 <h1>Your Dashboard</h1>
 
+@foreach ($courses as $course)
+<p>{{ $course->name }}</p>
+@endforeach
+
 @endsection
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diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index c641ca5..f6f4090 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 Route::middleware('auth:api')->get('/user', function (Request $request) {
     return $request->user();
 });
+
+Route::apiResource('courses', 'CourseController');
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