diff --git a/constants.js b/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..beff572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const COURSES_TABLE = "eg_courses";
+
+module.exports = {
+  COURSES_TABLE
+};
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diff --git a/handlers/courses/get.js b/handlers/courses/get.js
index a54965c..44fffc3 100644
--- a/handlers/courses/get.js
+++ b/handlers/courses/get.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 const {createResponse} = require('../../helpers');
 const db = require('../../services/db');
+const {COURSES_TABLE} = require('../../constants');
 
 module.exports.default = async () => {
   try {
-    const courses = await db.scan('eg_courses');
+    const courses = await db.scan(COURSES_TABLE);
 
     return createResponse(200, {
       courses: courses
diff --git a/handlers/courses/post.js b/handlers/courses/post.js
index 3205f90..c4de9f7 100644
--- a/handlers/courses/post.js
+++ b/handlers/courses/post.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 const {createResponse} = require('../../helpers');
 const {parseAndValidateBody} = require('../../validators');
 const {courseSchema} = require('../../validators/schemas');
+const {COURSES_TABLE} = require('../../constants');
 const db = require('../../services/db');
 
 module.exports.default = async (event, context, callback) => {
   try {
     const course = await parseAndValidateBody(courseSchema, event.body);
-    const createCourseResult = await db.create('gt_courses', course);
+    const createCourseResult = await db.create(COURSES_TABLE, course);
     return createResponse(200, {course: createCourseResult});
   } catch (err) {
     const statusCode = (err && err.statusCode) || 500;
diff --git a/validators/schemas.js b/validators/schemas.js
index 1a1142e..af99c76 100644
--- a/validators/schemas.js
+++ b/validators/schemas.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 const courseSchema = {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
-    "course_name": {"type": "string"},
+    "name": {"type": "string"},
     "num_tests": {"type": "number"},
     "num_questions_per_test": {"type": "number"},
     "answers": {"type": "array"}
   },
-  "required": ["course_name", "num_tests", "num_questions_per_test", "answers"]
+  "required": ["name", "num_tests", "num_questions_per_test", "answers"]
 };
 
 module.exports = {