diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index fae9073..b9601a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -32,3 +32,16 @@ jobs:
         rails db:create
         rails db:migrate
         bundle exec rspec
+    - name: Download and install Code Climate test reporter
+      run: |
+        curl -L https://codeclimate.com/downloads/test-reporter/test-reporter-latest-linux-amd64 > ./cc-test-reporter
+        chmod +x ./cc-test-reporter
+      env:
+        CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID: ${{ secrets.CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID }}
+    - name: Run before-build command
+      run: ./cc-test-reporter before-build
+    - name: Run after-build command
+      run: |
+        ./cc-test-reporter after-build --exit-code $?
+      env:
+        CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID: ${{ secrets.CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID }}
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diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 63d10af..70df564 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ end
 group :test do
     gem 'rspec-rails'
     gem 'guard-rspec'
-    gem 'simplecov', :require => false
+    gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.1' , :require => false
+    gem 'codeclimate-test-reporter'
     gem 'cucumber-rails', :require => false
     gem 'cucumber-rails-training-wheels'
     gem 'database_cleaner'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index da59c08..6599590 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ GEM
       rack-test (>= 0.6.3)
       regexp_parser (>= 1.5, < 3.0)
       xpath (~> 3.2)
+    codeclimate-test-reporter (1.0.7)
+      simplecov
     coderay (1.1.3)
     concurrent-ruby (1.2.3)
     connection_pool (2.4.1)
@@ -339,12 +341,11 @@ GEM
       sprockets-rails
       tilt
     shellany (0.0.1)
-    simplecov (0.22.0)
+    simplecov (0.17.1)
       docile (~> 1.1)
-      simplecov-html (~> 0.11)
-      simplecov_json_formatter (~> 0.1)
-    simplecov-html (0.12.3)
-    simplecov_json_formatter (0.1.4)
+      json (>= 1.8, < 3)
+      simplecov-html (~> 0.10.0)
+    simplecov-html (0.10.2)
     sprockets (4.2.1)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       rack (>= 2.2.4, < 4)
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bootsnap
   bootstrap (~> 5.3.2)
   byebug
+  codeclimate-test-reporter
   cucumber-rails
   cucumber-rails-training-wheels
   database_cleaner
@@ -414,7 +416,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails (~> 7.1.3)
   rspec-rails
   sassc-rails (~> 2.1)
-  simplecov
+  simplecov (~> 0.17.1)
   sprockets-rails
   stimulus-rails
   timecop
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/courses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/courses_controller.rb
index cc44268..e763b79 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/courses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/courses_controller.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 module Api
   module V1
     class CoursesController < BaseController
+      include ActionController::Flash
+
       def create
-        render :json => 'The create method of CoursesController is not yet implemented'.to_json, status: 501
+        course_name = params[:course_name]
+        existing_course = Course.find_by(course_name: course_name)
+        if existing_course
+          render json: { message: 'A course with the same course name already exists.'}, status: :unprocessable_entity
+          return
+        end
+
+        new_course = Course.create(course_name: course_name)
+        if new_course.save
+          flash[:success] = "Course created successfully"
+          render json: new_course, status: :created
+        else
+          flash[:error] = "Failed to save the new course to the database"
+          render json: new_course.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity
+        end
       end
 
       def index
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
index d1be389..2383e24 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 module Api
   module V1
     class UsersController < BaseController
+      include ActionController::Flash
 
       def create
-        render :json => 'the create method of UsersController is not yet implemented'.to_json, status: 501
+        email = params[:email]
+
+        # Check if the user already exists by email
+        existing_user = User.find_by(email: email)
+        if existing_user
+          render json: { message: 'A user with this email already exists.' }, status: :conflict
+          return
+        end
+
+        # Build a new user object with the given email
+        new_user = User.new(email: email)
+
+        if new_user.save
+          render json: { message: 'User created successfully', user: new_user }, status: :created
+        else
+          render json: { message: 'Failed to create user', errors: new_user.errors.full_messages }, status: :unprocessable_entity
+        end
       end
   
       def index
diff --git a/app/models/course.rb b/app/models/course.rb
index 5752360..41de79c 100644
--- a/app/models/course.rb
+++ b/app/models/course.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 class Course < ApplicationRecord
 
-    #Relationship with User (and UserToCourse)
-    has_many :user_to_courses
-    has_many :users, :through => :user_to_courses
+  # Associations
+  has_many :course_to_lmss
+  has_many :lmss, through: :course_to_lmss
+  has_many :user_to_courses
+  has_many :users, through: :user_to_courses
+  
+  # Validations
+  validates :course_name, presence: true
 
-    #Relationship with Lms (and CourseToLms)
-    has_many :course_to_lmss
-    has_many :lmss, :through => :course_to_lmss
 end
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diff --git a/app/models/course_to_lms.rb b/app/models/course_to_lms.rb
index 6f55d00..8496251 100644
--- a/app/models/course_to_lms.rb
+++ b/app/models/course_to_lms.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 class CourseToLms < ApplicationRecord
-    belongs_to :lms
-    belongs_to :course
+
+  # Associations
+  belongs_to :course
+  belongs_to :lms
+
+  # Validations
+  validates :course_id, presence: true
+  validates :lms_id, presence: true
+
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 9fa39ef..c88fc18 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # app/models/user.rb
 class User < ApplicationRecord
     validates :email, presence: true, uniqueness: true
+    validates :email, format: { with: URI::MailTo::EMAIL_REGEXP, message: 'must be a valid email address' }
 
-    # Relationship with LmsCredential
+    # Associations
     has_many :lms_credentials, dependent: :destroy
 
     # Relationship with Extension
@@ -11,4 +12,4 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     #Relationship with Course (and UserToCourse)
     has_many :user_to_courses
     has_many :courses, :through => :user_to_courses
-  end
+  end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/courses_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/courses_controller_spec.rb
index 08452f5..318f5ba 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/courses_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/courses_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,30 @@
 module Api
   module V1
     describe CoursesController do
-      describe 'create' do
-        it 'throws a 501 error' do
-          post :create
-          expect(response.status).to eq(501)
+      describe 'POST #create' do
+        context "when the new course is successfully created" do
+          let(:course_name) { "New Course" }
+          
+          it "creates and saves a new course" do
+            post :create, params: { course_name: course_name }
+  
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:created)
+            expect(Course.find_by(course_name: course_name)).to be_present
+            expect(flash[:success]).to eq("Course created successfully")
+            expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['course_name']).to eq('New Course')
+          end
+        end
+  
+        context "when a course with the same name already exists" do
+          let!(:existing_course) { Course.create(course_name: "Existing Course") }
+  
+          it "does not create a new course with the same name and returns an error" do
+            post :create, params: { course_name: existing_course.course_name }
+  
+            expect(Course.find_by(course_name: existing_course.course_name)).to be_present
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+            expect(JSON.parse(response.body)).to eq({ "message" => "A course with the same course name already exists." })
+          end
         end
       end
 
@@ -30,6 +50,5 @@ module V1
         end
       end
     end
-
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb
index 771c424..4f911ca 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,45 @@
 module Api
   module V1
     describe UsersController do
-      describe 'create' do
-        it 'throws a 501 error' do
-          post :create
-          expect(response.status).to eq(501)
+      describe 'POST #create' do
+        context 'when creating a new user' do
+          it 'creates the user successfully' do
+            post :create, params: { email: 'test@example.com' }
+
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:created)
+            expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['message']).to eq('User created successfully')
+            expect(User.exists?(email: 'test@example.com')).to be_truthy
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when user with the same email already exists' do
+          before do
+            User.create(email: 'existing@example.com')
+          end
+
+          it 'returns an error message' do
+            post :create, params: { email: 'existing@example.com' }
+
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:conflict)
+            expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['message']).to eq('A user with this email already exists.')
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when email is missing or invalid' do
+          it 'returns an error when email is missing' do
+            post :create, params: { email: '' }
+
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+            expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['message']).to eq('Failed to create user')
+          end
+
+          it 'returns an error when email is invalid' do
+            # Assuming you add email format validation
+            post :create, params: { email: 'invalid-email' }
+
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+            expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['message']).to eq('Failed to create user')
+          end
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 327b58e..53d8c52 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
 # it.
 #
 # See https://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
+
+require 'codeclimate-test-reporter'
+require 'simplecov'
+
+SimpleCov.formatter = SimpleCov::Formatter::MultiFormatter[
+  SimpleCov::Formatter::HTMLFormatter,
+  CodeClimate::TestReporter::Formatter
+]
+SimpleCov.start 'rails'
+
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   # rspec-expectations config goes here. You can use an alternate
   # assertion/expectation library such as wrong or the stdlib/minitest