diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+node_modules
+.DS_Store
+dist
+dist-ssr
+coverage
+*.local
+
+/cypress/videos/
+/cypress/screenshots/
+
+# Editor directories and files
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+.idea
+*.suo
+*.ntvs*
+*.njsproj
+*.sln
+*.sw?
diff --git a/lambdafuncs/createcourse.js b/lambdafuncs/createcourse.js
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+'use strict';
+
+console.log('Loading function');
+
+export const handler = function(event, context, callback) {
+    // Parse the input for the class, days, professor, and major property values
+    let className = event.class === undefined ? 'Unknown Class' : event.class;
+    let classDays = event.days === undefined ? 'Unknown Days' : event.days;
+    let professor = event.professor === undefined ? 'Unknown Professor' : event.professor;
+    let major = event.major === undefined ? 'Unknown Major' : event.major;
+
+    // Construct the "Class Added" message
+    let classAddedMessage = `Class Added: ${className}, taught by Professor ${professor}.`;
+    classAddedMessage += ` This class is scheduled for ${classDays} and the major is ${major}.`;
+
+    // Log the message to CloudWatch
+    console.log(classAddedMessage);
+    
+    // Return the "Class Added" message to the caller as a JSON object
+    callback(null, {
+        "message": classAddedMessage
+    });
+};
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