diff --git a/DynamoDB.py b/DynamoDB.py
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+from boto3 import resource
+from boto3.dynamodb.conditions import Attr, Key
+
+course_table = resource('dynamodb').Table('Courses')
+
+def insert():
+    courseInsertion = course_table.put_item(
+        Item = {
+            'CourseId' : 'CSE1010', # partition key
+            'Section' : '001L', # sort key?
+            'Professor' : 'Gregory Jackson', # TODO: support multiple instructors
+            'StudentsEnrolled' : 0,
+            'StartTime' : 1630, # is storing times in the form of 24-hour time easier? it's simple to convert when necessary
+            'EndTime' : 1720,
+            'OpenStatus' : True # this attribute could be useful for hiding unavailable courses
+        }
+    )
+
+    print(f"Insert response: {courseInsertion}")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    insert()
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+pip3 install boto3 # installs necessary dependency
+
+curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg" -o "AWSCLIV2.pkg" # line 1 for installing aws commandline
+sudo installer -pkg AWSCLIV2.pkg -target / # line 2 for installing aws commandline
+
+which aws # line 1 for verifying installation was successful
+aws --version # line 2 for verifying installation was successful
+
+aws configure # prompts for info to connect to AWS
+
+Tyler:
+AKIAZYS7TP7NH7ZTXR4L - Access Key ID
+SP/hdEJXlbdOyw53PeZGgC1t7ZA4U9RbW9cn0n9o - Secret Access Key [write this down, unrecoverable]
+
+Zach:
+AKIAZYS7TP7NP4YXGZXK - Access Key ID
+kQKm9wSkbqcUw+NDgEO7Pt8v9Vg/kLKhl4yX31dK - Secret Access Key [write this down, unrecoverable]
+
+Tageria:
+AKIAZYS7TP7NHURRN3Z2 - Access Key ID
+FXQ/ZOyK8SfhGOlF+LE7YuUxfgEVWARwZx0uCZIP - Secret Access Key [write this down, unrecoverable]
+
+Region: us-east-1
+Output format: json
+